Comments by "William Cox" (@WildBillCox13) on "Dramatic sword fight breaks out between Sikhs at Golden Temple in India" video.

  1. About the sword: India, as an autonomous, inclusive, envelope, has endured many reigns of warriors, priests, and even merchants, with only one thing endemic to all of them: violence by the sword. Here, in the west, where the sword has acquired a mystique beyond its basic utility as a weapon of self defense, we believe that a swordsman is invincible, that his blade is fated, destined, and his soul merely its adjunct. All of which is pure fantasy, and, believe me, I know fantasy when I read it in print, see it in action, or write it myself. A sword is a tool. Like any other tool, use it inappropriately and its mystique vanishes, leaving only shards of steel in place of tradition.
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