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Which could be part of why they became less common. The costs went way up and, since they no longer conquer and pillage, the benefits went way down.
Maybe.
Hoppe argues that fiat money allowed the wars to be much longer and larger than before. Also that since the ideal of democracy has taken hold and the social contract idea of it being our consent of the governed that the care-taker leaders have less skin in the game.
After all, the idea of a King robbing you for his war is much easier to grapple with than the Prime minister using tax money and fiat money to pay for a war. These caretakers have less skin in the game.
I think the technology aspects can't be over-looked either. The threat of nuclear war has also likely played a role.
The threat of nuclear war has also likely played a role.
For sure. It's not just a bunch of the common rabble who get killed in modern wars.
Yeah, same here. I don't think it is.
Hoppe does discuss this in his writings pointing out that the wars now are much worse(bloody/long) though. He's primarily talking about the world wars.