How the Fear of Death Can Father the Peace of Nations

God of the Desert Books

God of the Desert Podcast

How the Fear of Death Can Father the Peace of Nations

1×

0:00

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -20:34

-20:34

How the Fear of Death Can Father the Peace of Nations

Hassan-i-Sabah's penchant for assassinating his enemies was primarily a form of deterrence to prevent military actions against Alamut.

David Swindle 🟦

Apr 22, 2023

black and silver knife on gray wooden table — Photo by Anis Rahman on Unsplash

The principles which maintain global peace today were entirely applicable in 1117 in Persia. I advocate for a robust military and swift actions against expansionist totalitarian regimes and genocidal terrorist groups for the same reason why espionage-engineered assassinations make so much sense, as I explained in the previous podcast inspired by the Assassin Master:

God of the Desert Books

Why I Support Assassinating Evil Leaders

Listen now (21 min) | Cut off the head of the snake to prevent unnecessary wars which cause thousands or even millions of unnecessary civilian deaths…

2 years ago · David Swindle

Discussion about this podcast

God of the Desert Podcast

Discussions about Culture, Faith, Friendship Across Borders, Fiction, Non-fiction, Art, Poetry, Essays, and More!

Listen on

Substack App

Spotify

RSS Feed

Appears in episode

David Swindle 🟦

Recent Episodes

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts