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Post by MyFriendDontBeAPaedo on Apr 26, 2024 5:34:01 GMT
The Russian-Ukraine conflict is regional, nothing more. So was Poland in 1939. It escalated. Germany was hell bent on conquering Europe. Russia isn't. Putin is mad, but he isn't crazy. He doesn't want to take on NATO.
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Post by Roxy on Apr 26, 2024 5:36:20 GMT
Do you think we’re living through WW III, right now? We haven't had a nuclear exchange yet. I grew up and had it drummed into me that WWIII would be a nuclear exchange. And stay off the third rail. Yes. This thread’s title is facetious. Everybody was like: And so it begins - and was raging about Netanyahu starting WWIII when Israel fired on Iran last week. And I was like:
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Apr 26, 2024 5:37:38 GMT
So was Poland in 1939. It escalated. Germany was hell bent on conquering Europe. Russia isn't. Putin is mad, but he isn't crazy. He doesn't want to take on NATO. It remains to be seen. There's also a real possibility that Russia and the other BRICS countries could demolish us economically rather than militarily, but not a lot of people like to admit it.
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Post by MyFriendDontBeAPaedo on Apr 26, 2024 5:48:56 GMT
Germany was hell bent on conquering Europe. Russia isn't. Putin is mad, but he isn't crazy. He doesn't want to take on NATO. It remains to be seen. There's also a real possibility that Russia and the other BRICS countries could demolish us economically rather than militarily, but not a lot of people like to admit it. Then that would crash the world economy.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Apr 26, 2024 5:52:39 GMT
It remains to be seen. There's also a real possibility that Russia and the other BRICS countries could demolish us economically rather than militarily, but not a lot of people like to admit it. Then that would crash the world economy. Yup. It could be just as devastating as war, but without expending all that ordinance.
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Post by Roxy on Apr 26, 2024 5:54:52 GMT
Yes, that’s called a world war. Ask yourself, if it had ended there and gone no further, would it still have been called a world war? So ask yourself, if Russia/Ukraine continues on exactly as it’s been going for two years and two months, how on earth are you calling it a world war?
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Post by MyFriendDontBeAPaedo on Apr 26, 2024 5:55:08 GMT
Then that would crash the world economy. Yup. It could be just as devastating as war, but without expending all that ordinance. We may be on that track without outside interference.
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Post by cinemachinery on Apr 26, 2024 5:56:28 GMT
Well now....in my oh-so-humble opinion.....World War III began when Russia crossed the Ukrainian border. Everything since has been escalation. Pretty sure to be “WWIII” you need a lot more involvement. Like…. from the world. He’s implying it’s “just the beginning”. Edit: yeah ok I missed a lot of posts after that. But I was right. It’s always a delicious “just you wait” story.
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Post by MyFriendDontBeAPaedo on Apr 26, 2024 5:59:54 GMT
Pretty sure to be “WWIII” you need a lot more involvement. Like…. from the world. He’s implying it’s “just the beginning”. Edit: yeah ok I missed a lot of posts after that. But I was right. It’s always a delicious “just you wait” story. I think the point is that it will end before it starts.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Apr 26, 2024 6:01:02 GMT
Ask yourself, if it had ended there and gone no further, would it still have been called a world war? So ask yourself, if Russia/Ukraine continues on exactly as it’s been going for two years and two months, how on earth are you calling it a world war? Oh, I'm sorry. I thought it was clear. The same way WWI and WWII are called world wars before they became such, by retro dating them to the day when hostilities officially began. The US and China haven't gone to war yet over Taiwan, but it's coming. Frankly, I see no way around it.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Apr 26, 2024 6:02:28 GMT
Pretty sure to be “WWIII” you need a lot more involvement. Like…. from the world. He’s implying it’s “just the beginning”. Edit: yeah ok I missed a lot of posts after that. But I was right. It’s always a delicious “just you wait” story. Cine, if you don't agree with my assessments, just say so.
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Post by cinemachinery on Apr 26, 2024 6:07:01 GMT
He’s implying it’s “just the beginning”. Edit: yeah ok I missed a lot of posts after that. But I was right. It’s always a delicious “just you wait” story. Cine, if you don't agree with my assessments, just say so. Dearest Erjencules: guesswork is fun, but disagreeing with pictures in clouds is a pointless exercise. If you’re honestly offering some concrete parallels with any of the metrics we’d use to define a “world war” even one defined in hindsight, then I’ll keep an eye out. But right now you’re just saying “I bet”
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Post by Roxy on Apr 26, 2024 6:07:45 GMT
Pretty sure to be “WWIII” you need a lot more involvement. Like…. from the world. He’s implying it’s “just the beginning”. Edit: yeah ok I missed a lot of posts after that. But I was right. It’s always a delicious “just you wait” story. He’s literally arguing WWII was not a world war before December 1941 while Russia/Ukraine has been a world war since “the moment Russia invaded Ukraine.” 🤷♀️
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Apr 26, 2024 6:09:37 GMT
Cine, if you don't agree with my assessments, just say so. Dearest Erjencules: guesswork is fun, but disagreeing with pictures in clouds is a pointless exercise. If you’re honestly offering some concrete parallels with any of the metrics we’d use to define a “world war” even one defined in hindsight, then I’ll keep an eye out. But right now you’re just saying “I bet” Okay. From my first post I wasn't aware that I was pitching it as anything more than that, but hey, whatever.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Apr 26, 2024 6:11:03 GMT
He’s implying it’s “just the beginning”. Edit: yeah ok I missed a lot of posts after that. But I was right. It’s always a delicious “just you wait” story. He’s literally arguing WWII was not a world war before December 1941 while Russia/Ukraine has been a world war since “the moment Russia invaded Ukraine.” 🤷♀️ I'm not arguing anything. I'm just saying what I think.
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