Charles
05-24-2005, 06:07 PM
When ERB wrote Tarzan there was evidence of the Leopard man cult who ruled by terror. There was evidence of cannabalism, and there was evidence of horrendous tortures inflicted on captives.<br><br>That was in his age. In our age, there is evidence of similar atrocities in Kenya (read Robert Ruark's Uhura). Try Idi Amin in Uganda for eating the flesh of enemies and having them killed by being beaten with sledge hammers. And what of Winnie Mandela in South Africa for having burning tires (necklessing) around the necks of her enemies. <br><br>Then there is the genocide of the Tutsies by the Huttus and all the other abominations going on in Africa today. But Africa is not alone in committing attrocities. It happened throughout the world for all time. ERB was writing about the bad guys, because that's what made the story STUPID.