Is Stoicism the way to peace or more conflict?

In our discussion on Wednesday, we talked about Epictetus and his association with stoicism. We stated that he wanted to transform emotion into a rational way of going about our lives and how we must strive to stop reacting to outside events. It had me thinking about what the possibilities would be if we were to take these measures into effect in the world today. On one hand, it could reduce the amount of tensions people have and on the other hand, it could increase these tensions. It could reduce tensions in the sense that if people stopped reacting to events out of their control then we would possibly be at peace amongst ourselves. People would not protest, make documentaries, PSA's, etc... Events would be left as they are not to be challenged or looked into. While this would make peace, it would really just leave us to be indifferent to those events and we would most likely just be concerned about our own well-being. I do not think that this would work out for us in any way. It would likely just lead to a dull human experience.

At the same time, if we stop reacting to outside events that would lead to more occurrences of said events because there is no one to point out or bring attention to its existence. This cannot therefore bring us a peace of mind. What are your interpretations of stoicism in terms of conflict in today's society? Is my interpretation off in regards to what Epictetus discussed?