Ants

Of all of mankind's many excesses during the twentieth century, the relentless and mutton-headed persecution of these graceful and noble beings must rank foremost. Thankfully, we have learned a great deal of our diminutive new friends since the exponential increase in their population.

Diplomatic relations proceed well: hostilities between mankind and ant colonies have virtually ceased, and Hive Klask (as its name is easiest pronounced in our crude, barbaric tongue) has even been so generous as to promise a release of all human slaves from its underground sugar warrens.

Despite this, many backward, reactionary groups still perceive ants as a threat to survival (blaming unsolved acts of violence on 'ant attacks') and seek to wipe ant colonies out with the application of fire or hot water. Some are even so deluded as to claim that ants plan an invasion of human settlements, interpreting the Sugar Tax paid by settlers on ant-held lands as 'blood money'; others go so far as to claim ant involvement in the North Korea Disaster (clearly a laughable prospect) or to propose the existence of giant, underground 'ant lords'.

Fortunately, many are more prudent than these dangerous, regressive barbarians, and recognise that there is no recorded evidence of any ant forces attacking a non-military target without provocation. During the regrettably-named 'Bug War1' of 2019, ant colonies went so far as to carry human civilian casualties to safety, out of the range of bombardment.2

[1] The use of 'bug' to dehumanise the ant civilisation is an excellent example of the use of anti-ant propaganda by human military forces. Our continued use of 'Bug War' to refer to the event only exacerbates the problem; the preferred term is 'War of Human Aggression'.

[2] We are expecting their return any day now.