Our bodies have intrinsically mammalian tendencies, such as our competitive nature, especially over food. At some point in our development, we gain the ability

Our bodies have intrinsically mammalian tendencies, such as our competitive nature, especially over food. At some point in our development, we gain the ability to learn sharing and impulse control and other such higher brain functions. This is why childhood education is so important, and was such an important part of mid-to-late 1930s German youth education. We are all brainwashed by our upbringing, in whichever directions our mentors exemplify or force upon us, such is the nature of our adaptive wetware. At some point, we can always exercise our ability to choose, however difficult it may be, and for better or worse, for both ourselves and our cultures.