END OF THE AGE OF WAR

END OF THE AGE OF WAR War is Now Obsolete H UMAN history appears to be a long story of wars, one after another. Prior to the 20th century, war might have been regarded as a necessity of the times. But from the 20th century onwards, following a veritable revolution in human affairs, war has become totally unnecessary. War has now become a complete anachronism. All that for the sake of which in the past people would go to war can now be obtained without war, and in a much better way. Compared to the violent means that were used in ancient times, modern, peaceful means are much more effective and result-oriented. Why did so many wars happen in ancient times? The reason for this was ambitious people could not see before them any way other than waging war against others to obtain their objectives. They went to war because it seemed to them that they had no alternative to war in order to secure their goals. In ancient times there were two things in particular that made war seem necessary and unavoidable for those who chose to go to war. The first of these was family-based monarchical rule. The second was the agriculture-based or land-based economy. In ancient times, monarchy based on family rule carried on for centuries. In line with this system, for a politically-ambitious person to satisfy his desire for political power the only way that seemed possible was to kill the ruling monarch or to depose him and to capture his throne and then put himself in his place. In this way, one family succeeded another as monarchs, in a chain that extended over many thousands of years. In the modern age, major revolutions took place because of which family-based monarchical rule came to an end and across the world a system of democratic governance was established, at least in theory. Political rulers now began being chosen through periodic elections. In this way, every person now got the opportunity to obtain an outlet for his political ambitions. For everyone it now became possible that, using peaceful means, they could obtain a position of political power, for a limited term. Because of Industrial Revolution, today innumerable new economic means and opportunities have become available, utilizing which a person can make great economic progress.