Concede

 “Arminius, meanwhile, when the Romans retired and Maroboduus was expelled, found himself opposed in aiming at the throne by his countrymen’s independent spirit.  He was assailed by armed force, and while fighting with various success, fell by the treachery of his kinsmen.  Assuredly he was the deliverer of Germany, one too who had defied Rome, not in her early rise, as other kings and generals, but in the height of her empire’s glory, had fought, indeed, indecisive battles, yet in war remained unconquered.  He completed thirty-seven years of life, twelve years of power, and he is still a theme of song among barbarous nations, though to Greek historians, who admire only their own achievements, he is unknown, and to the Romans not as famous as he should be, while we extol the past and are indifferent to our own times.” ~ Tacitus, Book II, 88

 The last line of book two, (Who the fuck is…) Arminius is mentioned as a cliff note in a chapter primarily about the death of Germanicus.  While it is a positive note about the man’s life, more notable is the reality that a man’s life makes no difference when interpreted by nation’s histories or those interested, if not loyal by funding, in allegiance to empires.  Think about how many people...  

I wrote an entire post yesterday about the legitimacy of any of us, as individuals, and severely destroyed the average mind’s obsession with stupid shit, comparing each of us to specks of matter in an infinite dust bowl.

I decided to sit on it, for obvious reasons, and today was reminded of a Nietzsche quote I posted three years ago, which in turn got me thinking about Nietzsche and his severely misunderstood approach to pointing out the obvious bullshit he was surrounded by.  Pointing out the obvious to a blind people has never worked.  So now I’m just sitting here thinking, “what the actual fuck AM I doing?”  I’m not going to get anyone to understand, and I’m no Nietzsche; not even close.    The aforementioned retracted post circled around to the fact that not only has everything been said, but it has been said by far greater souls, who accomplished far greater things, and that was before the Nietzsche realization.  So I’m just going to stare blankly at the wall for a bit.