I've always said that there is no chance for peaceful co-existance for any stretch of time when it comes to humanity.
Our instinct is to fight, for greed, territory, sex, a hat hitting the ground.
A big part of our evolution is the destruction of the weak.
We take what we want, give nothing back.
We might have peace for a generation, we might talk about useful dialog, but at the end of the day, our legacy is naked aggression against our neighbor.
The movie starship troopers was a bit of fluff and silliness, but I remember one set of lines
Dizzy: My mother always told me that violence doesn't solve anything.
Jean Rasczak: Really? I wonder what the city founders of Hiroshima would have to say about that.
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to Carmen]
Jean Rasczak: You.
Carmen: They wouldn't say anything. Hiroshima was destroyed.
Jean Rasczak: Correct. Violence has resolved more conflicts than anything else. The contrary opinion that violence doesn't solve anything is merely wishful thinking at its worst.