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[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think you would have to couple the pacifist attitude with physical destruction of the majority of weapons to see results. So long as the weapons exist someone is going to plot to use them.

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Honestly, even that wouldn't work. The genie's out of the bottle so to speak. You could destroy all weapons today and they'd be rebuilt tomorrow.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Or earlier

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago

Genie was out of the bottle the moment one human being picked up a stone and bashed another with it. Fuck, look at other primates - genie was out of the bottle before even that.

People resort to war less as there becomes less incentive to participate in war. The idea that the increased capability to wage war through technology and institutions (like military service) is the driving factor of war is just... fanciful.