THE CURRENT STATE OF CONFLICT economy. As people were forced into poverty, they felt betrayed by other countries. This created a mix of hyper-nationalists and hyper-aggression which took part in creating the Nazi Party. Another example of this is the Boston Tea Party, which occurred directly after the Tea Act came into effect, giving colonists less freedom of trade. This factor is known as a perceived social injustice, and it is required in conflict. We, the people of the US, haven’t completely stopped committing violent acts, but we haven’t been creating revolutions either. Instead, violence has been replaced by mass protests and activism, PAGE 2 VOL. 2, NO. 1 ZEITGEIST BY RAGHAV SINHA Conflict shapes the world around us. Without them, we wouldn’t have the same countries we do now, the same technology, or be governed by the same set of rules. Each of these aspects of life was forged by war and unrest. What makes us fight? Why have we stopped fighting? Throughout history, conflict has been prevalent due to the creation and rise of aggression within society; yet aggression has been extinguished by the media and government during the Present Age. Aggression stems from misfortune. For example, the rise of foreign aggression occurred in Germany after the Treaty of Versailles plummeted the German Conflict occurs often throughout history. Soldiers fighting from a trench by Piotrus
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