At 09:18 AM 3/5/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Of course the US doesn't go around taking over other countries and >holding them militarily for an extended period of time.
Like Germany, Japan, Korea, and what now looks like Bosnia and Kosovo. >We don't use force to enslave entire groups of people; we don't use >prisoners as gladiators, having them fight each other and wild animals >for the pleasure of the upper class. Just ended it 150 years ago. Also look at football games etc. The NASCAR races are very similar in structure to the chariot races that were held in the Hippodrome in Constantinople until 900 AD or so. And the games were not for the upper classes, rather for the proletariat. Just like TV. And given what's been on television and the movies, is there much difference between watching gladiators fight and the WWF? >We trust science, not multiple gods for war, love, harvest and such. At the time that was science. Remember though the Romans closely followed a rationalistic philosophy (Stocisim) throughout their history, until Christianity too over around 320 AD. The legal codices relied less on religion than rational thought. Besides consider such things as the Psychic Friends Network, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, creationism etc. Now tell me that we are not very similar to the ancient romans? >Our leaders are elected in peaceful public elections, not by monarchy, >or internal fighting. The 2004 election is a good contrast. Also most of the election in the Roman republic were peaceful. It wasn't until the end of the republic that violence was used. As for the leaders being elected, not by monarchy, agreed, but that is because we are more of a plutocracy (rule by the rich elite) than the romans were. larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
