-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Nerthus wrote:

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"Okay soldier, let's see that pass!" Is this the treatment accorded to a free man?

Clearly not. Let me rephrase what I said since it appears it was not as obvious as I had thought.

Those who wage war (the politicians/"kings") are rarely the slaves. Those who die (the soldiers/citizens) usually are.

Oh, I see what you mean now. Thanks for the explanation.

The soldiers and citizens are the pawns and other chessmen on the chessboard who are sacrificed to protect the king of their color while attempting to checkmate the king of the other color. All chessmen are expendable, except the two kings. When one of the kings is checkmated, the game is over.

Leaving the loser to slouch off toward Doorn, St. Helena, or Asuncion to die. Monty Cantsin Editor in Chief Smile Magazine http://www.neoism.org/squares/smile_index.html http://www.neoism.org/squares/cantsin_10.htm -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAwUBNHuFEZaWtjSmRH/5AQGwGQf+JSwEqXrgjYRcCmBpsHP/IU0SUbjaoekk 0oqF+dvY0QCtf3NwSYKClLg+vB+lIjRYR6qqgr2wvnVGyElC1A2VJUjjuUuvb1BH 27Uu2ldFFKfg4S715TpgktkysuuldqEMWfClJfgNkLFB3whjbSRWZhqQwWdDhnkB sHxj5RbFWZ0yWTcBc0v6Z+NPEok0zMWIkyg3Reazprjjgpn1vxdZMLLmSz9iK0gO tmhASDQ6et9APOzakbH9+pcsLutvkH/LGmwbkadL2DxD3Mlp2xNylOIUBbzPO0yX qbnvkEy01pw+6M/D9C6GIKyIHlubiIvOHCYv8EQSNAbDc3+KNQQusA== =JniS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----