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Cooperation, not violence, is the reason for civilization.
by fwip 4y ago
Cooperation, not violence, is the reason for civilization.
- scandox 4y agoI think possibly cooperation and violence. Or even cooperation for the purpose of enhanced violence.
- dotgov 4y agoWhat if both are?
- alex_sf 4y agoCooperation is certainly critical, violence is what allows for it to take place. You can build a utopian commune, but if your neighbors want your crops you would be wise to get a weapon.
- umeshunni 4y agoCooperation within the group and violence outside the group.
- wsc981 4y agoPerhaps a bit of both. > So before I was nine I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother; me and my brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; and the tribe against the world. And all of us against the infidel. - “The Haj” by Leon Uris Perhaps applies to other cultures as well. After all, the Western world is now struggling against Russia and tries to define “us versus them” through this struggle.