>>In fact, when folks used horses as transportation in major population centers in the 19th century and before, the stench from horse feces was overwhelming. Add to that the output of 'back to nature' advocates and we'd have a real health hazard.
>>So, wars arise because some people want to live free and are willing to defend their right to do so.
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>Do you have a point to any of this?
Obviously. You were the one asking "why do we send our sons to die in battle over things like God, Country, or Race, where we've never witnessed a bloody battle between bears?" and wondered off into a tome on the joys of returning to nature.
And, I have witnessed a bloody battle between bears over turf along a river bank.
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