On July 1, 1916, 20,000 British troops were killed in the Battle of the Somme. That's ONE day.
That doesn't even count the French and German deaths that day.
And yet people treat trivial conflicts like Israel/Hezbollah as some huge deal.
You have to have a sense of historical perspective.
Relative to population, the depravities and atrocities and loss of life in Germany in the 30 years war in the 1600s was far, far worse than any war or terrrorism going on today; it's said there are parts of Germany that never recovered from that.
I never said the world was TOTALLY peaceful now, just that it's never been MORE peaceful - the world has always been incredibly violent.
But when you look at a world of 5 billion people, it's really striking how generally peaceful it is now, per population, compared to both earlier in the 20th century and even back further.
Of course, today, you can get your news of worldwide violence a lot faster and in technicolor.
I always wondered how FOX new would cover the Gallipoli.
How would CNN cover London, 1666?