Pacifism seemed to greatly increase after WW1 as people had seen the horrors of war, yet propaganda still alienated those against war into WW2. Given there has been thousands of years of armed conflict in human history, what did pacifism look like before these wars and what were the consequences of being a pacifist at any given point in history?
The first time pacifism was introduced was in the 1840s, British women formed "Olive Leaf Circles", groups of around 15 to 20 women, to discuss and promote pacifist ideas. The peace movement began to grow but before then the word pacifism wasn’t even a thing. It was more philosophy like aristotle.