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Originally Posted by 95th Rifleman
Human nature is not nice, it's not pretty and when you remove the rules and constraints imposed upon us by society, seriously bad things happen. You are either the guy commiting these acts or the guy avoiding those acts being commited against you.
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I'd have to disagree with that 95th. Society is human nature. They are one and the same. Humans are social animals, and thus look more favorably on mutual cooperation than an every man for himself mentality. If that weren't the case, we wouldn't have forged societies.
Humans can be cruel, but we are a lot more softer towards one another than people think. Reciprocal altruism is a good example of that.
Extraordinary circumstances may factor in of course and change this.