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They say people who rely on violence and physical power are stupid or barbarians... but are they just responding to a fundamental truth? Violence, and Physical power. . . it's the power that transcends all others. Each other type of power relies on the human mind for the very system in which it exists. Looks are in the eye of the beholder.... money is just paper without minds to value it. Rank, Reputation. . .

But physical forces exist even if there is no mind to perceive them. Futhermore, they can destroy the body, which destroys the mind. The richest, most handsome, most beloved man ever can still be put down with a single bullet. The pen is not mightier than the sword, the pen just rallies the swords to battle.

Perhaps it the transcendental nature of violence that makes it so scary and taboo, yet so often relied upon. People who have mastered power in one of the other areas would naturally feel compelled to promote anti-violence morals as a way of protecting themselves from the number one threat they face. Since normal people face the threat of violence too, they readily accept these efforts, and violence stays taboo. And yet, somewhere deep inside, I think every person knows that the fundamental truth is.... the people with the most firepower makes the rules.