A surplus of men A deficit of peace

[Attilatheblond]

2. Over the decades, I have noticed things that older males do that thin the herd of younger males

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Wars, of course top the list. Line from an old Chad Mitchel Trio song, The Sinking of the Rubin James, always plays in my head when I ponder this topic:

"Many years have passed
but still I wonder why
The worst of men must fight
and the best of men must die"

I also have suspicions about religions who require young men to go far away and evangelize and the ones who convince young men that they will have a lovely time in heaven if they strap on explosives and blow themselves, and others up.

Tamp down the head count of young males in a community/society and the older males get the girls. Yes, I am THAT suspicious about their motives.


edited for typo, I need to pay closer attention to when spell check goes rouge and turns editor.