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by Terry_Roll 1606 days ago
Its like genital mutilation. These are legacy solutions when legacy forms of govt/social control like religions, royalty or cults were the main educational source for surviving back then. Ironically there still is some truth in things like religious fasting provided your glutathione levels are high enough.

There's no excuse for it in todays day and age, but what can you do? I sometimes think democracy is a soap opera for serious people, whilst the military run the real show.