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DanaC · 02-16-2007, 08:37 AM

Hi there cool

Welcome to the Cellar!

Don't get too disheartened at the state of the world. There have always been and there will always be, people who enjoy or feel the need to inflict pain and suffering on others. These days at least they are seen as sociopaths and not just really successful warriors:P

I mean, take the Greeks for instance. The Athenians whom we look to as the inventors of democracy, and who gave us such a flowering of philosophy and scientific investigation: when they sacked the independant city state of Melos, slaughtered all the men and boys of fighting age and sold the women into slavery. Standard procedure for the conquering power.

People inflict pain and suffering onto other people. Sometimes that means hurting 'foreigners' and sometimes that means hurting people from their own society. These days, in the developed world we consider such activities barbarous, but we have never been, nor will we ever be, able to prevent all cruelty. If you work in the field, however, you may be far more exposed to the day-to-day effects of such behavior than most people.

02-16-2007, 08:37 AM	#12
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Hi there cool Welcome to the Cellar! Don't get too disheartened at the state of the world. There have always been and there will always be, people who enjoy or feel the need to inflict pain and suffering on others. These days at least they are seen as sociopaths and not just really successful warriors:P I mean, take the Greeks for instance. The Athenians whom we look to as the inventors of democracy, and who gave us such a flowering of philosophy and scientific investigation: when they sacked the independant city state of Melos, slaughtered all the men and boys of fighting age and sold the women into slavery. Standard procedure for the conquering power. People inflict pain and suffering onto other people. Sometimes that means hurting 'foreigners' and sometimes that means hurting people from their own society. These days, in the developed world we consider such activities barbarous, but we have never been, nor will we ever be, able to prevent all cruelty. If you work in the field, however, you may be far more exposed to the day-to-day effects of such behavior than most people.