Before they divided us: Historical evidence of natural human cooperation before external intervention manufactured conflict.
Humans are Earth's most cooperative species. Division isn't natural - it's manufactured.
Every example of "ancient ethnic hatred" falls apart under historical scrutiny. People lived together peacefully for centuries until external forces deliberately created division to serve their interests.
"My best friend was Serbian, my girlfriend was Croatian, my neighbor was Muslim. We never thought about it. We were all Yugoslav."
- Sarajevo resident, pre-1990
"In my apartment building, we had all ethnicities. Kids played together, families shared meals. Nobody cared who was what."
- Belgrade resident, describing 1980s
People living together peacefully for generations, sharing culture, intermarrying, cooperating
Powerful group needs to prevent unity that threatens their control and wealth
Amplify minor differences, create fear campaigns, impose categories, institutional discrimination
"Inevitable" conflict presented as ancient hatred while elites profit from chaos
Cooperation is our natural state.
Every story of "ancient ethnic hatred" or "inevitable conflict" collapses under historical examination. Humans lived in peace for centuries until someone with power needed them divided. The division is always artificial. The unity was always real.