War will never be "over", but it can be minimized. One good way to do that is through (real) free trade. Countries that depend on each other economically are generally less likely to go to war with each other. Wasn't it Jack Ma who said "when trade stops, war starts"?
> War will never be "over", but it can be minimized.
You are right. In the past 60 years, since NATO/UN/Pax Americana there has been less war than any other time in recorded history.
And you, as well as countless others in MAGA hats are celebrating it's downfall. Unless you are Putin himself, or an sadist, I don't understand your position.
since NATO/UN/Pax Americana there has been less war than any other time in recorded history.
So is that the benchmark then? Just "lowest in history"? How much lower can we get in absolute terms? I think we can do much better.
And you, as well as countless others in MAGA hats are celebrating it's downfall.
Not sure if you're somehow thinking that I'm one of those MAGA people or not, but if so, believe me, nothing could be further from the truth. I'm more of a MEGA (Make Earth Great Again) person. My position, vis-a-vis the US specifically, is that we need to quit with the empire building and radical interventionism all over the world. More broadly, I posit that encouraging free trade among all nations of the world is one of the best routes to minimizing war.
I also think that a lot of terrorism is rooted in blowback as a result of our (USA) activities in the rest of the world. Maybe, for example, we could have a lot less tension with, say, Iran, if we hadn't meddled in their affairs so much in the past. That is, of course, just one example.
I don't understand what point you're trying to make. Saying "things could be worse" is just trivially true.
As for where my position comes from: mostly logic / inference / reasoning, however you want to describe it. And a bit of history and data. See, for example:
War is over laddies and gentlemen !