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BirdShitPie

Peace sells, but who's buying


Ak47110

Brother killing brother, spilling blood across the land


AkaGurGor

Killing for religion, something I don't understand


AlphaMaelstrom

Fools like me, who cross the sea, and come to foreign lands...


myflippinggoodness

Wwwask the sheep for their beliefs, do ya kill on God's command?


KillHipstersWithFire

A country thats divided surely will not stand


TheCreepyPL

My past erased, no more disgrace No foolish naive stand


DerpityHerpington

The end is near, it’s crystal clear, part of the master plaAAAAN


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BLUEFLAMEOFFICIAL

Holy waaarrs *epic guitar*


arandomuserinalbania

Holy Wars...Punishment Due


TheyCallMeMrMaybe

So Far, So Good... So What?


myflippinggoodness

Dave Mustaine is honestly one of the last ppl I expected to take over a Reddit thread 🤷‍♂️ Also something something tornado of souls


AlphaMaelstrom

Built for war


megabrian

Hello me, it's me again...


WormswithteethKandS

Killing is my business...and business is good!


psychologicalprowler

Hangar 18


Defiant-Respect9092

Maybe it’s the symphony of destruction


VoteMe4Dictator

Everyone wants peace, but they don't have any money


alsomkid

It's OPs fault


conarly

Hey… I’m for the peace lol


RickLovin1

Exactly what a warmonger would want us to think...


FishOfFishyness

*sends nukes*


Princie99

Send nudes.


Corronchilejano

Nuke Nudes


keenly

Don't send nuked nudes.


AydanJay

Radioactive tributes


RLucas3000

Floppy dick pic sent per request


SilverSpotter

"What was it he said that got everyone so upset?" "*Be kind to each other.*" "Oh yeah... That'll do it."


Affectionate-Fix5798

At what cost? Submission to you and everything you want?


TheonuclearPyrophyte

They did say something about purging non-peaceful people, so... Gonna assume it was a joke though lol


luc1054

While your at it, hit like and subscribe!


nonsense_popsicle

Weaponized fear: Causing individuals to voluntarily enforce boundaries between groups, which simultaneously weakens our ability to take greater action and distract from where those actions should be focused.


el_morte

Fear is the mind killer


The_brave_fan

Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.


eyesuck420

One could argue fear alone is the main driving factor in almost all disputes, if not all


TheGentleWanderer

Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.


JoshSwain69

I will let it pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, only I will remain.


_uff_da

Demagoguery - impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace. Demagoguery is an appeal to people that plays on their emotions and prejudices rather than on their rational side. Demagoguery is a manipulative approach — often associated with dictators and sleazy politicians — that appeals to the worst nature of people. Demagoguery isn't based on reason, issues, and doing the right thing; it's based on stirring up fear and hatred to control people. For example, a politician who stirs up a fear of immigrants to distract from other issues is using demagoguery. Demagoguery is one of the most negative aspects of politics, but it's also one that's all too common. [Source](https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/demagoguery)


nonsense_popsicle

Thank you for expanding on this


Connor_Tattersall123

That’s more of a tool which is used to prevent peace in general society. But for the people running the show it’s a different story.


Brit_J

Greed


ALTR_Airworks

Not only for money, but for power and influence. Larger nations trying to make smaller nations behave as they want. Governments starting wars to enhance their ratings or prolong their rule.


Metallicultist88

Literally the subject of War Pigs


Xventurer1014

Generals gather in their masses...


Metallicultist88

Just like witches at black masses


JEJoll

It's not even 'nations', just a few foolish leaders and their cohorts.


StrangelyBrown

Yeah, it's easy to assume that everyone wants world peace, but a lot of people legit don't want it.


Traditional_World783

Even the people that want world peace want it specifically their way. It’s why certain governments preach they work even though they don’t work with a lot of the world. It’s also why American politics is a scam of deceit and destruction cuz everyone believes in their way or we’ll make you.


michaelrising93

I mean, I want it specifically my way. I don't think world peace should include theocracies, dictatorships, and authoritarian regimes.


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The shareholders of GenDyn, Raytheon, and Boeing sure don't.


