Back to my economic theme. Which is the real story.
The wars in Iraq. Were a form of Keynsian pump priming to the economy.
One can go back to the Aztecs doing human sacrifice, believing it would make the crops grow.
A few mega-deaths to revive the economy.
Same principle. Scary.
Human sacrifice to make the crops grow.
The Enigma of Aztec Sacrifice
Chapter 47. Lityerses. § 3. Human Sacrifices for the Crops. Frazer, Sir James George. 1922. The Golden Bough
Human sacrifice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia