Evenin' grey_whiskers, my measure of your topic- is that nothing has changed in human nature by opinion, behavior or circumstance in any realtime records. From clay stone tablets to pixels- not a wisp of spiritual, physical or mental change has occurred. We are in the same War for Freedom that has always dogged our exsistence. Every civilization's good ol' days are well punctuated by War. I will offer that gastropods also conducted War...lol
Albeit at a somewhat slower pace.
Also, the phrase "to take something with a grain of salt" is considered indelicate in Escargot.
Cheers!