Can the current state of the world change without a major war?
More than ever, there is a strong “us vs. them” mentality in the world. It feels like people are no longer working together or even able to respectfully disagree. Everything has become personal, and people on all sides are becoming increasingly radicalized. Instead of fighting against the people and systems that create many of the world’s problems, we end up fighting each other.
Woke vs. anti-woke.
Conservative vs. progressive.
Left vs. right.
Every piece of media that gets released is attacked from every direction — for supporting a side, for not supporting a side, or, God forbid, for trying to stay neutral.
And this is not happening only in the United States. It feels like this tension exists all over the world. Everyone seems obsessed with being right all the time.
My fear is that this cannot continue forever. So much tension keeps building up, and eventually it feels like something will explode. Sometimes I honestly fear that it could lead to a major war, and I struggle to imagine another resolution.
Do you think the world can rediscover peace without going through another war first?