People forget that violence is the backbone of all things, and the only reason we put violence away is because of a gentleman's agreement for us all to work together to do better.
Because it is better when we do try to put violence away, but only an absolute fool attempts to still uphold an agreement once the other party has completely ceased to even pretend to do theirs.
And it worked REALLY well until people either got imported who had no vested interest in society as a whole continuing, and a different group decided it was advantageous to push the envelope as farrrrrrr as it could possibly go.
Litterelly society is held hostage by "I'm not touching you." Like sure in the end you didn't fire the first shot. But you're also dead so nobody gives a shit.
People forget that violence is the backbone of all things, and the only reason we put violence away is because of a gentleman's agreement for us all to work together to do better.
Because it is better when we do try to put violence away, but only an absolute fool attempts to still uphold an agreement once the other party has completely ceased to even pretend to do theirs.
And it worked REALLY well until people either got imported who had no vested interest in society as a whole continuing, and a different group decided it was advantageous to push the envelope as farrrrrrr as it could possibly go.
Litterelly society is held hostage by "I'm not touching you." Like sure in the end you didn't fire the first shot. But you're also dead so nobody gives a shit.