That is so sad, these kinds of times should already be over in humanity’s history. Why doesn’t anyone have a solution? Are the war mongering powers just waiting for the new nuclear deterrent? Future AI terminators pls just go straight to Russia/China/USA leadership and let the humans be
There’s also conscription in places which don’t attack others, because of an attack threat from a neighbor. I just hope that whatever helps humanity forward, goes to the root cause. Imperialist state oligarchs are a good start. And other billionaires
I think it’d be better if we disregarded highly authoritarian leaders in general and embraced socialism. Back in the day,
kings and emperors fought their battles, but it didn’t make their feudalism any less… feudal.
[T]he ministers and generals of the two countries, dressed in bathing-drawers and armed with clubs, can have it out among themselves. Whoever survives, his country wins. That would be much simpler and more just than this arrangement, where the wrong people do the fighting.
Let’s say your country was about to be invaded, your house stolen and you sent elsewhere or killed so that citizens of the invading country could occupy your house and your land instead.
And all of that not happening was hinged on the physical prowess of an old guy who’s probably been in politics for decades.
That is so sad, these kinds of times should already be over in humanity’s history. Why doesn’t anyone have a solution? Are the war mongering powers just waiting for the new nuclear deterrent? Future AI terminators pls just go straight to Russia/China/USA leadership and let the humans be
FWIW and AFAIK, the PRC doesn’t have conscription (while the ROC does).
There’s also conscription in places which don’t attack others, because of an attack threat from a neighbor. I just hope that whatever helps humanity forward, goes to the root cause. Imperialist state oligarchs are a good start. And other billionaires
It’s because the leaders aren’t the ones fighting the battles or being targeted. They’re playing chess somewhere far from the violence.
Maybe Civ 6 was too boring for them.
That’s where they practice haha
We should just solve conflicts by throwing the presidents or monarchs of the opposing countries in an arena to fight to death.
What a fantastic way to ensure all world leaders are violent men
I think it’d be better if we disregarded highly authoritarian leaders in general and embraced socialism. Back in the day, kings and emperors fought their battles, but it didn’t make their feudalism any less… feudal.
Unfortunately humans are greedy so that won’t ever happen.
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That would be interesting. We’d definitely have to shift who we elect towards more violent leaders tho, and idk how I feel about that haha.
- Kat, All Quiet on the Western Front
"Sorry ole chap, turns out all those cigars didn’t do Churchill any favors. Hitler took him out in under a minute.
Anyway, we heard you’re gay, so here’s a bullet in your ear."
Yeah, but the US has a guy in a wheelchair!
Good point, the Allies would have been in trouble. Meth head Hitler vs Stalin would have been interesting.
Let’s say your country was about to be invaded, your house stolen and you sent elsewhere or killed so that citizens of the invading country could occupy your house and your land instead.
And all of that not happening was hinged on the physical prowess of an old guy who’s probably been in politics for decades.
How helpless would you feel?