[quote]If he did, was the cannon he mentions the dreadnaught cannon? Were his daughters refining their song to get the killing word? And are we the people in a ring of spears?[/quote] He was explaining how idealists differ from the natural order and how brute force doesnt stop for discussion. I dont see it as a prophecy, its more of an illustration. Natural order dictates winners and losers. Humans like to believe there is an option where all are winners. This is an attempt to explain that there will always be conquerer and conquered.