Hypocrisy, someone in religious/school/adult authority teaching children to 'kill' (this always reminds me of primary school, standing in a line on the playing field for the people to pick who will be on their team and always being last because I'm hopeless at sport). "Tear themselves to bits," could mean not only tearing each other to bits, but also themselves- competition of sport/school/life and how that may ruins ones self worth if one doesn't accept it.
Hypocrisy, someone in religious/school/adult authority teaching children to 'kill' (this always reminds me of primary school, standing in a line on the playing field for the people to pick who will be on their team and always being last because I'm hopeless at sport). "Tear themselves to bits," could mean not only tearing each other to bits, but also themselves- competition of sport/school/life and how that may ruins ones self worth if one doesn't accept it.