by Roberto Messori 100 x 120, 2020Oil on canvas Originally, they were hunters.
Then, with the rise of more complex societies, warriors, and finally soldiers. The powerful of the earth, from those we study in history books to those today called "the masters of the world," have always subjugated and controlled the masses thanks to their warrior elite, equipping them with ever-evolving weapons.
Today, warriors are aided in their profession by technology, mass psychology, artificial intelligence, and unlimited economic power, but the consequences of all this destructive potential remain the same, and many peoples continue to pay for them in blood.
One thing has always characterized the warrior elite, a trait shared with the masters of the earth: contempt for human life.
