text: Peaceful societies in general are like pacifists in particular: they only exist (and sometimes barely, on their knees, as slaves at that) so long as they can avoid those who would take their resources and freedom from them, and so long as someone, somewhere, stands guard against those who would do them harm. Only the dead have seen the end of war. You live in your utopia and I'll stay right here in the real world. Wanna bet a donut (or bowl of granola ; ) on which of us cries him/herself to sleep first and most often?