A dank and misty morning along the loch-side, with border collie Benn & I both comforted by the miracle that is a fluorescent yellow jacket.
A small paragraph modestly tucked away on the Independent website today (ref) suggests a compelling explanation for the global history of wars, violence, aggression, snobbery, elitism, competitive sport, and large motor cars. And the answer is....sex, or rather, the contagious genetic programming of males to compete aggressively against "outsiders" for sexual partners. Which is bad news in a male-dominated world, and leads to the unavoidable conclusion that the planet should be ruled by people who have no interest in impregnation, whilst those who want to breed should be restricted to safe & useful activities such as growing vegetables.
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