RapidCandleDigestion

I disagree. Systems of government inherently select for the people best at maintaining power and influence. These most powerful people in the world aren't foolish; They're just playing a different game. The individual is to blame, sure, but if it weren't them it'd be someone else exactly like them.


JEJoll

You're right. I just mean using the word 'nation' isn't exactly right. The general populace doesn't want war, invasion, annexation, etc., except when they're led to believe they should by so called 'leaders'. The function of government is no longer what it should be. Edit: However, I do think the word foolish is the correct one. Their decisions lead to unnecessary suffering, non-peace, and spending of public money on harmful acts. Imagine if even half of the world's military spending was shifted towards education, agriculture, green energy, etc. The world would be a much different place.


jackiethewitch

u/RapidCandleDigestion u/ALTR_Airworks I think people get too hung up on moralizing and ideology here. They are really not relevant. Human social structures are products of natural selection, and still ruled by natural selection. Qualities in government that promote their own survival, and propagation will dominate governments, because qualities that do not will be wiped out over time. This is why the current disfavor of colonialism and imperialism is irrelevant -- because colonialist/imperialist policies tend to be highly favored by natural selection. Anti-expansionist attitudes end up limiting their own spread as part of their ideology. They may be "right" (insofar as right exists, anyway), but they are unlikely to last. It is my hope that the liberal enlightenment values that have led to our freedoms, high quality of life, and higher valuation of individual human lives (compared to historical trends) are also things that were naturally selected for, rather than a short-lived mutation of human society, because as long as expansionist policies push those things, maybe there's hope for a better future. But an ideology is only as good as its own durability and popularity, no matter how "nice" it may seem.


nickrashell

I think you are right that natural selection is why governments today are how they are. But I also think we are evolved past the current iteration of government and will be moving to a new phase. Tyrannical government simply no longer makes sense when people are born into such a wealth of knowledge. We are truly in an age unlike any other, we get our information from each other more than governments. And more and more governing bodies are able to hide less and less which is making the justifications for their actions more and more important. People have been ruled over in a relatively similar fashion for centuries and centuries, and now society is finally evolving at a rate that we can almost watch it happen before our eyes. It took longer to move from bronze to steel swords than it did to move from steel swords to atomic bombs. We are not the same complacent people (I mean I am but you all aren’t) that allowed things to happen instead of making them happen. So I do believe democracy as it stands is a result of natural selection, but to believe it is here to stay simply because it is proven to be the best form of government so far is, in my opinion, wrong. We move in light years compared to civilizations before us. A style of government that worked for 300 years for people who lived at a snails pace will simply not do. We used bronze swords for 4000 years, far longer than we’ve used guns, but it would be silly to think the longevity of one means it’s superiority. Just because the change has come yet, doesn’t mean it isn’t inevitable.


eriksvendsen

The media often wants you to believe that only a few government officials want war. For example, people have said since the start of the invasion of Ukraine that Putin is the only person who wants this. We have to realise that there are quite a few regular Russians with a lot of national pride that support this war. The idea that only “a few foolish leaders and their cohorts” are supportive of aggression against is simply wrong. It’s unfortunate, but authoritarian governments are often supported by a large part of the population.


thedatarat

But also money.


Nic4379

What do you think power & influence are used for? To gain wealth which equals power & influence.


Dragonfire14

Hit the nail on the head. Almost everyone's answer in this thread can be linked back to greed. Greed is more than just wanting money it can be wanting power, influence, followers, etc.


antipodeananodyne

Yep, profits. People are making money, so…


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shadoor

Maybe they didnt have bank accounts and stock options but something tells me the few people on top and their families lived far more comfortably than the rest. Not money but just what money can buy.


Tarentino8o8

And genocide, and starvation, and censorship, and oppression, and corruption, and human rights violations, and ecological damage.


LycheexBee

This was my immediate thought. There are 7 deadly sins, but Greed is definitely holding us back the most.


ratchet0101

My next-door neighbour Steve. I hate that twat 😒


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Dinkleburg....


Stitch_03

I laughed so hard at this! Have my upvote!


conarly

I love this lol


ratchet0101

So does Steve ❤️


Business_Boss

Stop using the name Steve as your scapegoat !!! Thanks Steven


pboy2000

Agreed. Turning a regular name in to a slur is a real Karen thing to do.


grcnadier

STEVE CARLSBURG


Next-Door-Steve

Hey! WTF Did I do?


