If a boy is growing up under difficult conditions, maybe he is regularly abused; maybe the parents are violent criminals; maybe they live in a neighborhood where many people are violent criminals – then it would be strange if he didn't end up in jail, as a violent criminal.
You are born into a world filled to the brim with madness, war, and terror. History is the story of wars and madness. It's a wonder that you're not completely mad. Is it not strange that there are so many friendly people around after all?
Most politicians in the world are assistants to violent gangsters, but they hide their true allegiances behind trustworthy and smiling masks; they are wolves in sheep's clothing. Soldiers in all countries are fooled to believe that war and violence are in our nature and that we have to fight for our rights, that it's a matter of them or us.
But bellicosity is not inscribed in our genes. We are aggressive and violent because of conditioning and adaptation to a violent and criminal environment. The more violent and mad a society is, the more violent and mad people you will meet. The more peaceful and egalitarian a society is, the more friendly and laid back people you will encounter.
You don't need a scientific degree to understand this.
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