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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 7397980" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>And so to the contempt of the weak in the mind's of the powerful they in doing so now add also fear, and they are subject to twice the persecution that they faced before. For although humanity has never shown any proclivity to being subjugated by fear, nonetheless humanity never seems to question the logic of attempting it. As two siblings will seek to assert their authority over each other by ever escalating shouts, threats, and acts of violence, as if by doing so there is any chance at all the other will meekly back down and consent, so now your population consists of nothing but revolution and striving to suppress revolt. Everyone's hand will be raised against each other, and which ever side has the greater power will eventually leverage whatever advantage that they have to crush the other, and in doing so think themselves justified by self-preservation if nothing else. It was us or them.</p><p></p><p>Most of human history and as far as I can tell all of human prehistory, was just one damn genocide after the other. Do you think that if some or all were gods that it would be any different?</p><p></p><p>So diversification of power is of no use as well. The strong will still oppress the weak. The numerous will still oppress the few. And why should they not? Are we not striving for power? Don't we all want to be gods? Isn't that what we should be doing? Surely if a few eggs get broken on the way to that goal, it will still be justified by our eventual ascension? </p><p></p><p>Nor is it possible to level everything so that everyone holds equal power. Indeed, the very act of attempting to do so implies we are engaged in violence against the strong, nor is it the case that if we give power to someone that they are empowered by that, because they are simply now dependent on the giver for their power and those that have the power to give also have the power to take away.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Now we are getting somewhere. Keep that up, and you'll be as foolish as I aspire to be.</p><p></p><p>But I didn't say it was the powerless who deserve our respect and our admiration. I specifically said it was those that eschew power and the pursuit of power.</p><p></p><p>And also, surely the one who stands between the mob and victims are as great as those that stand up to tyrants? And if one were stand up to injustice perpetrated by the weak and the desperate, would it make it less right to do so just because the one who did the resisting was stronger than the one doing the oppressing? But what of the heroism of the weak? Are not that uses their weakness to stand up to those that are stronger than them greater than those that used their strength to resist those weaker than them? For if one is nigh invincible, what valor is involved in resisting one much weaker than themselves? That is no greater achievement than an adult separating two children in a petty brawl. But consider the valor of the weak standing against giants in their weakness. Is that not true courage? So if one was covetous of honor, wouldn't one pursue weakness instead of strength? And would it not be the greater honor by the very fact that being weak, you could not demand anyone give you honor. For a king receives honor because they are the king and people fear them, but a hero receives honor because they are beloved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 7397980, member: 4937"] And so to the contempt of the weak in the mind's of the powerful they in doing so now add also fear, and they are subject to twice the persecution that they faced before. For although humanity has never shown any proclivity to being subjugated by fear, nonetheless humanity never seems to question the logic of attempting it. As two siblings will seek to assert their authority over each other by ever escalating shouts, threats, and acts of violence, as if by doing so there is any chance at all the other will meekly back down and consent, so now your population consists of nothing but revolution and striving to suppress revolt. Everyone's hand will be raised against each other, and which ever side has the greater power will eventually leverage whatever advantage that they have to crush the other, and in doing so think themselves justified by self-preservation if nothing else. It was us or them. Most of human history and as far as I can tell all of human prehistory, was just one damn genocide after the other. Do you think that if some or all were gods that it would be any different? So diversification of power is of no use as well. The strong will still oppress the weak. The numerous will still oppress the few. And why should they not? Are we not striving for power? Don't we all want to be gods? Isn't that what we should be doing? Surely if a few eggs get broken on the way to that goal, it will still be justified by our eventual ascension? Nor is it possible to level everything so that everyone holds equal power. Indeed, the very act of attempting to do so implies we are engaged in violence against the strong, nor is it the case that if we give power to someone that they are empowered by that, because they are simply now dependent on the giver for their power and those that have the power to give also have the power to take away. Now we are getting somewhere. Keep that up, and you'll be as foolish as I aspire to be. But I didn't say it was the powerless who deserve our respect and our admiration. I specifically said it was those that eschew power and the pursuit of power. And also, surely the one who stands between the mob and victims are as great as those that stand up to tyrants? And if one were stand up to injustice perpetrated by the weak and the desperate, would it make it less right to do so just because the one who did the resisting was stronger than the one doing the oppressing? But what of the heroism of the weak? Are not that uses their weakness to stand up to those that are stronger than them greater than those that used their strength to resist those weaker than them? For if one is nigh invincible, what valor is involved in resisting one much weaker than themselves? That is no greater achievement than an adult separating two children in a petty brawl. But consider the valor of the weak standing against giants in their weakness. Is that not true courage? So if one was covetous of honor, wouldn't one pursue weakness instead of strength? And would it not be the greater honor by the very fact that being weak, you could not demand anyone give you honor. For a king receives honor because they are the king and people fear them, but a hero receives honor because they are beloved. [/QUOTE]
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