And all we can do is watch it unfold. It’s not unlike the lead-up to the Civil War. People could see the writing on the wall, even feared the onset of war between the states, yet no one could stop it from coming to pass.
It’s a familiar script… two worlds inevitably colliding, two different realities destined for conflict. Again. Despite knowing the toll.
I can hear it now—the President appealing to our sense of patriotism, calling for us to rally around the cause of democracy, standing with our allies in Europe. Putin and Xi doing the same, but for different reasons. And let’s not forget all the manufacturing interests with images of dollar signs and rubles and RMB dancing in their heads, licking their chops at the prospect of a prolonged conflict.
The wild card in all of this will be peoples’ reaction to such a prospect. Will they buy the “principles” thing, or will they finally evolve enough to say, “Nah, not this time. Not anymore. Go fuck yourselves and your principles. Sit down or suit up and work it out among yourselves, because we want no part of your delusional high stakes games. Damn right we don’t want to die. We want to actually live the one life we’ve been given without getting caught up in your fucking fever dreams.”
Like that’s gonna happen.
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