The chimpanzee civil war in Uganda explains a lot about our current politics and the dark heart in us all

Shattered glass window on a tree with silhouettes of primates walking on a branch inside

While it might be convenient to attribute human conflict to religion, culture, or resources, the reality that chimpanzees go to war seems to suggest more fundamental reasons.  Sometimes we are prone to believe that humans have an innate capacity for violence beyond other creatures on this Earth, that there is something uniquely dark in our… Continue reading The chimpanzee civil war in Uganda explains a lot about our current politics and the dark heart in us all