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re: The world in general is becoming an ever more angry, blood thirsty, and violent place.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 9:03 am to Mike da Tigah
Posted on 11/5/23 at 9:03 am to Mike da Tigah
Things are more peaceful now than ever. Just think back. Europe was at war for centuries. There was hardly a time Britain and France weren't killing each other. Germans were causing trouble in the east. Balkans were in a non-stop war since forever. Muslim attacks on Europe, Crusades in retaliation. Ottomans trying to take over world. Mongols committing genocide in Eurasia. Oh and let's not forget the Chinese and other east Asian commie dictators killing millions of people. And those guys named Hitler and Stalin, can't forget them.
As bad as losing soldiers is, we only lost 2,402 in Afghanistan (over 20 years). Compare that to 16,899 deaths in Vietnam during 1968 alone. 58,000 in total.
I agree civil society has degraded a lot, but when it comes to organized violence, we are nowhere close to the bad old days.
As bad as losing soldiers is, we only lost 2,402 in Afghanistan (over 20 years). Compare that to 16,899 deaths in Vietnam during 1968 alone. 58,000 in total.
I agree civil society has degraded a lot, but when it comes to organized violence, we are nowhere close to the bad old days.
Posted on 11/5/23 at 9:18 am to AUstar
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I agree civil society has degraded a lot, but when it comes to organized violence, we are nowhere close to the bad old days.
But, is the degradation of civil day-to-day society an indicator that the pendulum has begun to swing back the other direction? I hope not. I like to think humanity could never go back to the days of constant war and killing, but what’s stopping us? Did people say similar things during short windows of peace in the past, only to be surprised by another large-scale war? I think the “little things” matter more than people realize.
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