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When I speak of death, I mean it merely in the physical sense, but I do see your point in the nation state comparison.
However, I do not believe that the mere possibility of financial troubles in the future justifies forceable regime change, and preemptive attacks. One of my biggest problems with this war, is the shroud of lies that our Administration have utilized to shield the true selfish intentions of it in the first place ( be it nothing new, but that doesnt quell my discontentment withit, and as well i don't believe it should). There is a reason for this, and I would like to believe it is because the majority of citizens are of the same mindset as I am in believing protection of the power of American Currency within OPEC does not justify this war. So of course they use the excuse of disarmement, protection of american liberties, prevention of another 9-11, and liberation of the Iraqi people who are in "dire need" of it .. but somehow WEREN'T when the United States Government was conducting plenty of business with Saddam. ok, getting off topic.
Anyways, I still find it disheartening that you are so acceptant of current administrations and cultural practices such as war. Slavery was simply a part of human nature until the likes of Jean Jacques Rousseau, Frederick Douglass, Mohandis Gandhi and too many other to name made their opinions and beliefs known to the public.
The more thought I have put to the "violence is a part of human nature" the more I am forced to question it. Regrettably I have not done much research in this area, but I do believe I will be making some stops over to the library now that my curiosity is peeked. Perhaps the thought that we can transcend violence is mere romanticism, but perhaps accepting it as nature is only due to our inexposure to any alternative.