One could say that we're trying to end that violence. The U.N. is trying to stamp out civil wars. The U.S. smacked Iraq for using violence against Kuwait.
We have not yet achieved an end to personal violence, but it's generally frowned upon, and there are mechanisms in place designed to punish it (with more personal violence?!).
War may be becoming passe. What if war between major nations were rare, and the U.N.'s main problem would be suppressing bush wars? (It would become fairly adept). The next step would be eliminating
I think the Securities and Exchange Commission exists to prevent blatant underhanded economic warfare between corporations. Governments intervene with economic sanctions (econo-violence) when native industries skin their knees.
There is a World Trade Court (under the auspices of the U.N. if I am not mistaken). It, or a successor, will probably find itself very busy in the next few centuries arbitrating disputes and developing laws to let the kids compete on the playground without beating upon each other.
And when economic violence becomes passe the focus will turn to
It sounds absurd, but I'm sure if you told someone from the 14th century that one day the U.N. would tell one nation ``You can't invade Kuwait and kill their civilian males just because they were sideways drilling into your oil fields (economic violence)'' they'd be incredulous.
Economies of scale...
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