From: "John Beamish" 

As a species, I think we do.

As for individual megalomaniacs ...

On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:55:34 -0400, Robert Comer
 wrote:

>> Both sides are effing bonkers.
>
> Definitely!
>
>> The truly sad thing is how many nasty descents into brutishness have
>> occurred in situations where neither side wanted it to "go as far as it
>> did".
>
> Time and time again.  We never learn as a species.
>

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