I watched this yesterday. It explains the ongoing collapse of western civilisation, names the guilty- and points out that most of them are still in positions of power and influence (running the Obama administration for instance).
However your question puts me in mind of a bit of dialogue from Blackadder Goes Forth: "But the real reason for the whole thing was that it was too much effort not to have a war."
The last three times (wait, it's way more than three, now I think about it,) any major world power has stood in these particular tracks, either revolution, or a world war has followed after.
Maybe an untoward asteroid or pandemic will provide a wakeup call before we get round to sharpening the sticks this time...
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Date: 2011-12-09 03:19 pm (UTC)However your question puts me in mind of a bit of dialogue from Blackadder Goes Forth: "But the real reason for the whole thing was that it was too much effort not to have a war."
The last three times (wait, it's way more than three, now I think about it,) any major world power has stood in these particular tracks, either revolution, or a world war has followed after.
Maybe an untoward asteroid or pandemic will provide a wakeup call before we get round to sharpening the sticks this time...
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Date: 2011-12-09 04:31 pm (UTC)I don't like prophesying disaster, but I don't see how we can continue along present lines without coming a cropper.
I love Blackadder.