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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

> The North invaded the South during "The War Between The States".  But both 
> sides participated in the war.  Germany did not attack the U.S. at WWII, 
> rather, the U.S. attacked Germany; but both sides participated.
>
>  And, the victors always write the 'history'.........................

So? Does that mean that nobody ever aggresses and starts wars on people who 
don't want war? Once someone is attacked, they are at  war, whether they 
wanted it or not.

Am I not writing English? I don't seem to be able to make my point that 
there are people, cultures, religions, etc. that DON'T start conflicts with 
others. Bev and others have implied, or outright said that it's "just the 
way human are" to aggress against others and take what they want. I'm saying 
that as long as there are people who DON'T do that, it can't be a  universal 
"human" trait...it is perhaps a trait in a subset of humans, but not all. If 
violence and aggression were universal human traits, wouldn't ALL people be 
brawl and stealing?

Lynn Wigglesworth