We're as far from tribalism as we are from ritual sacrifice and worshiping the sun - society has long moved on and there is no reason we should have inherited such primitive practices and beliefs.
It's the easiest thing in the world for the world establishments to justify warfare is to claim it's an inbuilt trait in all of us - I resent bitterly that anybody should suggest it about me and mine.
If it were true, compulsory conscription in times of war would be totally unnecessary - we' be all rarin' to go.
Organised bloodletting, which is basically what warfare is, is basically instigated by greed, wars are the result of corporate greed egged on by politicians.
Nowadays, religious fanaticism of one sort or another has been thrown into the mix and inn many cases religion is a thin veneer added on to disguise what lies belief.
Wars are not caused by individuals hating each other - we are schooled to hate our "enemy" in times of war.
I don't recall any war throughout history that has been decided by referendum - would be interested to know if there ever has been one.
"We cannot stop others from being assholes; we can only stop ourselves from being assholes"
Can't disagree with that one, but I'm sure we're not talking about the same "assholes"!
Jim Carroll