Is tolerance for war decreasing with each generation?

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I have to say that we aren't necessarily intolerable of war as much as we used to be. I think we are just lazy now. Why go fight a war when we can just send drones over and do the dirty work for us. And there is no way war will ever be nonexistent. War is created by those in power because they want more power over those who question them. Hence the whole Ukraine fight going on right now.
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The awareness increases with time. This affects how people look at wars. In the past, it was almost normal, but with time, people started to refuse them. But I don't think that wars can totally end. I think human conflicts can never end.
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I don't think war will ever be eliminated (unfortunately).
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Humans are bound to have depustes and war isn't something that we can avoid. As for tolerance, I cannot say we have become less tolerant but the willing to turn a blind eye has grown in exchange for peace considering the corrupt cases in the society. We are looking for an easier way out.
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I think you are right. This generation's tolerance for way is lower than previous ones. I know that I do not war to experience a war in my time.
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Yes, tolerance for war is reducing. Nobody wants to die. And yes, we can eliminate war one day. We just have to actively try.
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I think our tolerance for war is decreasing every day. And I believe we can eliminate wat one day. It will take a lot, but it is doable.
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I don't think it is possible to completely eliminate war someday. Since humans will always look out for selves before others, there will always be unintended infringement.
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We can all love in Uthopia if we want to. We just have to learn to tolerate each other better. So, war can become a thing of the past. And I believe our thirst for war is reducing.
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I don't think that the tolerance for war is decreasing much, but I will say that the attention placed on war is decreasing. In most cases, civilians would be left unprepared if war is ever brought to their country. It is only possible to eliminate war if there were an elimination of people who want to and do start wars. Pretty much impossible.
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Marsha JJ wrote: 03 Aug 2022, 17:35 In Wild World, one of the characters pointed out that his father's generation (including World War II vets) were more accepting of the Vietnam War than his generation (who were staging protests). Do you think that our tolerance for war is decreasing with each generation? Is it possible to completely eliminate war someday?
I would definitely like to think our tolerance for war is decreasing with each new generation. War is stupid, futile, pig-headed, callous, evil and unnecessary. The best outcome I could imagine for our world is an enlightened "Star Trek"-style future where war, racism, disease and poverty were things of the past. Unfortunately, given the human propensity for greed and violence, this may be an unrealistic dream.
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Indeed tolerance for war decreases with every generation. This could be because the newer generations live through the aftermath or the consequences of the wars raged in earlier generations. They have learned of what happens during and after a war, and refuse to tolerate another war for fear that the worst of the wars in the last few generations will be repeated again.
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Do you think that our tolerance for war is decreasing with each generation?

Yes, I think our tolerance for war is decreasing.

Is it possible to completely eliminate war someday?

I want to believe so. I am hoping that one day, wars will become a thing of the past.
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I think you're right about tolerance to war is decreasing since the new generations are more savage of technology, in my opinion it's though decreasing but not possible to be eliminated and might taken a different perceptions of next generation of war perceiving
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Post by Kinjal V Shah »

War has been fought since time immemorial. Be it fighting for a kingdom or exerting power over the other person/group, or seen in today's time, establishing supremacy over other nations.
Hence, in my opinion, the reasons for war have varied, and the intensity has varied to a certain extent, but the time still seems to have no impact on tolerance.
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