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The world as a whole is in one of its most peaceful periods ever. The 1990s saw a genocide in Europe, horrific civil wars in Africa, before that you had the Col
by cmdkeen 12y ago
The world as a whole is in one of its most peaceful periods ever. The 1990s saw a genocide in Europe, horrific civil wars in Africa, before that you had the Cold War with all of its attendant problems.
Growth and Peace aren't mutually incompatible aims.
- ethbro 12y ago> Growth and Peace aren't mutually incompatible aims. Indeed, I'd offer that Economic Stagnation and Peace might be mutually incompatible situations.
- angularly 12y ago"Growth and Peace aren't mutually incompatible aims." No shit, almost all wars start with economic discontent. So all things equal, growth will mean less wars.
- collyw 12y agoThere has been a lot of growth in the States and the UK over the last 40 years. yet within both of those countries inequality has grown a lot. Few people under 40 can afford to buy a house in the UK these days, as opposed to 20 or thirty years ago. Maybe I am just more politically aware than I used to be but I feel discontent is rising.