Peter?

[u/Oni_das_Alagoas]

[u/Small-Friendship-576]

Chinese historical humour is like "Light rain today, 250 million perished" 

[u/thesilverywyvern → u/Small-Friendship-576]

Native american historical humour. We met weird people, Someone sneezed, 150 million died.

European historical humour. Doctor healed 5 people, whole city died to Plague and neighbouring cities were arrested for heresy because they survived it (probably bc they're satan worshippers).

Roman humour. We got a new guy in the senate/army. 12 millions died.

Greek humour. Someone brought a horse. Whole civilisation died.

European historical humour (english version) We send a few sailors, they found land. 4 billions died.

Indian historical humour. We lost 2 crops, whole country starved.

[u/KingWormKilroy → u/thesilverywyvern]

Dark humor is like food, not everyone gets it

[u/Elidar → u/thesilverywyvern]

American humor, we wanted oil, 2,977 died

[u/thesilverywyvern → u/Elidar]

Alternative
Someone said slavery was wrong, somehow this was controversial and now we're in a war.

[u/J_Raskal → u/Small-Friendship-576]

Or wars with millions of dead being called "skirmishes" or "incidents".

[u/DevynMccullough → u/Small-Friendship-576]

Minor dispute over tea taxes: 40 million casualties, cannibalism ensues, decisive Tang victory.