That's pretty much my outlook as well. I don't want to see an end to humanity before we get a chance to really fly.

And what the Earth needs now is some serious experience with de-escalation leading to disarmament. It won't come about through lying and not taking responsibility for our own actions, history, and feelings. It is also unlikely to occur if people divide into blocks because some demogogues and oligarchies get their jollies off of controlling large segments of the world's resources. So, the problem is how to disarm, given the constraints.

Violence, ignorance, and distortion of one's opponents positions and feelings only leads to a hardening of positions. Fortunately, 100% of humanity will probably never agree on what peace is and how to go about it...we're probably at the threshold though--I'm guessing that 10% of humanity isn't much interested in promulgating more wars...that's certainly a start...unfortunately, that isn't likely to be enough. There needs to be more study of peace, mediation, etc and it probably needs to be taught at the grade school level to the upcoming generations before humanity can get past this particular juncture in our technological capabilities. Personally, I still find it amazing that we got through the Cold War without blowing it. Now we've entered a new era where the most powerful nation on the planet, the United States, has turned its fears loose, both inward and outward. It isn't pleasant...yet there is still hope...for peaceful resolution of human difference.