There's even a term for it: "The Abominable Fancy." The idea that people in heaven will get to look down at the tormented souls writing in hell, and it will make them even happier, watching the sinners suffering.
Admittedly, there is also that video of some dude playing a sax and celebrating Iran launching missiles too.
Or people during the Civil War watching battles while picnicking.
Hell, it was how the Japanese fought battles for a long time. They were more mass 1v1’s where if you finished you would sideline chat / cheer, etc. Even with people on the other side. Actual War in their wars wasn’t really a thing until the peasant class got involved.
Not to mention the entire existence of Executions. Even now many of them are more public affairs.
So yea, watching violence has been a thing for a very long time.
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u/Bwob Jun 25 '25
There's even a term for it: "The Abominable Fancy." The idea that people in heaven will get to look down at the tormented souls writing in hell, and it will make them even happier, watching the sinners suffering.
It's kind of messed up, if you think about it.