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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs the world itching for a fight?
It seems like there's trouble all over the place. Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, the Middle East in general (Iraq, plus Pakistan), Japan, China, and the Koreas, north Africa, etc. I wonder if we're a few bad decisions from a real mess.
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Is the world itching for a fight? (Original Post)
Renew Deal
Feb 2014
OP
It's a mess, alright. Explosions, Tanks, Barbed Wire, People beating each other with clubs
Warren DeMontague
Feb 2014
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Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)1. Maybe enough time goes by
And people forget what it felt like
Renew Deal
(81,897 posts)2. I agree
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)3. Does today end in a "y"?
1000words
(7,051 posts)4. Yes
The post-WW2 paradigm is nearly obsolete. Unfortunately, forgotten lessons will need to be learned again.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)7. can I put that on a fortune cookie?
wisdom for the ages. ... in bed.
Warpy
(111,437 posts)5. It looks like the Ukraine is edging into a shooting war.
Venezuela might not be far behind.
I hope it doesn't happen here but something has to break the stranglehold of the 1% and the bankers.
Meanwhile, Iceland remains the only sane country on the planet.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)6. It's a mess, alright. Explosions, Tanks, Barbed Wire, People beating each other with clubs
and that's just GD after one Swimsuit Issue.
Pretzel_Warrior
(8,361 posts)8. lol
ananda
(28,895 posts)9. Very bad decisions have been made by leaders and governments all right.
And countries are indeed turning into right messes ...
... including our own.