The dangers of choosing a side

[IdeomotorPrisoner]

I stated on the other site that if war was so terrible, we'd never know what it was because the first war several thousands of years ago would have been the first and the last.

There is something in humans that crave war, want death, disease and destruction.

We are a flawed species.

Have you ever read The Lucifer Principle, by Howard Bloom?  

The Lucifer Principle is a 1995 book by American author Howard Bloom, in which he argues that social groups, not individuals, are the primary "unit of selection" on genes and human psychological development. He states that both competition between groups and competition between individuals shape the evolution of the genome. Bloom "explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture" and argues that "evil is a by-product of nature's strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric".[1] It sees selection (e.g., through violent competition) as central to the creation of the "superorganism"[2] of society. It also focuses on competition between individuals for position in the "pecking order" and competition between groups for standing in pecking orders of groups. The Lucifer Principle shows how ideas are vital in creating cohesion and cooperation in these pecking order battles. In the book, Bloom writes: "Superorganism, ideas and the pecking order...these are the primary forces behind much of human creativity and earthly good."

My answer would essentially be parroting that.