I know, it sounds crazy. But ...
https://medium.com/@...b5ce#.p9htlrjr3
Here's the relevant excerpt:
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But, as Joshua S. Goldstein and Steven Pinker point out in a recent Boston Globe editorial, our obsession with these stories blind us to a far greater truth. Outside the Middle East, war is effectively disappearing.
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The world was a far more dangerous place when you were born. Death tolls from wars in the 1970s and 1980s were 4–5 times higher than they are today. We are, despite reports of religious and political insurgencies, despite high-profile terrorist killings and unrest in various corners of the globe, living in the most peaceful era of our species’ existence. The world is getting less violent; we’re just more aware of the violence that happens, thanks to the mass availability of information.
Just some positive news, to counteract the relentless negativity you're hearing from our "news" organizations.
PS. I am not posting this to encourage political debate about foreign policy. I am posting it because a lot of people think the world is plunging into chaos, when it's actually more peaceful than it's ever been. The sky isn't falling. The human race is actually improving. Don't believe the fear. The future isn't bleak.
Edited by mattwong, Aug 16 2016 - 04:27.