>
>
> May I respectfully submit that we as humans have a necessary and
> genetically
> programmed need to "fall in line" behind our leaders and that in modern
> times, actively recognizing and working to control that response may be
> our
> best hope for peace.


A friend of mine just wrote in his blog about the "Alpha Male Monkey in the
Sky" as the foundation for belief in "god".  Interesting.  Very similar
train of thought.
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