"Ruhlen, Rachel Louise (UMC-Student)" <RuhlenR at missouri.edu> writes: > I can't believe no one has started this topic yet, and as much as I hate > to do it I can't let it go any further. Doesn't anyone see > anything...well, ironic in comparing Sethra Lavode's lessons on war to > our current political situation? Remember the bit about "It's not the > aggressor who starts the war, it's the defender"? Yeah. I agree with > Vlad, I couldn't quite see that either. Oh, I dunno. It's like how it requires two (or more) participants to have a fight. However, a bully can pound you into a pulp without your having to do anything at all. So apparently it's the act of *defending* yourself that makes it a fight. -- David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b at dd-b.net / http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ John Dyer-Bennet 1915-2002 Memorial Site http://john.dyer-bennet.net Dragaera mailing lists, see http://dragaera.info