Epiphany

I came to a conclusion a long time ago... Mankind is intrinsically warlike. We walk, talk and breathe conflict. People who say we can be a peaceful species are deluding themselves.

Let me point out my reasoning:

• All blockbuster movies are about conflict: Pearl Harbor, Saving Private Ryan, The Great Escape... even Titanic!
• Computer games that have been the most popular are the war simulators, such as Warcraft, Diablo, Company of Heroes, and Microsoft Combat flight simulator.
• There has never once in recorded history been a point where there is no conflict (said combat) occurring somewhere on the globe. Usually it is happening in multiple areas at once.
• "Conflict Negotiators" for unions, marriages, police, and all the other areas are in high demand. Why? Because there is a ton off conflict all around us!
• Look at our sports! Soccer, football, hockey, basketball. What are they but the formalized rule governed battle? And don't get me started on professional wrestling. It's directly descended from the gladiatorial games!
• In the workplace, people circle like sharks, and when there's a bit of blood in the water (AKA a fellow worker who is somehow in trouble) they all turn on him or her, and kick them while they're down. You can respect a person even when you're sticking the knife in their back.
  
• What's the first thing a person does when we see a friend slip or fall? Laugh. Violence and pain is programmed in us as funny.

I haven't seen a single thing in my life yet that disproves my observation. Base instincts in humanity tend along the violent solutions. Accept it, control it, use it.