From Nature Scientific Reports:
Bonobo shave been proposed as a product of selection against aggression or “self-domestication” that was driven by reduced feeding competition44,50. Bonobos not only possess a syndrome of morphological and physiological traits associated with domestication, but also show less severe forms of aggression than chimpanzees44. Territorial patrols, infanticide, and lethal inter-group aggression have never been observed in bonobos51,52. Tension can rise during inter-group encounters, but escalation into physical aggression with injuries is uncommon52,53. Instead, affliative behaviors such as grooming, traveling together and socio-sexual behaviors have often been seen during interactions between immigrants or neighboring groups52,54–59. Unlike chimpanzees in captivity, there are no reports of bonobos killing adults or infants as a result of transfers between groups (although male immigrants without mothers can become targets of female aggression)44. Most importantly, while both bonobos and chimpanzees are patrilocal, only bonobo immigrants are attractive social partners for resident males and females60,61.Unrelated, immigrating members in bonobo groups even form alliances, gain priority of access to food and achieve high social status52,62–64.Experiments have demonstrated that physical interactions with unfamiliar conspecifcs can be rewarding for bonobos. Instead of monopolizing food in their possession, bonobos unlocked a one-way door in order to physically interact and co-feed for the first time with an unfamiliar neighbor42,65 (but not with a familiar recipient66,67).They ofen opened a second door for another non-group member even if it meant being outnumbered by non-group members – something chimpanzees actively avoid68. In another experimental context bonobos also released an unfamiliar conspecifc into a room with food that they themselves could not access. This meant bonobos helped non-group members even when they received no social reward42 (emphasis added)
Compare the behavior of Bonobos to this:
The GOP is heartless, selfish, and cruel.
It’s a good day to be a former member of the GOP. Every day seems to be a good day to be a former member of a party built on selfishness, greed, and cruelty. I was part of their hypocrisy for four decades. I left the GOP because I have principles, and religious beliefs and you can’t have either and belong to today’s GOP.
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Why are Republicans so cruel to the poor? Paul Ryan’s profound hypocrisy stands for a deeper problem.
Like his idol Ayn Rand (who argued against the very idea of government and the commons yet received Social Security and Medicare), Paul Ryan has combined meanness, cruelty and callousness toward the weak and the vulnerable with gross and unapologetic hypocrisy.