The Warlord Glorification Channels That Desire to Be Special

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The warrior gets to be special in a way that the soldier doesn't. The soldier serves the community, but the warrior stands over it. A lot of this warrior glorification channels that desire to bespecial in some pretty unhealthy directions. It's dangerous for a free society. If you so much as scratch the paint on it, it's also fashiest.

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