tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post8002946050000541549..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: War Before CivilizationAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-41374285360249485642013-07-25T22:46:36.319-04:002013-07-25T22:46:36.319-04:00We get the "dewey-eyed" folks around her...We get the "dewey-eyed" folks around here too. I got a bit <a href="http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com/2004/04/indian-ten-commandments-i-see-posters.html" rel="nofollow">uncharitable about the Indian 10 Commandments</a>.<br /><br />I think the Gettysburg-style battles will become more common again as we become poorer and less able to substitute technology for blood.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-65905383206828281192013-07-24T02:00:02.452-04:002013-07-24T02:00:02.452-04:00I suspect that what was rare were Gettysburg-style...I suspect that what was rare were Gettysburg-style battles. I think they are getting rarer again.Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-85701983836786280242013-07-23T17:23:19.031-04:002013-07-23T17:23:19.031-04:00Reading about King Philip's War, the experienc...Reading about King Philip's War, the experiences of la voyageurs among the confederated tribes, Jesuit accounts in South America, and even the journals of Lewis and Clark describing the people them met on the plains and peaks of the west should dispel any romantic notions. Yet romance seems always to be preferred. <br /><br />As I understand it, the common view among tribal people was essentially like this: <br /><br />"My tribe, my brother. Not my tribe, my enemy. Nothing personal, but if I get half a chance I will peel the skin off you just to see if you scream. No, scratch that. It is personal." <br /><br />I get tired of dewy eyed people playing at "native american" religion. I strongly suspect they make most of it up. Dubbahdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075702513873912334noreply@blogger.com