I’ve said here a few times that the root cause of war is government. I was asked to expand upon that, so I will. Anthropologically speaking, humanity engages in conflict and always has. But in the distant past it was done so in tribal conflict over resources, or, to establish status within a given culture. However, these skirmishes often did not even result in deaths. There is much weapons-shaking, preening, threats, and war song singing, then a few feints and scraps. Perhaps some one-on-one fights between a high-status warrior from each side. But all-out wars with the destruction of vast … Continue reading The Root Cause Of War Is Government