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SYSK Choice: The New Science of Human Metabolism & The Real Reasons Wars Exist

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The Importance of Women Running the World

I think there's overwhelming historical evidence that people went to the First World War I mean it again in Britain, we had this phenomenon of pals battalions. The system was very cleverly organised to speak to higher values of nationalism and patriotism you know, are you a member of this group or not is effectively what the government said. And I think absolutely people went gladly to fight those wars but Vietnam was a bit different in the sense that it was more abstract, it was further away. It was also 50 years further on with, you know, mass media penetration and so perhaps we felt differently about war. So I think there are a number of differences butyou know we have a number of examples

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