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Compared to what? There are very few places in the world with the kind of violence that has been commonplace for most of world history. Yes, violent things happ
by Matticus_Rex 5y ago
Compared to what? There are very few places in the world with the kind of violence that has been commonplace for most of world history. Yes, violent things happen everywhere, but most people in most places don't have to worry for their physical safety most of the time. That's a relatively new phenomenon.
- forgetfulness 5y agoThe thing is that people living in these places that are unprecedentedly peaceful, in the way that HN likes to trot out whenever someone points out the ugliness of the world, may end up voting apathetically for leaders that have their war machine making the world far less peaceful in places that are out of sight and out of mind. Sites like Liveleak may remind you that war isn't the choreography that your governments want you to think it is.
- Matticus_Rex 5y agoOh, no, I'm 100% on board with you there. But in terms of total violence in real terms, even with imperialist violence of world powers, we're a smidge away from historic lows of global violence.
- ezconnect 5y agoYou need to go explore the world some more if that is your point of view.
- quenix 5y agoThat's super vague. Do you have any particular examples in mind?
- Matticus_Rex 5y agoI've spent significant time in developing countries (outside the touristy parts), but the claim was based on statistics on world violence. Is it still bad in some places and worse in most places than we would like it to be? Sure. Is it near a historic low? Also yes.