University Protests against the Israeli Incursion into Palestine

[Leonardo17]

No, I do not agree. If ‘the world in general’ truly wanted an end to conflicts, there would BE no conflicts. And your notion that people don’t hate anyone is the worst kind of Pollyannic wishful thinking. Solving disagreements via violence is so common that it’s not unreasonable to call it part and parcel of the human psyche.

Boru

I’m not saying we are living in a world in which permanent armies are unnecessary. But this might be another instance like the youth protesting against the war in Vietnam in the 70’s in which people say enough is enough.
 
There are situations (like the war in Ukraine) that have actually pushed many countries to reinvest in their military industries.
 
The thing we must try to remember while doing this is that weapons are usually built to be used in some place sooner or later. So these very industries may also become the root cause of many conflicts (like the war in Iraq and Afghanistan in the 00’s).