W. K. Lis
Superstar
That's utterly false - considering the sheer range and volume of views posted online, I'd say social media encouraged instead of prevented anyone from expressing said views. In previous times, individuals holding such views would get little to no press, be ostracized by the broader community and society at large to a far greater extent than they do now (and have little to no avenues like GoFundMe or Youtube to raise funds, much less reach other audiences).
Not quite true - among the European grear powers, perhaps:
https://ourworldindata.org/war-and-peace
But of course, there is more to history than the European powers.
AoD
The War of 1812, is considered by "Historians in the United States and Canada (who) see it as a war in its own right, while Europeans often see it as a minor theatre of the Napoleonic Wars." From link.