"On September 5, 1774, forty-five of the weightiest colonial men formed the First Continental Congres..." — Gore Vidal

I can understand companionship.

The truth about Pearl Harbour is obscured to this day. But it has been much studied.

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?

There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.