Category: Politics, Power, and Governance

MONUMENTS AND WAR

Monuments are claims on territory, Castles, Courts and Parliaments claims on Rule. And Temples and Churches are claims on the People.

… Monuments say I own this land. Castles Courts and Parliaments say I rule this land. Temples and Churches say I control these people.

Removing monuments is a claim of conquest of territory; occupying castles courts, and parliaments, a claim on rule. Building or destroying temples and churches claims on the conquest of people.

… Removing monuments says I conquered this land. Occupying castles, parliaments, or courts, says I conquered Government. Building or destroying temples or churches, says I conquered these people.

If one comes upon a territory or its institutions or its people with conquest rather than accommodation, then one comes by way of war.

And the only response to war regardless of means is war.

And in the absence of laws of war, there are no laws of war.