#aspe(ttalk 2/12 - blood when i talked about blood before, i talked about the bonds between individuals. whi(h is (orre(t, of (ourse, good on me for re(ognizing the bonds between two people who hate ea(h other too, and also the most prominent bonds 7ou’ll see while in the in(ipisphere. but i was thinking too limited. when 7ou get a (riti(al mass of these individual bonds, do 7ou know what 7ou have? a (ommunit7. blood is the mortar that binds the bri(ks that make up (ivilization. the relationships and obligations 7ou have to 7our fellow members of so(iet7 land squarel7 in blood’s domain. the good is there, of (ourse. paving roads, building buildings, art and (ulture, advan(es in te(hnolog7 and wa7s of living that mean 7our life is healthier and easier and better than before, made b7 people working together and a((omplishing more than the sum of individual efforts. but i don’t think an7 alternian needs to be told about the bad side of all this. the stifling of dissent. the for(ing of others to suffer for the greater good. the ba(kwards traditions that exist for no better reason than the7’ve alwa7s existed. (aste s7stems. oppression. fas(ism. it’s never reall7 been eas7 for me to see the bright side of blood, reall7. i’ve alwa7s been a freedom t7pe of girl. i guess i’m lu(k7 it gave me prin(e of, so i (an go against it and make progress that wa7.