It occurs to me that this last 1/2 century or so has been globally pretty peaceful. And I wondered if it might even be one of the MOST peaceful 50 years we’ve had.

I’m inclined to imagine that the Cold War might have kept a lid on larger military aspirations. What do you think, am I deluded?

  • cygnus@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    Great link, thanks for that. We should also note that those are only combatants and don’t include the far larger number of civilians who dies because of these conflicts (Holocaust, Siege of Stalingrad, etc.)

    I agree that the last 50 years, in terms of “war deaths per capita”, must be the most peaceful in all of recorded history, and probably by a huge margin.

    • kersploosh@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      6 months ago

      Yes, the first link is combatants only. I think the numbers in the second link include civilian deaths, but it isn’t explicitly stated on that page.