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The United States are still waiting for their peace prize on the same grounds. And the peace has lasted longer.
by yostrovs 6y ago
The United States are still waiting for their peace prize on the same grounds. And the peace has lasted longer.
- tsimionescu 6y agoWas America a war torn region before the states united? As far as I know, not by a long shot.
- amanaplanacanal 6y agoQuite a bit of genocide occurred in the territories, but most of that calmed down before they reached statehood.
- tsimionescu 6y agoThe genocide and marginalization against the native population continued well after the union, as far as I know.
- yostrovs 6y agoDid the creation of the EU stop some war in Western Europe?
- tsimionescu 6y agoThat is commonly believed, yes - it has brought together countries that had been in a bitter war less than 50 years earlier, and may well have preserved the peace.
- yostrovs 6y agoPure speculation. Just like the states haven't had a war because they're the United States. Imagine if the states would have become independent countries. I can imagine the endless warfare. Nobel in Peace as clearly deserved as the European States.
- tsimionescu 6y agoSure, it's all speculation, not claiming otherwise. But this can be said about any historical event that was "prevented" - by definition, it didn't happen, so we can only assume that it could have happened if something didn't stop it.
- aries1980 6y agoWasn't that the NATO instead?