my world theory is that peace will be easier to achieve when mega states end, and small states of way less than a few hundred thousand people exist all over. let countries divide into smaller territories, perhaps many countries are too big and that’s why more issues occur.
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I actually think about this alot.
same. i think people are too attached to the idea of countries.
Based on history, there would still be local war and more slavery. What we need is more people with a shared world view (moral framework, first principles) living in proximity with one another. That's why the colonies didn't fight with one another for 200 years. It's why the elite work to split us up into tribal interests.
what do you mean by based on history? what examples are you referring to?
Western history, Asian history, African history, South American history, tribal American history, Persian history. The history of human beings is filled with war.
hmm maybe yeah, or maybe we sensationalize war over all other good things that happen in history. you should check out the book humankind by rutger bregman, it’s a pretty good telling of how there’s been “better” in history than what we are told
100s of millions of deaths to war over the centuries is hardly sensationalization. The fact is that until the appearance of classical liberalism and the recognition of natural law, the life of the average person has been arduous and short. Even then, humans haven't changed at all. We've accomplished some things for sure, but utlimately we have no power to improve ourselves. That is, unfortunately, a satanic lie.
you’re not wrong about the shared moral framework. you are wrong about a grand unified vision amongst the colonies prevent them from fighting. they did fight. they just had larger enemies and threats that made it infrequent. In fact, the colonies, other than having the same moral framework, lived in the way nostr:npub16wy27uj48r82gskq48uvxku8076h0y9xcngsgry7j4yn6zxmnznqu4hy6a describes. The irony is, those who believe in a grand unified view often call those who believe in decentralization “utopians” which is what they are.
I didn't say there was a grand unified vision. They saw themselves as very separate colonies. But they did not, as a rule, raid each other, burn each other's villages down, steal each others' grain, take one another's land. They weren't perfect, but they had a general respect for the rule of law and understood the value of classical virtue and morality.