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[–] Mana@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was trying to finish my degree before WWIII... Fuck it, I didn't want to do all of this homework anyway.

[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When WWIII finally starts, we'll still be expected to show up to work on time.

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So essential who cares if we starve in the streets!

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemdro.id 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why would a war make any difference?

[–] Maeve@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Allocation of funds?

[–] dumdum666@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hey check it out, this guy hasn't heard of Franz Ferdinand! /s


As to not be rude or dismissive: the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is generally credited with the start of World War I. The implication being that a world war has been started over a seemingly small event that had tumultuous consequences thereafter. The further implication being that we may already be past a Franz Ferdinand assassination type event and may be worryingly headlong into a path to large scale warfare once again.

[–] dumdum666@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So you are saying Iran has signed contracts with other nations that would oblige those nations to go to war with countries Iran is at war with?

[–] Syldon@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

Because the world is interconnected a lot more than it has ever been before. A single shooting in a very minor nation went from a terrorist attack to a full world war. The world is in a very precipitous state ATM. Many countries are looking for opportunities to take advantage of any weaknesses in world order to subjugate their neighbours. Now is not a good time to go gun totting frivolously.