You missed the Nigeria-Biafra War (1967-1970).
I'm definitely not among those that think there's peace, or that we've become better. Well better is relative, isn't it? Different folks have got different yardsticks for what they consider better, but this approach shouldn't be applied to peace. Peace is just that, peace. If there's peace, it's glaring and need not be explained, even if subject to certain conditions or terms.
The only time the word "better" should be used to describe our war evolutions is that there are far more restraints and longer time passes between one war and another. Although, the Russian-Ukraine war and the Isreal-Palestine War are raging simultaneously. This just further proves my point, nothing is better. We might as well be back in the olden days, only with more noise, and more tech. Like you said, better ways to do the killing. I'd like to believe, and so would've said that there are also far less ridiculous reasons for going to war, but I wouldn't know. I would have to read through the history of all the wars. I guess the barbarisms prevalent in the past has me thinking so.
I really really hope, however far-fetched my hope may seem, that leaders all over the world become truly leaders; visionary leaders, who work towards only the welfare of the masses, not merely rulers amassing wealth, trying to maintain high shoulders and constantly in needless competition.
If you read my post you'd have seen that I noted that the list of wars and conflicts I included was not complete.
Don't hold your breath on leaders becoming true visionary leaders, seems highly improbable. I guess we all need to focus on being the best we can be and hope it's enough.
Oh shoot! My bad. Of course I read your post, I always read posts if I'm going to reply. I just forgot that you mentioned it 'cause a lot of time passed before I got to finishing my reply, I am at work. Pardon me.
Yeah, I get how that matters a lot. A lot of these wars seem to be really up to us as human beings....
I hope no one has to go to war ever again, or be caught up in it as a bystander, I know what it does to people, but I also feel that humans don't have the capacity, at this point, to prevent it. Greed, ego and selfishness are too powerful.
It's funny that you say this, because I was going to say something somewhat similar at first, but I was caught between saying our actions wouldn't do much because it's really up to the people in power, and saying what I said; concurring with your view. I resolved though, that the former argument does not hold water. Not as much as it should if it's going to be a public or voiced-out opinion.
Basically though, it just means that, while our never going to war again and maintaining peace may be largely up to our leaders' decision making processes, we also can put in the effort in our own small niches to prevent it. It's like you said, we should do our part and hope it'll be enough. Greed, selfishness, etc., these are abstracts, how do we fight them? Can we? Would we win?
If we all loved one another, maybe there'll be no conflict for the rulers to capitalise on, right? Argh! As I type, rebuttals come flooding into my head. This is a sit-down-and-really-talk-about-it-kind-of-conversation. I should let you go.
Peace!
Loving one another, oneness, and seeing the world as one country with all mankind its citizens...sounds ideal right? But here's the thing, we can't agree on that scale. We don't like each other for many reasons, religion, politics, colour, social standing, country, intelligence-level, how we look, talk and other factors. Humans are judgemental and prejudiced...so how are we going to love each other? Can't.
Sad I think, but humans have it deeply ingrained that greed is good, that we need more than we actually need and that taking it from others is how to proceed. Of course, those others will protect what they have and...war.