Happy World Peace Day, everybody! ‘Tis the season for ceasefires, where we come together and look forward to brighter days… days when major global conflicts no longer exist.
This peaceful future really isn’t that far off. See, war is not a natural state of being for our species. Sure, we humans have inherently violent behaviors. And sure, life itself is intrinsically a struggle between organisms looking out for themselves. But that doesn’t automatically mean that large scale wars must exist.
In fact, as we’ll be seeing over the next few years, a lot of money goes into perpetuating earth’s major military endeavors. Take away some of the underlying factors behind conflict, and the drums calling us to fight will be muted.
Just imagine, if you will, what a 100% tax on profits from weapons manufacturing would do to the defense industry. It might prove to be a catastrophic blow!
Plus, with the advent of breakthrough technologies that will help humankind meet its basic needs, extreme poverty will soon be eradicated. This means armies will have trouble filling their ranks when there’s no more despondent to take up the arms.
But that won’t matter anyway, thanks to the Internet and social media. Our world’s people are coming together like never before, meaning there are fewer and fewer perceived enemies to fight all the time.
So, add it all up, and it means the tide will soon turn, and the power will shift. Down with the trillion dollar empire that enables war as a business. Up with the billions of humans who want the violence and killing to stop. World peace is coming!