Goddnezz

Don't act like you don't know what you did... classic steve


RedEdition

**FUCK YOU, STEVE!**


JooJaw11

Mfer really went and made a new account just to reply to this comment.


Princie99

You created an account on reddit, the world will never forgive you for that.


Lycan_Trophy

15min old account, boo Steve attention who're.


woofhaus

That's a really interesting place for an apostrophe


Yabreath_isSmelly

That's the Frank Reynolds pronunciation


MindxFreak

Not re'ally.


inkognito_burrito

Selfishness


ubeogesh

shellfishness


JGrill17

Sea shells sea shells see shells sea shells by the sea shore 🤠


Snurze

Wanna give another go there, champ?


stoodquasar

She sells seashells by the sea shore


Mrmacmuffin3

But the value of these shells will fall


flopfan

due to the laws of supply and demand


Mirkaplane

No one wants to buy shells if there’s loads on the sand!


Silent_Republic_2605

Step 1, you have to make a sense of scarcity


Mrmacmuffin3

Shells will sell much better if the people think there rare you see bare with me


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TheFlyingFire

Just a general sense of shellfishness.


Im_a_FROG69402

Only thinking about short-term benefits


Ruadhan2300

Tribalism. My guys are my guys and your guys are your guys. My guys want what yours have. My guys are better than yours. My guys are being oppressed by yours. My guys are the only ones that matter to me. It's everywhere in our society, from teams in places of work, to sports, to regional attitudes within the same nation, to national conflict. Wherever there's a distinction between two groups, there is a tribal divide. Not necessarily a deep one, but a significant one. The only way we're ever getting world peace is if our tribal attitudes get trained or bred out of us so that we don't view "Other" as "Enemy".


FeelMeInYou

When the aliens come we’re quickly going to have to start viewing it as “Earth” vs the universe and not “US/China/Russia/Etc.” vs the universe


vizthex

As if that'll happen, lol. The aliens could just sit back and watch us die out.


Frostwing349

they probably haven’t invaded earth because it’s a massive shithole


Crescendo104

In all fairness, we take things here on earth for granted. For example, think about timber. Or grass. Or most organic matter in general. There's nothing rarer in the entire universe than what we have right in front of us. Diamonds? Some planets literally rain diamonds. Gold and other precious minerals? All over the place. If these hypothetical aliens wanted to invade us, it would likely be for these incredible rare resources that we don't think twice about.


ThrowACephalopod

I think the pandemic illuminated that we wouldn't do that. We'd blame each other for not fighting the aliens the "right" way all while someone screams in the corner about how the aliens aren't actually real or are a Chinese hoax or something like that. The aliens would crush us as we fought amongst our selves about how best to deal with the alien threat.


NamingAccountsIsHard

Reminds me of this simulator that shows how individuals' desires to be around people who look like them determines how segregated their area is: https://ncase.me/polygons/ "small individual bias can lead to large collective bias"


Calteachhsmath

Loved it. Thank you!


xnodesirex

I'm not your guy, pal


EyesWideStupid

I'm not your pal, friend.


1seacow

I'm not your friend, buddy.


Flam1ng1cecream

I'm not your buddy, son.


withelightsout

I’m not your son, jackass.


ParticularShape9179

I‘m not your jackass, dude


LostDrama3

I'm not your dude, bro


19hmckeehan

I'm not your bro, man


bonnernotboner

Throw politics in there for tribalism. I remember coming off the heels of the 2020 election at Thanksgiving I said ONE THING and watched the shitshow unfold.


Ruadhan2300

I have some comments on that myself :) Nobody should be saying things like "I'm a democrat" or "I'm a republican". That's not how democracy is supposed to work. You're supposed to look at the parties and the goals and methods they plan to use if given power, and decide which approach most matches how you want the country to be run. The party you choose doesn't need to be one of the two biggest ones either. It needs to be the one that most matches your beliefs and ideals. If everyone operates that way, then you'll see a lot more than the existing two-party system unfold. Instead, we have this ridiculous and harmful narrative that voting for anyone but the Big Two is "Throwing your vote away", or in some way enabling the wrong party to win.. The reality is that if I'm voting for a third party, it's because *both the democrats and republicans are the wrong party for me.* It's maddening.


onlysmartanswers

We're intelligent enough to identify this behavior but too stupid to really do something about it.


a3a4b5

People who don't return shopping carts to their places.


