The relationship between war and human development proces

On the surface, as we all know, the impact of war on the process of civilization is nothing more than the negative impact of war, such as casualties, property losses, the demise of nation-states and the decline of civilization, as well as the improvement of human ability and technical level to conquer and utilize nature brought about by the upgrading of military science and technology. But what I want to say is, from the macro perspective of great history, we can regard a civilization as an organic organism, that is, a species, and many nations and countries are animals in the population. With the development of human society to such a high level, it is difficult to influence human beings in natural selection, so it is replaced by a unique war of human society, which is essentially similar to the competition of similar animals for living environment and food. It is just a cruel way of competition at a higher level and in a wider range. Darwin's theory shows its ghost again here. What remains in human history is not a civilization of exquisite art, but a rough and barbaric civilization that advocates violence, although many times the evolution of civilization will package this idea of advocating violence and cover it up by magnifying the less bloody and cruel factors in the war, such as respect for knights and soldiers composed of discipline and military uniforms. This essence has never changed.

For human society, war is like the immune skills of organisms. When the society has cancer or decline, it cruelly kills the society, leaving behind a temporary decline of civilization, but on the other hand, it is a relatively healthy and dynamic organization. On the other hand, war is a special social activity organized by large-scale mobilization of human society since ancient times (other similar giant buildings such as building pyramids or regulating rivers, building canals, etc.). In economics, war is a large-scale consumption activity of society, which consumes human life and social resources. A declining society with scattered social organizations and lack of cohesion cannot afford such consumption. Therefore, it is bound to become a tragic party in the war. For a new well-organized, populous and economically sound society, such consumption itself, together with the war dividends such as population, territory and resources it brings, will greatly promote social production and change-such changes are not necessarily upward, and downward and backward changes will inevitably fail and perish in history. As a savage and backward fishing and hunting nation, the rise of the Manchu Dynasty was such a process against the historical development-the result was the more foolish and stubborn resistance of China society to foreign civilizations and various ugly manifestations in the late Qing Dynasty.

Look at the Indians in the New World. Except for the so-called Inca Empire, most Indians live a relatively peaceful life. The war they understand is not a thing at all. However, the American civilization, which began to develop in the 5th century BC/Kloc-0, still looked so primitive and fragile when the Old World landed.

It cannot be said that war is the fundamental cause of the development of human society, but it is actually a tool and a means or way. It is more a manifestation of the intensification of conflicts and contradictions in human society. There is no need to curse and fantasize about the end of the war. -That requires the development of human society to a certain height and a fixed mechanism to reflect social contradictions and solve them reasonably. Before that, you should neither expect a slave to accept the abuse and oppression of his master with peace of mind, nor expect it. Living alone is a luxury for many people, what's more, some slightly progressive rulers know that changing the tyranny of their predecessors can reduce the burden on the ruled and increase their rights. ) This is war. There are some things in human history that can't escape and can't be avoided. As far as morality is concerned, there is no distinction between justice and evil. You can't say that people who died in the war are happier than those who died in privilege and power in a peaceful society, but they are not more miserable. War is an objective process, a part of human history, and usually a more obvious and significant part.