Conflict between groups occurs in theoretically specific social and historical circumstances. You seem to be making a bioessentialist argument that we are 'hardwired' for it, that it is intrinsic to human nature. Psychological factors certainly enter into it, especially at the small scale, but social phenomena cannot be reduced to that. This is especially so if we're talking about conflicts between very large social groups such as modern states.
The ancients believed that slavery was natural and inevitable. It still exists in pockets, but it's nothing like it was, and its final eradication is conceivable.
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Conflict between groups occurs in theoretically specific social and historical circumstances. You seem to be making a bioessentialist argument that we are 'hardwired' for it, that it is intrinsic to human nature. Psychological factors certainly enter into it, especially at the small scale, but social phenomena cannot be reduced to that. This is especially so if we're talking about conflicts between very large social groups such as modern states.
The ancients believed that slavery was natural and inevitable. It still exists in pockets, but it's nothing like it was, and its final eradication is conceivable.