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> Post WW2, we had gradually managed to build a less violent society This feels like a whitewashing of a lot of post WWII history. That “less violent society”
by tpmoney 1y ago
> Post WW2, we had gradually managed to build a less violent society
This feels like a whitewashing of a lot of post WWII history. That “less violent society” included the Korean and Vietnam wars, multiple assassinations, civil rights riots, the Kent State massacre and the Cold War.
Was it that society was less violent or that we became more diverse in our ability to commit violence?
- pyrale 1y agoI'm not saying post-WW2 society was non-violent. I'm saying prior to WW2, sending the army (or just any hired goons) to shoot at workers was a common way to handle a strike in western countries. I'm saying at the turn of 20th century, people in colonies had their hands cut for not meeting rubber quota. etc. You are right to point out that things weren't (and aren't) perfect, but you'd be a fool to think that there was no improvement.