Oslo, Norway
… or just a peaceful planet without humans
Both can be true! But someone will have to tell those moose that they’re in Oslo.
I wish to live among the moose and tell them. Then I can find the bastard that bit my sister
Nø realli!
Hah. Like we’re letting the trees live
I too see the most sustainable future for humanity in their little
citiesartifical ecosystems, be it on earth or in space, leaving the rest of the world alone.
In the early 90s Rodney King was beaten and there were massive riots in LA. Then there was Waco and the Branch Davidians.
There was also the first Iraq war, the first WTC bombing, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Olympics bombing, and ongoing IRA bombings.
There was the ongoing terror of AIDS, plus mad cow disease in the UK.
Overseas, there was the Rwandan genocide, the Yugoslav wars, the Somalian civil war,
Finally there was the Jonesboro and Columbine school shootings to cap off the decade.
So, genocides, bombings, terrifying diseases and school shootings. Not quite as peaceful as advertised.
The world was becoming more peaceful and more democratic. Fewer people went hungry. Many countries made the jump from poor to middle income. All in all, the world was a better place than it is today, but the most important thing was the optimism that things could actually get better. But then people in the US had enough of being reasonable and voted for Dubya.
The world is still becoming more peaceful and democratic, even if it is becoming less democratic in the US. Africa is much more peaceful and democratic than it has ever been. Asia is also far more peaceful and democratic than it was post WWII. Far fewer people are going hungry today than in the 90s. Just because the US is sliding into chaos doesn’t mean it’s the same everywhere.
From idea.int, the picture is more of a mixed bag than what you suggest:
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