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Re:Ideas That Changed My Life by pc86 on Monday July 13, 2020 @04:52PM (#23825439)
> 7. Mimetic Theory of Conflict: People who are similar are more likely to fight than people who are different. That’s why Civil Wars and family feuds create the worst conflicts. The closer two people are and the more equality between them, the greater the potential for conflict.

Wars between countries are certainly more common than civil wars, aren't they? And I'm not sure I understand the link between "worst conflicts" and "greater potential for conflict."

Re:Ideas That Changed My Life by dragonwriter on Monday July 13, 2020 @04:58PM (#23825495)
> Wars between countries are certainly more common than civil wars, aren't they?

Far more people are killed in intrastate armed conflict than interstate:

https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Du...