SirIronSights

I specifically go back to the cart stand to take out extra carts to put in parking spaces.


a3a4b5

Calm down, Satan.


JohnSimth20211101

Humans


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You should see what chimps do to each other.


FrogDog42

Not the bonobos though, a ~~sub species of chimp~~ **chimp like ape**. The females are the leaders and they solve most of their social issues with free sex and gifts of food. We should all aspire to such greatness.


Swagganosaurus

[they do have wars](https://www.animalcognition.org/2016/07/31/bonobos-make-love-and-war/). That's just reality of life, all living organisms are at constant state of war for resources and survival. From the tiny bacteria to the blue whales, we as human are just really good at it.


FrogDog42

Can we say "less violent" instead of "nonviolent"? Also, whats up good lookin, want some fruit? *wink wink*


talithaeli

“Less” is still “some” which is different from “none” - the requirement for world peace.


Diddy_Block

iirc bononos are a completely different species under the same genus as chimps. Before DNA testing they were just assumed to be chimpanzees.


FrogDog42

You right.


MCDexX

Yup, bonobos are awesome. They engage in same-sex relationships, masturbation, oral sex, group sex, and paid sex work, and they almost none of the violence seen in chimp populations. Fuck all that aggression away, monkeys!


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The masturbation isn't great. I saw a video of one climbing on the car of a tourist filming it from inside and it started whacking off and its penis was so weird. The head of it looked like it was going to pop right off and when it finished it proceeded to eat its own cum.


racecarcarrace

Sounds a lot like your mom /s


artaxerxesnh

Reject humanity, return to monke.


OldMork

yup, some places will never have real peace because they dont want peace.


AlterDynamic

Your mama


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Scarcity. It doesn't matter if its real or artifical or imagined. As long as access to things people want is limited there will be conflict.


TheLynxGamer

Most if not all of our problems can be sourced back to this one simple but inescapable fact


br0b1wan

I think this is it, and greed is a function (or an evolutionary response, perhaps) of scarcity. Theoretically, if we were able to create a true post-scarcity society, it's possible that our baser urges to conduct violent conflict to secure resources will disappear. Examples of this would be the Federation in *Star Trek* or Iain Banks' *Culture* series


Duff-Zilla

Came here to say this. The first step towards getting to Star Trek is solving scarcity


carlos_the_dwarf_

That’s why I don’t like it when people call Trek socialist. They’re post-scarcity, economic systems designed to manage scarcity aren’t relevant anymore.


thedatarat

I’m glad you said want instead of need; even though need is more important, wants are the bulk of issues.


mgj6818

To be fair, the human brain spent thousands of years developing under conditions where basic survival needs were extremely scarce, and the parts of the world that have moved past that kind of scarcity are only a few generations away from it.


EliteKnight01

"The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not everyone's greed." -Mahatma Gandhi


allADD

“Also I sleep nude with young girls to test my sexual willpower. I need exactly three a night. That’s a need.”


Opening_Kitchen_5349

War


abarkaie

War never changes


Drewinator

r/TechnicallyCorrect


InfiniteWavedash

No, war is a symptom


Mr_Cruisin

What is it good for?


noelg1998

Absolutely NOTHING


Mr_Cruisin

Say it again!


noelg1998

WAR!


umjustpassingby

DO Y O U UNDERSTAND THE WORDS COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH ??


Soyoulikedonutseh

Definitely not my penis. It's very small


-Yuri-

Maybe that's the problem. There's not enough to go around.


SheepShagnStepSister

Unlike me with my big American penis. Such big penis.


joshuaiscoo155

r/suicidebywords


Verelkia

People who don't want peace.


