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Ain’t Life Great? (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter Flying Fokker
  • Start date Jan 16, 2024
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Flying Fokker

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  • Jan 16, 2024
  • #1

How Russia, Iran and China are making moves that could trigger WWIII

Not three weeks of 2024 have passed, and the governments of Estonia, Sweden and now the UK have already warned their respective nations that the prospect of large-scale war is on the horizon.
www.dailymail.co.uk
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Jan 16, 2024
  • #2
Flying Fokker said:

How Russia, Iran and China are making moves that could trigger WWIII

Not three weeks of 2024 have passed, and the governments of Estonia, Sweden and now the UK have already warned their respective nations that the prospect of large-scale war is on the horizon.
www.dailymail.co.uk
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Said this before on here and got laughed at. The power of the west has peaked and over time the global balance of power will shift.
 
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PVA

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  • Jan 16, 2024
  • #3
Whilst I'm not saying all is rosy (because clearly it isn't!), this...

The leaked plans, published by German newspaper Bild, reveal in detail the path to a Third World War with Putin using Belarus as a launching pad for an invasion - as he did in February 2022 for his war in Ukraine.
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...is a bit of sensationalism by the Daily Mail (I know, shock!).

It's just a scenario wargame, not a prediction of what is going to happen.


But yes many countries need to increase defence spending and replenish stores.
 

eastwoodsdustman

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  • Jan 16, 2024
  • #4
China will keep trying to exert their strength over Asia, Africa and South America but I don't think they will get enough of a foothold in any to have too much of a say on things over whole continents. Iran are just puppets for Russia and to a lesser degree China at the moment and Russia are fast becoming China's lapdog after getting their backside handed to them by Ukraine/The west.
I genuinely can't see Russia and therefore Iran posing much more than a nuisance threat by backing rebels here and there to fight proxy battles for a good while. China will keep flexing its muscles but knows not to push too far into the west.
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Jan 16, 2024
  • #5
Sick Boy said:
Said this before on here and got laughed at. The power of the west has peaked and over time the global balance of power will shift.
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As long as we retain our freedoms!
 

Flying Fokker

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  • Jan 16, 2024
  • #6
eastwoodsdustman said:
China will keep trying to exert their strength over Asia, Africa and South America but I don't think they will get enough of a foothold in any to have too much of a say on things over whole continents. Iran are just puppets for Russia and to a lesser degree China at the moment and Russia are fast becoming China's lapdog after getting their backside handed to them by Ukraine/The west.
I genuinely can't see Russia and therefore Iran posing much more than a nuisance threat by backing rebels here and there to fight proxy battles for a good while. China will keep flexing its muscles but knows not to push too far into the west.
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That’s how I see it. Unless they create a way of moving 20 million foot soldiers to Europe of course. They need to boss Russia as well.
I may be wrong, but it’s going to take a long time for them to rule the roost. But Rome wasn’t built in a day.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jan 16, 2024
  • #7
Sick Boy said:
Said this before on here and got laughed at. The power of the west has peaked and over time the global balance of power will shift.
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American dominance peaked right before they elected an orange as president. Good chance he’ll get back in and finish the job
 

robbiekeane

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  • Jan 17, 2024
  • #8
Brighton Sky Blue said:
American dominance peaked right before they elected an orange as president. Good chance he’ll get back in and finish the job
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They are clearly the worlds leading superpower and will be for a long time to come yet
 

skybluetony176

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  • Jan 17, 2024
  • #9
eastwoodsdustman said:
China will keep trying to exert their strength over Asia, Africa and South America but I don't think they will get enough of a foothold in any to have too much of a say on things over whole continents. Iran are just puppets for Russia and to a lesser degree China at the moment and Russia are fast becoming China's lapdog after getting their backside handed to them by Ukraine/The west.
I genuinely can't see Russia and therefore Iran posing much more than a nuisance threat by backing rebels here and there to fight proxy battles for a good while. China will keep flexing its muscles but knows not to push too far into the west.
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China holds all the cards with Russia
at the moment. They’re basically keeping Russia afloat. Not single handedly but they’re the keystone.
 
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lifeskyblue

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  • Jan 17, 2024
  • #10
robbiekeane said:
They are clearly the worlds leading superpower and will be for a long time to come yet
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Internal unrest may well speed the US decline.


