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Rated: 13+ · Short Story · History · #1920872
Digging deeper into ourselves...

        "Hi! Cain!" Able waves to his brother.

        Cain clobbers Able over the head with a rock.

        Why was Cain so upset with his brother?

        Well, perhaps their were some nurturing issues.
        Maybe, Cain didn't feel as loved by their mother Eve
        as Able.
        Sibling rivalry can become violent.

                                      *  *  *

        "Hi! Hitler!" Muzzy waves to Adolf Hitler.

        Hitler clobbers Muzzy with a baseball bat.

        Why was Hitler so upset with Muzzy?

        Well, perhaps Hitler had anger management issues.
        Sometimes, people get angry about a perceived injustice
        and blame it on innocent bystanders, like Jews.
        Racial hatred can kill.


                                        *  *  *

        "Hey! Let's go for a ride through the poor part of town!"
        Sally said.

        So, Sally and her cheerleaders friends drive her mom's
        mini van through a dangerous ghetto.

        And their van is highjacked and Sally and her friends get
        clobbered... and sexually assaulted.

        Should middle class people avoid poor neighborhoods?

        Well, perhaps we should all be cautious about strangers
        and strange places. Just remember if your not able to leave
        your probably trapped. Unfortunately, we can't trust everyone
        and some neighborhoods are too violent to go into.

                                        *  *  *

        Wow. I just crossed the politically correct line.
       
        But, why not go further?

        Why can't women go topless in public?

        Well, perhaps the number of sexual assaults on women
        compared to the number of sexual assaults on men has
        women at disadvantage. If women could walk about topless
        like men do, then men and women would be equally liberated.
        But, more women are sexually assaulted, then men, so they
        shouldn't go topless in public.

                                        *  *  *

        Bob just bought a bazooka.

        He likes to play war games with his friends.

        But, Bob accidentally blows up a church with his bazooka.

        Well, perhaps Bob shouldn't have been allowed to purchase a
        weapon of mass destruction. Everyone has a right to self defense,
        but a bazooka is too dangerous. Bob should be arrested for accidentally
        blowing up a church.


        Summation ~

        Prejudice is necessary for survival.

        It is necessary, because some risks are too dangerous.

        Would you eat every berry in the woods?

        Some berries are poisonous.

        And some people are devious predators, who will eat you.

        Have a nice day!



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