Is tolerance for war decreasing with each generation?

[Nyam Bura]

People have seen the effects of war. It disrupts livelihoods and causes so much emotional and psychological trauma to the victims. Most people are not ready for that today. They only want to live a peaceful and uninterrupted life, they prefer peace than strife. I believe that's one reason the tolerance for war is decreasing.

[Mistie Bickford]

I think one could hope that we could eliminate war one day. I don't know if it is tolerance for war is decreasing over generations or if the understanding of why a country is going to war is getting questioned more. As years go on, average people have more access to what is happening in wars, than ever before. I think this has an impact on how the different generations react to the circumstances.

[Jatto Onimisi]

Yes, I believe tolerance for war is deteriorating and will continue to deteriorate over the next decades. This is probably because the world is becoming more connected, education is becoming widely accessible, and people and countries are becoming increasingly dependent on one another for survival. Many people now have a lot more in common than what was obtained in the last century. Also, people are becoming more aware of this similarities.

[Mozi Ken]

I think war isn't profitable in any way. That is what this generation has realized and doesn't accept war as a way of solving problems. I have hope that war could be eliminated one day.

[Debra Morgan]

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 don't believe tolerance for war is diminishing with each generation. I generally believe as we grow older and see more of the human v human reality of the world (I'm 59 and recall several wars during my lifetime) we don't care less but are less reactionary to it. As far as ending war someday, as long as people continue to have disputes, there will be war. The reality is that some must be acquiesced to or act out, and the more power they have the more damage they can do. "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely" (Lord Acton).

[Cheryl Erickson]

My grandparents always said that it was an honor to fight for our country and to represent America in the military forces. I am seeing less and less of that mindset in the younger generations. We all hope for peace. However, I don't think that there will ever be a world without war. I don't know if that is possible.

[Gabriela Contreras]

I do not think war can be eliminated, as it is a political tool and a violent demonstration. Wars are becoming less and less personal each day, with young and old people dying in behalf of persons that do not put themselves in danger. I also believe our tolerance has not been decreasing, on the contrary, I think we have grown accustomed to war (Rusia and Ukraine, for example, at the beginning everyone was talking about it, trying to help, everyday news and now, it seems we just forgot, or Muslim countries with women and children fighting for their lives every day).

War has been in human life since the beginning, at it will be there at the end of our days.

[Ivan Mukaaga]

Looking at the trends wars are taking, the weapons being used, the frequency every year and the disagreement between nations with each boasting over their possession of new clear power, I conclude that war is increasing but as humans we have nothing to do but to tolerate it because it’s what we are seeing on a daily basis, on the news and all around us.

[Charlienmegan Wehner]

This is an interesting question. I think the younger generations certainly have a different perspective with war and the hope for a peaceful, accepting world. I hope this means that we will see less conflict and a more free world in the future.

[Rina Neiman]

I really do think that the tolerence for war is decreasing because we are more and more aware of human rights and suffering all over ther world in general. However, I unfortunately don't believe that war can be completely eliminated. Personally, I live in a war torn country. Nobody wants war and nobody benefits from it, but especially when relegion or extreme world views are involoved- sometime war is unescapable.

[Kasun Perera]

It is not an issue with the generation, but with the view. The ones who were there in the war era simply know what happened. But the later generations only know what the media says, and it can be far from the reality. So the conclusions that they come to can differ as well.

[ikechukwuamarachi+55]

Yes, I believe tolerance for war is decreasing with each generation. The reason is that most people believe that issues and conflicts can be better resolved through peace and not through a war where many loved ones must have been killed in the process.

[Lindzy Herbrand]

I do think technology and media are shedding more light to the previously darkened agendas of wars. It is much easier to rally people around a central idea when you only know one side. The Vietnam War was a pivotal point when many Americans started to see the government was not always honest with its people, media showed innocents being killed, and the untold haunts of wars became more common knowledge. As technology has improved, communication is more effective when we are able to translate and understand more languages than just our own. It would be wonderful if someday diplomacy could fully eradicate war.

[Leasa Ana Maria]

I believe that, as time passes by and with each new generation that is born in a period that provides all the necessities to almost anyone, the concept of war is becoming harder to comprehend. The mindset and reasons that were in the past and drove man to war with certainty in today's youth society may have no meaning. Why go to war when you have all your needs provided?

[nehal hegazy 1]

I think that globalization has lead to increased empathy between different cultures and societies. Hence, we became less tolerant towards war.