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minus-squareAppleTea@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoEveryone’s always quick to declare the beginning of World War 3, to pass every event through that lens. Inadvertently, it provides cover for the fact that Cold War 2 already started.
minus-squareaxx@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoI fear at this point the two are not even incompatible.
minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoI don’t think anyone is seriously “declaring” WW3. It’s just an acknowledgement that there’s a lot of unrest in many different regions. A global conflict in 2025 would be very different to WW2. Cyber attacks could decimate a country’s ability to make war.
minus-squareEldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoDid the Cold War ever really end? I feel like the names of the players may have changed, but the board is still there and the pieces are still moving.
Everyone’s always quick to declare the beginning of World War 3, to pass every event through that lens. Inadvertently, it provides cover for the fact that Cold War 2 already started.
I fear at this point the two are not even incompatible.
The Cold War never ended
I don’t think anyone is seriously “declaring” WW3. It’s just an acknowledgement that there’s a lot of unrest in many different regions.
A global conflict in 2025 would be very different to WW2.
Cyber attacks could decimate a country’s ability to make war.
Did the Cold War ever really end? I feel like the names of the players may have changed, but the board is still there and the pieces are still moving.