Reply #131: You make several [View All]

[H2O Man]

important points. I'm working on a book about the human history in the northeastern part of North America. And, from all evidence available from the archaeological record, and from the oral histories I have been taught, indicate that while there was no doubt some violence between people(s) from time to time, organized violence on a large scale -- true warfare, as opposed to even "battles" -- seems to have happened only after agriculture created a surplus in goods and stratified society. It is interesting to think that, at least at one point, it wasn't the scarcity of resources that caused violence -- almost the opposite, it was control of accumulated "wealth" that was the fuse that set off the powder keg.

And, actually, the fact that you bring it back to pre-historic society indicates that you clearly do put a lot of thought into this. Part of being a healthy society is everyone sharing, from their own mind, and heart, and experience. We are, I believe, at a point where we cannot afford for people to believe they are not of sufficient value to share what they have to offer.... nor can we afford to have people who believe that their status makes their opinion of any more value than others.