Emotional distance and physical distance are the lubrication for evil in the hearts of humans. It is so much easier to feel justified in murdering other humans if those things are present.
Especially if you can outsource your evil to a standing military. Someone else can do the evil for you.
That's comforting.
Thank you for your service.
timberwraith
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