Section 5.4 in "Capitalism, Alone" is called:
"The Two Scenarios: War and Peace"
"The Two Scenarios: War and Peace"
The melancholy thought is that capitalism at its previous highest point of global spread and power generated the most devastating conflict in history up to that time; and there is a more than negligible chance that similar internal mechanisms might lead to another such conflict.
Under this gloomy scenario global capitalism would be both a cause of devastation and the savior of civilization. In other words, Einstein’s supposed quip that the Fourth World War would be fought with rocks would not be proven true.
Even if half of humankind were destroyed, technological knowledge would not be wiped out.
In conclusion, the problem of a global war revolves around the question of whether humankind has achieved sufficient maturity to realize that
In conclusion, the problem of a global war revolves around the question of whether humankind has achieved sufficient maturity to realize that
such a calamity would make a mockery of the concept of “winners” and “losers,” or if it will take a practical demonstration for humans to come to this realization."
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