Strange that those cultures didn’t survive. Hopefully the child sacrificing culture known as the demonicRAT Party will fare likewise.
God bless Hernán Cortés.
Wonder if those countries have an ‘indigenous peoples day’ to celebrate their culture ?
"In the ancient Americas, however..."
In the ancient Americas, however, it was a highly civilized act, preceded by thorough, methodical torture and accompanied by flaying and cannibalism of the most refined and cultured sort.
Much in common with Planned Parenthood.
Apparently Ted Kennedy prioritized these True Believers for immigration into America by giving them membership in the DemoRat Party and jobs at Planned Parenthood.
How many babies have been aborted in the Americas should in the last 50 years?
Now, how many children did the Mayan and Aztec sacrifice?
In the pagan world, human sacrifice actually made some sense.
Pagan religions are humanistic, relying on intuition and the fundamentals of “sympathetic magic”. It’s sort of the way brains are wired to survive - seeking safe or useful vs dangerous patterns. Kind of an obvious way to eventually figure out which plants or environments are hazardous.
But some things don’t fit that mold too easily like earthquakes, volcanoes, droughts, and other freaky weather or disease outbreaks. I’m sure the caribes figured out what season brought hurricanes but that’s too easy compared to those other disasters. When you attempt to apply the humanistic/naturistic mind to these problems, you get logical screw ups like human sacrifice.
You also have to realize that on a fundamental level, these folks are no different than folks today. If you were transported back in time and born in their world, you’d act just like them and vice versa. Same critters, so to say.
So if you think this apparently arbitrary and capricious world of nature is controlled by gods you might ask the same question people ask today after a disaster - how is it that god allows this to happen?
Well, maybe it’s because, like people, they get a little hungry. There’s this god of death, you see. So maybe like me when I haven’t eaten in awhile and I suddenly come upon some food, I notice I eat quite a bit more than normal.
Bingo presto, there’s your explanation for natural disaster - just a god getting hungry after a bit of a fast.
How to fix this? Simple! Just offer a regular diet of death and this will provide the satiety that precludes disasters from wiping out your tribe.
So start easy - criminals, enemy tribes, or just folks you don’t like. If the mountain starts rumbling, throw a couple hot chicks in there.
I don’t believe they actually believed it was necessary. I think it’s more likely that the people in charge knew it was a powerful tool to compel compliance. Just another variation of a fear society as Mayan Scharanski would have described it.
The mass murderer was a tool, not a belief. The Conquistadors rolling into those places is analogous to the Allied armies rolling into Nazi death camps. Thank God the societies were wiped out. Conquistadors were Heroes
There would be no USA or most of the Western Hemisphere as we know it it these liberal haters of European culture had their way.
I’m sure shitholes like China, Africa or as the liberals dream, the Islamic world, could have done a better job with this hemisphere.
The Mayans version of Planned Homicide... Human Sacrifices... 200,000 a day?
As elucidated later in this thread— the human sacrifice— for pagan gods, the sun- whatever, was a terror threat from the ruling elite. It was visited upon isolated and nomadic small tribes who were hunted and brought to the citadels for sacrifice.
As a way of tribal and god/leader demonstration of power and supremacy and the “appreciation” of the pagan gods by their interpreted (by the killer priests of course) favor on the land.
Looking through this thread, am reminded of “Apocalypto” film by Mel Gibson, with Yucatec Maya language spoken and subtitles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypto). The plot occurs in the declining time of Mayans. The palpable fear of the small tribal people, and the people taken for sacrifice. The escape of the main character and survival of his family who go to the coast, and see the arrival of Columbus and the Conquistadores. The same Conquistadores who were horrified at these pagans, and wiped them out in conflict of the two cultures.
And, nowadays the neo-pagan anti-Christians (anti-Catholics, and anti especially Western, European Civilization) want to elevate the REGRESSION to paganistic rituals all in the name of their “anointed”, “ancient”, “knowledge”, that is pure crap. Their clarion call- by their supporters, to remember the saintly “indigenous” peoples. What lunacy.
These “peaceful” Rousseau/marvelled “innocents” who are said to have known no violence before the arrival of the Civilized World— all of which propaganda is completely false. Yet this is what is informing these Aztlan neo socialist/marxists— who actually worship themselves and their power through Statism, and violent force. “Progressives” who are in truth, regressive nihilists.
And still they persist, to the point of destroying Christianity in all its denominations— to push the ascent of the all powerful State. With a gooooooogle of internet Stasi surveillance to enforce it down to each individual— and ruled by fear. It is to be countered with every strength we as a Nation have- to uphold Freedom against these false “resister” of Civilization.
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Don’t forget that these sacrifices were also eaten, at least by the Aztecs. Can’t let that protein go to waste.
The warrior that provided the sacrifice got a joint (arm or leg). The remaining joints went to the knightly orders (Eagles, Jaguars, etc.). The priests got the head and the torso went to feed the Emperor’s menagerie.
Yes, the Pope, and the oh so ignorant woman and the fawning eco worshipers do not recognize the fact that it took European, Christian invaders to replace human. Sacrifice with Pro-lifers marching in the paved streets.
There’s plenty of that old time Aztec religion lurking in Central American/Mexico culture. There’s a fascination with death and a cruel streak that’s still present. MS-13 and cartel savagery is just the latest incarnation. And becoming more common in America as we import more of it.
Mel Gibson’s movie Apocalyto does a good job of highlighting their bestial savagery.