Comments on: More on Unity http://www.steveersinghaus.com/archives/657 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Josh http://www.steveersinghaus.com/archives/657/comment-page-1#comment-2171 Josh Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:52:01 +0000 http://steveersinghaus.com/archives/657#comment-2171 I always enjoyed this seeming paradox of history that imperialism creates. To go with the Roman example, yes they conquered via much bloodshed. The ancient Romans were very proud of their art and literature, their law and science and architecture. If you were to talk to a priveledged Roman or a General, they would tell you with a glimmer in their eye, that they were in effect making the world a more beautiful and fit to live. Would Rome's influence on our modern society been nearly as much if they would have remained like the peoples of Africa? How might the world be different if Brittania had been left alone? The Middle-east developed part of its warring culture as they were being invaded by the "western infidel". If Rome had been less imperial, how would the Arabs been able to perfect the war techniques that made defeating the Crusader armies possible? Imperialism has its evils, but its certainly premise means well... I always enjoyed this seeming paradox of history that imperialism creates. To go with the Roman example, yes they conquered via much bloodshed. The ancient Romans were very proud of their art and literature, their law and science and architecture. If you were to talk to a priveledged Roman or a General, they would tell you with a glimmer in their eye, that they were in effect making the world a more beautiful and fit to live. Would Rome’s influence on our modern society been nearly as much if they would have remained like the peoples of Africa? How might the world be different if Brittania had been left alone? The Middle-east developed part of its warring culture as they were being invaded by the “western infidel”. If Rome had been less imperial, how would the Arabs been able to perfect the war techniques that made defeating the Crusader armies possible?

Imperialism has its evils, but its certainly premise means well…

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