Art

Thus far, Yes! Since you are making such a gross over generalization, I will suggest that women are as aggressive as males are; they operate, albeit behind the lines, however, they manipulate and conspire, they compete and seek power and fame, as many males do. After all, they protect their offspring, position, and territory, whether it is males, land, position in life, etc. They compete, conspire and manipulate amongst themselves and against other females, for males and goods, as well as, power, fame and status...that's war...Lady MacBeth...Goneril, etc. against Cordelia (King Lear). Our own bodies are at war, defending itself against invaders. The only way, aggressive behavior will end, is if we teach it and culturally nurture it. Christians mouth the love of Jesus, but hypocritically practice everything that is contrary to The Teaching: "give up your wealth, position, and power (wealth) and feed and help the poor, the handicapped and the humble and the meek." They are Pro-Life, but don't give a damn about the living, millions of starving and homeless people in the USA. That's war! The NRA is war! Your national sport, American football, is war! All competition, whether sport teams or otherwise, is war! Using strategies and tactics to outsmart and beat your opponent is war! Having an opponent is war, whether its chess, or tennis, is war! Grading systems in school is war! We do not operate nor teach and thus, ingrain the rules, ethos, or culture of co-operation. Siblings compete amongst themselves for the biggest piece of the pie, and parent(s) often indirectly encourage this behavior is war. Religions especially, with their "I and You" essence and conditioning attitudes is war. If our cultures nurture this behavior, then how can we expect countries to co-operate and respect each others territory...Oops! Territory conjures up war!

Yes, all these are gross generalizations...however, they are worth reflecting on. One has to define "the semantics" when dealing with the definition of war and its meaning.

And by the way, there are all kinds of males, as well as, females. And as long as people are conditioned and incited to fear, and to suspect, we will nurture War!