Much of the US does not think like Washington DC, why do they think really alien cultures will? For the tribe, violence is honor and honor is life; if the other tribe thinks you will not respond you're toast. That has been true through history, but it seems to be unrecognized by many. (What if they gave a war and nobody came? Then the war will come to you.) If you don't mind, a link to my essay on war.
David, a lot goes unrecognized, until it affects us. People are preoccupied with their own lives. Humans are social animals; tribalism is a manifestation of that. We can’t deal with ourselves unless we recognize our inborn flaws. I’ll definitely get to your essay.
To paraphrase the well-known comments of a diplomat, this is why the Arabs and the Israelis cannot reconcile their differences “like good Christians.”
Much of the US does not think like Washington DC, why do they think really alien cultures will? For the tribe, violence is honor and honor is life; if the other tribe thinks you will not respond you're toast. That has been true through history, but it seems to be unrecognized by many. (What if they gave a war and nobody came? Then the war will come to you.) If you don't mind, a link to my essay on war.
https://drp314.substack.com/p/some-disjointed-thoughts-on-war
David, a lot goes unrecognized, until it affects us. People are preoccupied with their own lives. Humans are social animals; tribalism is a manifestation of that. We can’t deal with ourselves unless we recognize our inborn flaws. I’ll definitely get to your essay.