An Argument Regarding War

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An Argument Regarding War
People have different arguments over the causes, origins, and future of wars. Some believe that people inherit wars from their ancestors; hence it is unavoidable since violence and conflict are vital features of human nature. On the other hand, some individuals have a gentle perspective of human nature since they believe that wars originate from unreasonable and unjust institutions. Therefore, they claim that eliminating unreasonable and injustice systems can end wars. Nevertheless, other facts regarding war and its causes or origins include existing technology and weapons, frustrations, fear, and propaganda. This paper highlights an argument over these opposing views concerning wars.
Human Nature Causative Factors on War
Some argue that war is part of human nature since people inherited it from prehistoric humans, the simian ancestors. Dyer (2004) highlighted that war originates from pre-human past experiences and is an inescapable and inevitable part of people's genetic heritage. Moreover, people go to war as part of a ritual or revenge against their rivals, just like their ancestors did. They kill their rivals to get revenge or to practice their cultural rituals. Dyer continued to explain that people's line of descent is linked to that of chimpanzees since both have common genetic materials (2004). Chimpanzees and humans share some genetic materials, group-living habits, and physiology that predispose them to intra-species killing. Their common genes make them deliberately raid against their enemies as they compete for scarce resources (Dyer, 2004). Therefore, prehistoric human groups had a cultural tradition of fighting against their neighboring enemies, and their genes continue to exist in people, which make them engage in wars.
Even though opposing nations have no current intentions of going to war, their old structures and habits can influence them to go to war. Officers going to war depend on rules and laws from past human experiences to assess whether violent actions would succeed. In some communities, the members believe that young men inherit the postures, attitudes, and values of the tribal warriors, which explains the origin of wars against their enemies. Dyer (2004) further explained that in totally militarized societies, the transformation of young boys into soldiers starts at puberty, when the society strictly penetrates only military values to the boys. Therefore, some communities have basic training as a formal rite of passage. In such places, men portray bravery in fighting for their countries. Therefore, future wars can occur due to similar brave acts for one's country.
Social Institutions Causative Factors on War
People in institutions inhabit violence and insecurity whereby each person preys on the surrounding people since modern society has corrupted the best aspect of human nature. Malešević (2010) highlighted that people become violent when social ills like class divisions, private property, and institutionalized greed influence them since they are naturally cooperative, reasoned, peaceful, and compassionate creature...