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0 pointskonschubert7y ago0 comments

A unipolar world tends to be more peaceful than a multipolar one simply because there isn't much opportunity for conflict.

Peaceful, not necessarily fair or free.

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>A unipolar world tends to be more peaceful than a multipolar one simply because there isn't much opportunity for conflict.

This statement ignores the mass murder it takes to become the number one power

I guess they meant peace as the opposite of war?

Right. The one who participates in and wins the most wars or murders the most people becomes the superpower.

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0 pointskonschubert7y ago0 comments

A unipolar world tends to be more peaceful than a multipolar one simply because there isn't much opportunity for conflict.

Peaceful, not necessarily fair or free.

>A unipolar world tends to be more peaceful than a multipolar one simply because there isn't much opportunity for conflict.

This statement ignores the mass murder it takes to become the number one power

I guess they meant peace as the opposite of war?

Right. The one who participates in and wins the most wars or murders the most people becomes the superpower.

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