The Killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Illegal, Disgusting and Degenerate
Ted Rall's Rallblog 2019-10-29
Summary:
As a society degenerates, life cheapens. The rhetoric that follows death coarsens. Respect paid to fallen rivals is replaced by triumphalism. Historians observed this trend in ancient Rome. As republic turned to empire and domain expanded and so also arrogance and hubris, vanquished chieftains who previously might have been allowed to keep their […]