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To: Kirk © who wrote (10711)	12/14/2020 12:56:14 PM
From: Sun Tzu	1 Recommendation Recommended By Kirk © Respond to of 26439

There are DNA tests that indicate as many as 1 in 8 Chinese may trace their ancestry to Genghis Khan. That is pretty solid proof for the amount of rape and killing that he did. There are other historical accounts of how many and how savagely he killed the people he conquered. There has probably never been anyone like him in history. But the situation is complex. He was undoubtedly good for the Mongolian tribes. He abolished slavery among the mongols (they could still enslave others) and brought about writing (they had none before), trade, and proper administration. People who say that evil will self destruct should study Genghis Khan. One can be evil to many and good to the few and manages to survive. He built the largest land empire the world has ever seen mainly on the back of terror. It was not unusual for his army to "negotiate" a surrender with the two options being (1) killing all the men and raping all the women, or (2) killing all the men, raping all the women, taking the children to slavery, and sowing the land with salt and ash. Sometimes when a city's walls were high and fortified, they would agree to spare 100 people or so. Boiling the people alive and making mountains of heads and eyes was normal for them. This savagery served a practical purpose. The sheer terror that they invoked allowed them to overcome much bigger adversaries as most just did not want to risk the confrontation. Some of the best preserved cities were those that sent messengers ahead of any mogul arrival and pledged allegiance. But once they became civilized (read lived in prosperity for several generations) they became some of the greatest patrons of arts and sciences. This is a pattern that we see repeating throughout history all over the world. Civilization has to move in locksteps. Some parts of the world maybe the locomotive or closer to the lead and other parts maybe the caboose or the tail end. But the whole of humanity cannot be too far apart from each other or the fabric will tear and everyone will suffer.