tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6400700385751368139.post5409133034402404106..comments2023-05-28T12:01:58.802-04:00Comments on The Norse Alchemist: Killing in the Name of....Honor?Svartwulfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07538262258700282126noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6400700385751368139.post-39073150028969004092010-08-13T16:51:23.003-04:002010-08-13T16:51:23.003-04:00Parabarbarian, thank you for the helpful comment. ...Parabarbarian, thank you for the helpful comment. We can now see that the roots of the practice can be traced back before Islam, at least in the cultural practices of the middle east.<br /><br />That said, there is a large difference between killing an adulteress wife, a custom that is mostly universal, and killing a woman who simply speaks with another man, refuses to cover her hair, or wear Svartwulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538262258700282126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6400700385751368139.post-31704913973887408552010-08-13T14:26:25.040-04:002010-08-13T14:26:25.040-04:00It is a pretty old custom. The code of Assura perm...It is a pretty old custom. The code of Assura permitted the father of a defiled virgin to punish his daughter however he saw fit. In Ancient Rome, the male members of a family were expected to kill an adulterous female member. Similarly, a husband who caught his wife in adultery could kill her with impunity.<br /><br />The biblical story of Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38) tells that when Judah parabarbarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987535851654809713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6400700385751368139.post-32409309053565382082010-08-12T08:21:19.413-04:002010-08-12T08:21:19.413-04:00EV, I don't recall that we've ever discuss...EV, I don't recall that we've ever discussed that area of political theory, beyond the dangers of majority rule. So please don't tell me what I do and don't believe.<br /><br />Please keep your comments on the article topic. It is a serious issue and deserves respect.<br /><br />Thank you, the Norse AlchemistSvartwulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538262258700282126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6400700385751368139.post-34860180248478791792010-08-12T01:14:05.875-04:002010-08-12T01:14:05.875-04:00Norse to continue from the GoV.
You know well tha...Norse to continue from the GoV.<br /><br />You know well that Nationalists have slaughtered other citizens within their countries as well as invaded others.<br /><br />Furthermore, even ancient Norsemen did so. Not only among themselves inter-tribally, but far across the seas, raping, pillaging, slaughtering. The Vikings were a famous bunch.<br /><br />You claim that majority rule is dangerous.EscapeVelocityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321500891200437659noreply@blogger.com