And maybe their influence is one of the common widespread and undetected causes of violence -- folks needled to the point of madness by the secret whisperers of the world. !!! Amos, if you work for the Post Office I advise you to take all yore firearms and throw them into the bay before another day dawns!! ;~) Just kidding buddy, but I agree with you that they probably are responsible for violence in the workplace and in the schools as well. What do you suppose triggers spontaneous fighting between strangers? I think that we still are able to pick up on all the old posturing and eyeballing that our primate ancestors were privy to. Why one person can think beyond that challenge and another reacts in a violent manner is beyond me.

Looking back 30 years to the few fights I was in, just prior to the "battles", there was an overwhelming feeling of fear and dread, but after the first blow, that same emotion became like a lubricant/drug that shut down inhibitions and allowed the combatants to wade into the fray with no second thoughts about anything. Very intoxicating and powerful stuff and might explain why rival city gangs enjoy a good old rumble now and then. Mebbe there's a subconscious impulse to recapture the rush.

Yerz,
Tweed
P.S. The war planning politicians, who are educated and fairly well off and possibly have little personal experience with hand to hand combat in any form, seem to revel in arranging massive violence between peoples. Which group is less civilized then? The street gangs or the educated puppetmasters? Who would be the best representative of civilized thought processes becoming bent and disturbed?