aurreth Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 1 hour ago, UsernameWithA9 said: By the way, I don't follow any sort of news source as it drives me insane but... Is Russia threatening to nuke Ukraine? They've dropped hints along the lines of "well if the rest of the world keeps supporting Ukraine we might have no choice." Don't think anyone takes them seriously because if it happened Russia would cease to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted156886133 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Most likely just posturing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 9 hours ago, UsernameWithA9 said: That's been a delicate point ever since the Cold War, hasn't it? One nuke flies thus setting off a chain reaction. Everyone knows the outcome. Result: oblivion. Or at the very least, global destruction and radiation poisoning for those that survive the blasts. That's like you and me have a fist fight and I pull out a fragmentation grenade, pull the pin and drop it beside us. I don't really see that happening. There's no endgame, no benefit because nobody wins. Unless you count which nation is the least mucked up after the radiation dust settles. I suppose the global leaders could conduct that survey from whatever space station they flew off to before the missiles started flying. Because you know they're not sticking around. By the way, I don't follow any sort of news source as it drives me insane but... Is Russia threatening to nuke Ukraine? Russia has been wagging their nukes for quite some time. Do I think they are Stupid enough to actually FIRE one? No. Not really. However, if Putin is backed into a corner, and it looks like he is actually going to LOSE, I wouldn't put it past him to drop one on Kiev, even knowing what the end result of that would be.... (NATO entering the war on the side of Ukraine.....) WE *might* not respond with a nuke..... but, once NATO gets involved, all bets are off, and Putin would quite likely use every means at his disposal if NATO moved into Russian territory..... I would like to think that all of the various world leaders are aware of the potential for disaster if either side is pushed too far..... But hey, World War II? Not everyone is rational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomanytomorrows Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Not possible, humans will always find away to kill other humans. There can be no world peace as long as humans exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatSpikeYinsen Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 Trying to take the capability for violence away from human beings is like trying to design a less explosive version of gasoline to put in your car. Not only is it probably impossible, but it entirely misses the point to even try in the first place. We don't need "world peace". We need human beings smart enough to recognize when it is or isn't the appropriate time to engage in violence. People who get emotionally upset and lash out? They'll use any tool they can get their hand on as a weapon, so it's pointless trying to disarm them; we should instead be teaching them to calm themselves and seek a more constructive solution. But law enforcement preventing those who refuse to be calm from harming people who are just minding their own business? That's absolutely a correct use of force. And equipping a citizen militia to oppose government military forces in the event of tyranny or a coup or something? That's also correct. Violence is not bad. Violence that's evil in purpose or indiscriminate in application, that's what's bad. We don't need fewer weapons. We need responsible weapon-users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RedHeadAngel Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 Many of the world's problems can be solved if people would learn to mind their own business, like when people act like my sexuality has any relevance to their life. Yes, I'm bisexual, but that doesn't concern you. It's my life, not yours. You do your thing, and I'll do mine. Unless it's something that actually concerns you, don't worry about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHeadAngel Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 12 hours ago, MatSpikeYinsen said: trying to design a less explosive version of gasoline to put in your car. That's actually a real thing. It's called diesel fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fkemman11 Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 It is the folly of newer generations to not learn from past mistakes and older generations to forget the lessons. Thus a vicious cycle repeats itself over and over with the stakes (meaning collateral damage) rising each time. We'll have peace, because those few of us that are left will just be struggling to survive for a very long time even under favorable conditions- which is not what we'll have when most of the planet is a wasteland. I've said it before and I'll say it again; We have to get off this rock to save humanity from itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 9 hours ago, RedHeadAngel said: That's actually a real thing. It's called diesel fuel. Your car won't run on diesel...... Your diesel will basically disassemble itself if you run it on gasoline. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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