> This entire concept of city-states exists on a premise of peaceful coexistence and cooperation F*ck no. From early Sumerian cities to Greek city-states, they

> This entire concept of city-states exists on a premise of peaceful coexistence and cooperation F*ck no. From early Sumerian cities to Greek city-states, they were at each others' throats regularly. You can speak of peaceful cooperation maybe in certain stages of Ancient Egypt, and very early Anatolian settlements like Catalhuyuk.