NINE WAYS TO PROMOTE PEACE: Some Propositions for Promoting Non-Violence

1. Require dominant males to wear testosterone-reduction patches to reduce aggression.
   
2. Make peace more profitable than war.

3. Educate people to value diversity.

4. Have political leaders go through extensive counseling prior to taking office.

5. Stop glamorizing war – let people know how ugly it really is.

6. Wage virtual wars instead of real ones. Winners get extra bonus points; 
   losers go on health food diets.
   
7. Train robots to take care of humans and prevent them from hurting each other.

8. Strengthen the United Nations.

9. If all else fails, eliminate humans: this planet would probably be safer without them.


Satoru:    Doesn't this seem cynical to you?

Ying:      (shaking her head) No. It seems realistic. 

Dmiritri:  So many utopian schemes have been tried so far! The sad truth is wars
           are often profitable for a few - though many people suffer.

Satoru:    Perhaps so, but with technological advances today, even small-scale 
           conflicts can quickly become large-scale.

Frida:     Yep. I would be surprised if our species lasts more than a hundred years. 
           We are too clever for our own good, and too foolish for our long-term survival.


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from Peace Pieces: Reflections on Violence and Conflict Resolution by T Newfields
SUMMARY: Reflections on human violence, utopian schemes, and world peace.
KEYWORDS: world peace, peace proposals, peace studies, world without war

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955)
Begun: 1997 in Shizuoka, Japan ⩝ Finished: 2023 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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