"I love medieval history, but not as current events."

[scarletwoman]

Just wanted to share this great blog comment...

from Pat Lang's site

hangings, beheadings, torture, infidels, christians, mesopotamia ........ Did someone turn the clock back? Did I wake up in one of those parallel universe/time warp stories?

I love medieval history, but not as current events.

Posted by: lina | 29 December 2006 at 09:33 PM

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[Lars39]

1. That would make a good sig line.

And so true. :(

[scarletwoman]

2. Yes it would! It just really struck me as a wonderfully succinct & pertinent line.

Also, I'm always trying to encourage more people to check out "Sic Semper Tyrannis". ;-)

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[Nikki Stone1]

3. Civilization is so easy to lose, and takes so much time and energy to maintain

Sigh

[malaise]

4. Beautifully stated n/t

[Cleita]

5. Yes, that is a great comment and it makes you wonder

just why we have suddenly gone back there. Are we trying to enter a new dark age?

[Hippo_Tron]

6. True, but I'd rather we hang people than use a lethal injection

Actually my preferred method would be to just tell them to get down on their knees and shoot them in the back of the head.

I'm very much against the death penalty but if we're going to do it I'd prefer that we not create an illusion that we've advanced since the middle ages in this regard.

[Canuckistanian]

7. ... and doctors are starting to use leeches again.

And maggots. Not everything from the dark ages is bad.
But it's still ugly.

http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/050419_maggots.html

The medicinal leech is a segmented worm related to the earthworm. A rear suction cup helps it move and cling to a host. The front suction cup has three sharp jaws that make a Y-shaped bite.

It can feed for 30 minutes to 6 hours or more, taking in several times its body weight.

Leech saliva contains chemicals that prevent blood clotting, so a wound might bleed for hours after the leech is removed. Depending on wound size, a doctor might apply anywhere from one to six leeches. Medical-grade leeches are sold by Leeches U.S.A. Ltd. and Biopharm Leeches.

SOURCE: Biotherapeutics Education and Research Foundation

[C_U_L8R]

8. Fundamentalists of all kinds

want to fight their losing battles over and over