On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 09:49:12 -0500, Brice Yokem <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>The premise of your comment is that Mankind is fundamentally aggressive
>towards itself.  If this were true, why is it that numerous studies of the
>behaviour of soldiers in combat demonstrates or, at least, points to
Mankind
>being fundamentally averse to killing their own?  The only human types that
>fulfil your premise are psychopaths.
>
>The unanimous consent you speak of is already built into our genes.
>
>------------------------
>
>Richard -
>
>There are other things built into our genes also, and it does not take
>a psycopath for this to manifest itself.  Soldiers have years of
>rigorous training in order to become soldiers, this is to override
>these 'other' impulses.
>

Years of rigorous training. ROFL
You have no idea about the military, right?
6 weeks base-training or our "weekend-warriors" from the National Guard.
When did they receive the years of training?
You ever been in a military post and seen the training?
If not, JOIN or stop talking about things you have no idea about

Michael

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