Humans are not too dissimilar from our simian cousins. The less related we are from one another, the greater the zeal for violence. You will never see a group of chimpanzees numbering more than 150 or so. Yes, we have better institutions but our DNA is essentially unchanged for hundreds of thousands of years. We are genetically hunter gatherers. History tells us that institutions hold until they don't.
About ten years I was watching program about the rise of the Nazi Germany. My wife, who is Jewish, walked in and I wondered aloud if that could ever happen here. She replied with such incredulity that I could even ponder the question. The events of Jan 6th has crystalized in my mind that she was correct. The Kraken was almost released. Established rules of behavior particularly among those in authority, keeps the beast in its cage.
Humans are not too dissimilar from our simian cousins. The less related we are from one another, the greater the zeal for violence. You will never see a group of chimpanzees numbering more than 150 or so. Yes, we have better institutions but our DNA is essentially unchanged for hundreds of thousands of years. We are genetically hunter gatherers. History tells us that institutions hold until they don't.
About ten years I was watching program about the rise of the Nazi Germany. My wife, who is Jewish, walked in and I wondered aloud if that could ever happen here. She replied with such incredulity that I could even ponder the question. The events of Jan 6th has crystalized in my mind that she was correct. The Kraken was almost released. Established rules of behavior particularly among those in authority, keeps the beast in its cage.
Institutions hold until they don't.