The Coliseum Is A Headstone

The other day I turned on the TV while having lunch and saw a travelogue about Rome.

First up was the coliseum, viewed from the air.

Various angles were presented as the helicopter holding the camera operator circled the place.  It was easy to see hundreds of tourists walking around within its crumbling walls. 

"Oh, what a great attraction it is..." the narrator said in so many words, as if it were Niagara Falls.

What it really is a headstone to tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of animals, including humans, who were murdered within its walls for the twisted amusement of the primitive Romans.

We're more civilized now, but parts of society still find brutality entertaining.

We have a long way to go.