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#9 – Sacrifice & Oppression at the Dawn of Tyranny

The Martyr Made Podcast

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The Way of Life of the Hawaiians

Compare the agaletarianism, illustrated by richard lee's story with the cung bushman. The ruling classes of early settled societies engage in extreme tyranny and often treat ners almost like an opposing side in a military conflict. It is the custom that the great and powerful have cart blanche to seize people on the road and take whatever they are carrying. A poor peasant was coming in the opposite direction, carrying some sweet potatoes on his head, doubtless as food. At a signal from the kadu labare, the head wife, the youngster in charge swaggered up to the peasant and ordered him to stand and deliver. Whereupon the young man began to lay

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