Looking at the geopolitical situation in the world, I am officially placing WW3 into my 2026 bingo card. 😭
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And what would be the sides? 🤷
There are no sides in WWs, only opportunistic alliances
My bet is that the axis is going to be Russia, Iran, North Korea. Plus Venezuela, Yemen and Belarus as the axis supporters. Then there will be silent support from China and India. Their opponent will be the "global west" which they hope will not unite in time... One positive news is that Slovakia and Hungary will get a chance to repeat their historical mistakes.
Are you looking at the tensions in Asia? Taiwan, China and Japan? I am sure DPRK will get dragged into the mess too. Also Southeast Asia with the border disputes, plus India and Pakistan? There are more angles and situations in the world than EU
Yes, probably not as closely as I should, but yes. I believe that China will wait for their chance, hence the silent support. What are Taiwan and the Philippines without support from the US? Japan is a slightly different story, but just a bit... Do you believe that the tension between India and Pakistan is more than just folklore? To me it looks like a ritual fight with maybe unwritten but closely followed rules.
Japan is 100km away from Taiwan, and US with Japan is likely to intervene. India and Pakistan, no idea, but people do stupid things all the time.
Russia, Iran and North Korea are already an "alliance" and the result is underwhelming at best. Iran and Yemen can become the problem to solve for a united Middle East (yes, Israel included). North Korea... the US soldiers from the peninsula are there to hold South Korea back, not to defend them, and one day they might decide that they have had enough, especially if the US decides to pull out the troops.
Venezuela, alongside Colombia and Brazil, will be the US's problem.
Regarding Russia... What people refuse to even count is that only the European NATO (without the US and other European countries, without pro-Russian countries, and even without Ukraine) has an army (soldiers and equipment) almost 4 times bigger than the US, and rapidly growing. Not to mention the quality of the Russian forces, equipment, and logistics. This time, the US won't be there to help them, as it was during World War II. Long story short, I'm not worried about another WW.
PS: I love your ending note. 😂
Gm
GM!
I was saying the same thing this morning. I’m not as sure if it will be a fully kinetic war, tho.
Seems inevitable as the current empires continue to crumble under their own weight.
A lot of the countries are in tension with each other for sure. We are one missed meal away from the war start
Paging Gavrilo Princip...
Just like ~110 years ago, some bumbling fool might easily throw the world into chaos.
Gam, WW3 is on my bingo card since 2020 😅
GM
i feel like a clown believing 2026 will be better for ONCE
let me be a clown idc
I truly hope you are correct
ᴍʏ ɪɴᴛᴜɪᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ 2026 ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʏᴇᴀʀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇꜱꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴛᴇᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴘᴇʀꜱ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟꜱᴏ, ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴀɴ ᴇꜱᴄᴀʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴜᴋʀᴀɪɴᴇ ᴡᴀʀ, ꜱᴏ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪᴅᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ ʀᴇʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜰᴜʟʟʏ.
its transformational
https://jovianarchive.com/blogs/transits-global-cycles/rave-history-pluto-interregnum
ʏᴇꜱ, ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʙɪɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇʀʀɪꜰʏɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ
ɪ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪꜱɪᴛ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴɢᴇʟɪᴄ ʜᴏꜱᴛ ɪɴ ʀᴇᴠᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴠᴇɴᴀɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏᴀʜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴀᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟ ᴍʏ ᴇɢɢꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴀꜱᴋᴇᴛ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪꜱ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢʟʏ ɪɴ ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀ, ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ-ᴘᴏʟᴇ-ꜱʜɪꜰᴛ ꜰʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ɢʟᴀᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴍʏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ꜰᴏʀ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ʜɪɢʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀʏ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴘᴀᴛʜɪᴀɴ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴇꜱᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇꜱ, ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴇǫᴜᴀᴛᴏʀɪᴀʟ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜɪꜰᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʟᴏᴏᴅ.
ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ-ᴀʀᴄʜɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴜɪᴛɪᴏɴ ɪ ᴀᴍ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴘʀᴀʏᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏꜰ 2015 ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴀʏ ᴏɴ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴍɪ-ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ ʙᴀꜱɪꜱ.
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If that happens again, you'll find me in Patagonia, Bali, or Ceylon, without a phone, surrounded by goats and chickens, silver coins ringing in my pocket.