noun
peace complacency; naive belief in lasting peace; ignorance of global conflict
Derogatory term for a state of being so accustomed to peace that one becomes naive about threats or indifferent to conflicts elsewhere. Often used in political or social commentary.
長く平和が続くと、国民は平和ボケに陥りやすい。
When peace lasts long, citizens easily fall into peace complacency.
彼の意見は平和ボケしていると批判された。
His opinion was criticized as being naive about peace.
Refers to being desensitized or dulled by war, the opposite of 平和ボケ.
Compound of 平和 (peace) and ボケ (dullness, senility, from the verb ぼける 'to become senile or dull'). The term likely emerged in post-war Japan to criticize a perceived loss of vigilance.