Such was the pitch of savagery reach by the revolution; and it made the greater impression because it was the first of such incidents. Later, practically the whole Greek world was affected; there was a struggle everywhere between the leaders of the democratic and oligarchic parties, the former wishing to secure the support of Athens, the latter that of Lacedaemon. In peace there would have been neither the desire nor the excuse for appealing to them, but the war gave both sides, if they wished for a revolution, a ready chance to invoke outside help in order to injure their opponents and to gain power. Revolution brought on the cities of Greece many calamities, such as exist and always will exist till human nature chances, varying in intensity and character with changing circumstances. In peace and prosperity states and individuals are governed by higher ideals because they are not involved in necessities beyond their control, but war deprives them of their easy existence and is a rough teacher that brings most men’s dispositions down to the level of their circumstances.
- Thucydides The Peloponnesian War Book 2 Chapter 82
In Stone upon Stone, we looked at the unbearable burdens being placed upon the youth today. Such burdens and insults that we would be remiss not to call them slaves, and become fearful of a slave revolt should someone desire to take up a crown.
Indeed, I’ve been calling Abbot baron of Texas, only to be correctly pointed out that Texas is correctly a Duchy of the fair Empire we find ourselves within.
However, I see a lot of chatter about a civil war beginning, or that we’re in a cold civil war about to go hot…
So I ask you…
When the enemies shock troops are invading….
They’ve taken the cities and bought up the farmland…
They’re killing your people…
Especially your women and children…
Pillaging your lands…
When there’s a war of narratives and morals being waged. Bombs being fired in media…
Elections being stolen…
When you’re not sure if Duke Abbot is on your side, or theirs because he took a year of political grand standing, dog and pony show to do what he is now….
Your schools brainwash your children…
Your jobs given to the invaders…
Your wages stolen or diminished…
And you’re a slave…
Your politicians are invaders…
You’re living during a class, race, and religious warfare while a Somalian politician says Somolians and Muslims come before Americans….
When Israel and Ukraine are getting money American doesn’t have…
When do you really think the war will start, if it hasn’t already?
No sane person wants a civil war.
No sane person even wants a fist fight.
But it only takes one person to throw a punch. And unless you just lay down and take it, calling it quits.
Like a slave.
Then the fight begins.
The leaders of both sides used specious phrases, championing a moderate aristocracy or political equality for the masses. They professed to study public interests but made them their prize, and in the struggle to get the better of each other by any mean committed terrible excesses and went to still greater extremes in revenge. Neither justice nor the needs of the state restrained them, their only limit was the caprice of the hour, and they were prepared to satisfy a momentary rivalry by the unjust condemnation of an opponent or by the forcible seizure of power. Religion meant nothing to either party, but the use of fair phrases to achieve a criminal end was highly respected. The moderates were destroyed by both parties. either because they declined to co-operate or because their survival was resented.
- Thucydides The Peloponnesian War Book 3 Chapter 82