BULLYING’S EVOLUTIONARY EDGE: According to the BBC “bullying has been observed in fish.” And “High-ranking spotted hyenas also bully their subordinates.” Indeed — we see that at the DNC. Later: “This seems to suggest a bleak conclusion. If so many creatures bully, perhaps bullying is innate in us, something we cannot escape.” Not necessarily. Ambush. Remember that term. It’s the sensible military man’s solution to bullying.

A bit later:

In more subtle ways, adults also bully. There are many instances of workplace bullying and “psychopathic” bosses, while politicians use “scapegoating” to incite antagonism against minority groups. This approach “creates a common enemy when there are tensions in a society,” says de Waal.

In Chicago and at the White House this is called “community organizing,” except the goal is to incite antagonism among groups –majority, minority, it doesn’t matter.

That’s the violence. Now for the sex:

…bullying helps dominant animals to intimidate their subordinates, and that this has clear evolutionary benefits. It ensures that the dominant individuals have better access to food and to the opposite sex.

All this article’s missing is drugs and rock and roll.