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robbiekeane

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  • Jan 17, 2024
  • #11
lifeskyblue said:
Internal unrest may well speed the US decline.


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They will just start a new war to get everyone to focus on. It’s worked so far
 

Ian1779

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  • Jan 17, 2024
  • #12
If what the scientists are predicting about the impact of climate change we may see a new order where the best prepared/equipped lead the way.
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Jan 17, 2024
  • #13
Ian1779 said:
If what the scientists are predicting about the impact of climate change we may see a new order where the best prepared/equipped lead the way.
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my moneys not on Russia and Iran then
 

Sick Boy

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  • Jan 17, 2024
  • #14
This has to be up there with the one of the worse decades ever so far.
 
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PVA

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  • Jan 17, 2024
  • #15
Sick Boy said:
This has to be up there with the one of the worse decades ever so far.
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Sick Boy

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  • Jan 17, 2024
  • #16
PVA said:
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I blame Campari!
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 18, 2024
  • #17
Brexit!!!
 

Flying Fokker

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  • Jan 18, 2024
  • #18
Sick Boy said:
This has to be up there with the one of the worse decades ever so far.
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Down the Rabbit hole I go...

to be reading at 4 in the morning

i‘m guessing it’s better to be oblivious of everything that is happening in the world,

Fear. Fight or flight.

Fansticism ans suppression seem to be on the up. The rest of the world is sleepwalking.

Nations Product bigger pea shooters.

Now, 1 sheep, 2 sheep,3 sheep 4,5,6
 

Alan Dugdales Moustache

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  • Feb 1, 2024
  • #19
All this WW3 talk is just media hysteria. It's worrying a lot of people who are glued to their phones when in actual fact the reality is it ain't going to happen. Well, not this week.
 
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wingy

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  • Feb 1, 2024
  • #20
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Alan Dugdales Moustache said:
All this WW3 talk is just media hysteria. It's worrying a lot of people who are glued to their phones when in actual fact the reality is it ain't going to happen. Well, not this week
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Started by the Govt!
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Feb 1, 2024
  • #21
Sick Boy said:
This has to be up there with the one of the worse decades ever so far.
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Definitely the worst of my life

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clint van damme

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  • Feb 3, 2024
  • #22
As someone who grew up in the 70s I honestly don't understand how people get misty eyed about that decade, it was grim.
But this one is going to beat it hands down.

Feel sorry for the youngsters navigating their way through it all.
 

skybluetony176

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  • Feb 3, 2024
  • #23
clint van damme said:
As someone who grew up in the 70s I honestly don't understand how people get misty eyed about that decade, it was grim.
But this one is going to beat it hands down.

Feel sorry for the youngsters navigating their way through it all.
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Same here. I’ve never held the 70’s as a great decade. I remember the 80’s feeling exciting and things becoming more vibrant. That was a period in my life when it felt like the UK was coming out of the doldrums, the 70’s just felt bleak. Power cuts is my main memory, I was born in 73 so I wasn’t even old enough to remember the 76 heatwave.

The 80’s though. VCR’s, we finally got a colour TV, Rugby got a Macdonalds, they opened a couple of water slides at Rugby Baths, modern world here we come. At least to a child’s mind anyway.
 

Terry_dactyl

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  • Feb 3, 2024
  • #24
skybluetony176 said:
Same here. I’ve never held the 70’s as a great decade. I remember the 80’s feeling exciting and things becoming more vibrant. That was a period in my life when it felt like the UK was coming out of the doldrums, the 70’s just felt bleak. Power cuts is my main memory, I was born in 73 so I wasn’t even old enough to remember the 76 heatwave.

The 80’s though. VCR’s, we finally got a colour TV, Rugby got a Macdonalds, they opened a couple of water slides at Rugby Baths, modern world here we come. At least to a child’s mind anyway.
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Isn’t this it though? The era we enjoyed the most are the ones where we young and starting to find our way in the world.
I was born in ‘77. I thought the 80s were shite…tacky and naff. All about Thatcher, yuppies; over stylised bollocks, terrible music.
The 90s on the other hand were great!
In reality I think it’s probably just because I was doing stuff that seemed exciting…and getting off my face and having sex. The glory months!
 
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