How Women Invented Peace. How Men Invented War.

I'm trying to tell you something important. I remember this because it's in my bones -- my DNA -- and hasn't yet been erased by the TV-Rays. See here's how it works.

A group of women were sitting around a fire, a long time ago, and one of them said "Well, what should we do?" Then another one of them said: "I know. Why don't we form a ring, put two of us inside the ring, then the two women inside the ring have to punch each other in the face until one of them is knocked unconscious." Then all the women, at once, started laughing out loud and someone said "That's funny. Can you imagine anything so stupid?" Then another one said: "Let's divide up the work, cooperate, a few of you boil some water and get down the gourds, the rest of us will go out and find some tea and fruit, then we'll have a snack and sit around and talk and have fun."



But then a group of men was also sitting around a fire, and one of them said "What should we do?" And another one answered: "I know what. Why don't we form a ring, put two of us in the middle, the two in the middle will punch each other in the face until one of them falls down unconscious. Then the next guy will step up and go into the ring, and we'll do it again." And the other men said "Yeah, sounds cool, count me in." Which is exactly how we ended up with neverending wars.

But you men won't listen. Instead, you just shake your heads when we women try to explain. You laugh at us, but you don't listen.