The problem is that normal people are easy to manipulate by people who know what they are doing. All our history is pretty much masses of people manipulated to

The problem is that normal people are easy to manipulate by people who know what they are doing. All our history is pretty much masses of people manipulated to hate other nations so that ruling class / political / spiritual leaders can get what they want. Do you think Germans somehow evolved to a different, mean, heartless kind of being before and during WWII? No, they were normal people who were manipulated by people who were somehow skilled in manipulation. In my opinion there are only two things that can meaningfully save nations from sliding into darkness. One is teaching empathy to other people regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, race, occupation, upbringing, age, religion, class or nationality. And another is teaching history of the world so that people can see connection between what is happening contemporarily and some stupid things humanity has done in the past.