evidence: British philosopher Bertrand Russell once said, "War does not determine who is right — only who is left." Recently we’ve begun to accept the theory of intergenerational trauma, but mostly this is seen from a victim’s standpoint. What about intergenerational trauma from an abuser’s standpoint? There are numerous psychological studies that prove that people who are abused become abusers. About 30% to 40% of the abused abuse. With that being the case at an individual level, why wouldn’t the same be true at the societal level?