Maya Warfare and Sacrifice
The Ancients
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Are the Maya Killing Captives Morally Right?
As power increases, you will get people who want to change the rules of engagement. Killing in a war that is sanctioned is seen as moral. The british were taught it was ok if we hide behind a tree and kill these guys at a distance. Now i look at that and think that's the most disgusting thing i've ever heard. And there are some cases amongst the aztecs when women were killed. But again, this is reported by the spanish, and they've never done much research. They don't ask the right questions because they want e society to look very brutal and very cruel. I mean, didn't this happen with the british using bows and
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