The West is upping the ante supporting the Ukraine, but I can’t imagine Russia backing down. Surely this will just keep escalating over the coming months and years. The beginning of World War 3?
AIBU?
To think we’re in the foothills of World War 3?
Letthecarhuntbegin · 25/01/2023 18:21
Am I being unreasonable?
401 votes. Final results.
POLLBrrrrrrrrrrrr · 16/04/2024 12:09
Israel | Iran has the potential to escalate out of control. Why in 2024 civilisation hasn’t moved to put differences aside (stupid religious ideologies etc) and live a harmonious prosperous life is beyond me.
We could have it so fucking incredible and yet we deliberately insist and choose not to.
Madness.
MrsSkylerWhite · 15/04/2024 12:50
Eradication poverty, providing clean water and sanitation the world over would be a starting point I can’t imagine any society objecting to.
MrsSkylerWhite · 14/04/2024 12:41
Solaris500 · Today 12:11
You have to factor in the utter stupidity of humanity”
Yep. Had a conversation with our son yesterday, about what a fantastic place the world would be if everyone agreed to live and let live. All of those defence budgets could go instead on making the world a better place. But of course that would involve abandoning religious fervour, racism and politicians’ egos, which is never going to happen.
We wondered whether other mammals engage in wars. Could only think of chimps. Odd really, that the supposedly more “intelligent” creatures are the war-mongers.
LexMitior · 26/01/2023 18:39
Russia has zip all to do with Britain or Western culture.
It is a society that has oppressed its people, killed its own people, sent them to camps, thrown difficult people out of windows, poisons it's perceived enemies, posts pictures of its leaders stripped to the waist for the benefit of those it's failed to educate, and a substantial percentage of the government are explicitly corrupt.
The fact it's got literature, ballet, beautiful music and an interesting cultural heritage and recently decided it would buy luxury products and MacDonalds means nothing.
The cruelty of the Russian elite is enormous. The fact that they stopped being the Soviet Union means nothing. The tyranny goes back centuries. A border shared does not make a shared culture.
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