How Close is World War III?
There have to be at least a half-dozen hot spots, where the results of a flair up have global implications. At what point do all these dots become connected, and all hell break loose?
It seems to me that the build ups to both world war I and II were similar. Not only in the depth and breadth of discontent, but also the dearth of leadership, and the denial spewing forth from the most respected folks in the world. No one, particularly those in charge, wants to believe that messes of this proportion could be taking place on their watch.
So, looking at North & South Korea, Venezuala & Columbia, the presidency situation in Honduras, the admission that gold is becoming exponentially more difficult to mine, the upcoming non-democratically selected EU presidency, the Fort Hood Massacre, the Obama administration’s inability to make a decision.. seeming of any sort, the weakening of the US Dollar, the weakening of the US Economy with debacles in both health care in cap&tax, the instability of the US Housing Market, the Weakness of US Banks, the volatility of the stock market, the continued weakening of support for the US as a world leader, the saber rattling of the Russians over US relationship in eastern Europe, and the middle east, the continued belligerence of the Chinese… and the list goes on and on… at what point should we be afraid?
At what point do some dangerous number of US Troops quit due to the lack of proper respect from the administration? When do Generals start quitting? When do the first wave of major US Corps leave the US for better economic environment? When does the emigration number start to be a concern? What happens when thousands perhaps millions of Americans are incarcerated for lack of healthcare – not because they can’t have it, but because they are acting out in civil disobedience? If the US starts heading to civil war, at what point do other nations explode in violence and civil war?
It just seems to me th at there is a lot going on, none of it good, and most of it due to a complete lack of understanding of the nature of freedom.
Damn it all, why did we have to elect a tyrant?
I’m more concerned with Venezuela/Columbia. Saw story on Megan McCardle’s blog and she was talking about how shitty things are in Venezuela. Any time you have a tinpot dictator trying to stay in power, bad things are capable of happening.
On the emigration note, that story is from 2008, I’d love to see an update on that and really see how many people are leaving. Gotta say, if healthcare “reform” were to get signed in to law, I seriously would give a thought to leaving.