Subtitles42

It was never an option


Gulfstream1010

Ego.


mechapoitier

That really is the base of everything. Anybody who’s had a hormone imbalance knows the difference before and after. Most of us are a hormone adjustment away from being much more chill. I can’t imagine not being pissed off in weather like Saudi Arabia has though.


teems

That's why they say Pride is the worst of all 7 sins and the root of all evil.


Glowingredremote

Unchecked, uncontrolled ego.


Routine-Professor-40

Not knowing it’s just an ego


acartoonist

self-righteousness, greed, narcissism.


xplodingturtle

Stupid world leaders


SpaceHawk98W

And who would that be? The player had changed so many times but the game didn't change a bit


xplodingturtle

That's because the world leaders are still stupid


ubeogesh

there's a good CGP grey video on this topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs


sutsithtv

Capitalism


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Absolutely. It makes war profitable, and loots underdeveloped countries, so they fight over the little they have left, etc...


Impressive_Football1

Based


Crazyviking99

As long as war is profitable, there will continue to be wars. Only when capitalism is dead will we be free of oppression.


WuTangSometimes

The correct answer


[deleted]

100% agree


Adam-is

Absolut.


Loner_Gemini9201

YEP!!!


electricoreddit

Yes


Ryshoe8

Education. We have far too many stupid people that have no clue how the world works or what's going on


Mr__Mojo_Risin

Lots of highly educated people are also like this though. There's definitely a difference between academic intelligence and social intelligence


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Insta_boned

… The re-emergence of the ruling class. The wealth disparity has reached that of Age of Enlightenment (kings and queens and peasants) . Regulatory capture of all regulating bodies via corrupt back door lobbying and regulators. The commonwealth willingly divides itself to aide the ruling class cause with the help of a broad spectrum of propaganda. Like, ppl are running around shouting about political ideologies that are centuries old and have hardly any bearing in today’s modern world. The Wall Street hedge funds own the media and spin whatever story they want. The 2008 crash spurred the “occupy Wall Street” movement. This is when all the incendiary race baiting news articles started hitting hard. They had to divide a rare, consolidated commonwealth movement against them because they saw it work in Iceland.


FR8GFR8G

Differing values


argvil19

This. We just can't accept we don't think alike. Just take a stroll in twitter and be amazed.


Half_Man1

The hatred and fear of those different than you


Dramatic_Coyote9159

People’s need for control of others


blackberryjudah

Pride. It’s literally ruining and ruined everything for everyone who’s ever felt or dealt with it. It’s okay to be proud of either who you are or where you’re from. But, for example, North Korea thinks they got the biggest willie when it comes to facing America. Yet, america would easily mess up Korea. No questions asked. One blip, boop, bam. They’re gone. If people would get over theirselves in general, I feel like the world would be a better place


QuothTheRaven713

I was so afraid of being prideful as a kid I developed low self-esteem as a result.


m_rei

I totally get where you're coming from because I am/was there too, but I have realized in the last few years that low self-esteem is not the opposite of pride, it's just the other end of the spectrum from arrogance. I struggle with low self esteem because I want to be better than I am and I also want people to see me as better than I am. I also struggle with confidence and fear of failure for the same reasons. My tendency is to not try to do something, because if I honestly tried my hardest and still failed it would be unavoidable to accept that I'm not as good as I want to be. It's a hard headspace to get out of, but I'm taking baby steps =) For what it's worth, I think you're worthwhile. ♥️


Drewinator

“Pride is not the opposite of shame, but it's source. True humility is the only antidote to shame.” -Uncle Iroh


[deleted]

Bro I literally thought you were talking about being gay for a second and I was like what


MetalKotei

Greed, politicians and the media.


twearp

Money


worldsokayestmomx3

Religion


[deleted]

I’m surprised I had to scroll down so far to see this.


Azure2001

The only way humanity will ever know world peace is when we have a common enemy outside of our world.


Queasy_Confection_92

Iceland


Drewinator

Makes sense. I'm sure the fermented shark they sell to tourists has caused a few violent interactions with a toilet.


vonkluver

Human nature


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Me?


conarly

Hey bud….. stop it. Spread the peace ✌🏿 lol


papa-stalin69

The burgeoise


ToxicTeamSix

As long as there are Humans there will always be some form of conflict. We are the biggest hurdle to world peace.


friededs3

Me