I was thinking about how we (USA) are always in continuous (ghost) wars and never try to negotiate for peace, to my knowledge.

How would a peaceful world look like?

One country and one languague or would a world power have to forcibly join everyone together?

  • Drewfro66
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    1 year ago

    While world peace is obviously desirable, I think it’s important to recognize that the absence of conflict does not imply the presence of justice. World peace should not be pursued until we first achieve universal justice, because pursuing universal justice will require war.

    Stopping wars while we live in an unjust international order does nothing but solidify that order and demonize opposition to it as “warmongering”. Some wars are just. The Allies could have avoided a lot of bloodshed had they invaded Germany to immediately depose Hitler, rather than allowing him to solidify his power, grow Germany’s military, and invade Poland and Czechoslovakia.

    The end of war will naturally follow the end of inequality and injustice.

    • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.orgOP
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      1 year ago

      You do have a great point. All countries would have to cone to an agreement on fundamental laws that would govern the world.

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        There are many forms of governing and often that form is result of local environment and culture. Flow of wealth through the society being an important part.