Re: violence...

James Veverka (headbands@webtv.net)
Thu, 23 Sep 1999 07:53:30 -0400 (EDT)

Mike Lorrey said>>>>>>>>>.
>".............. The old rat experient writ large".

Exactly, and one of the experiments had different zones of comfort. One was where the top males ran the show. There was another zone where anything went. There was violence and chaos etc. And from what I remember, most of the rats in the protected zone ventured into the "combat zone-red light district" at one time or another on a regualr basis. hmmmmm.
Mike, have you heard of Francis Fukuyama? he has a great book out called the "Great Disruption"? Heres an article from Atlantic Monthly:

The Great Disruption - 99.05
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99may/9905fukuyama.htm