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Riff McClavin's avatar

Scarier than nuclear war?

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JohnOnKaui's avatar

IMHO yes.

Depends on what you value. I'm sure others will have a different opinion -- I emphasize opinion.

In a nuclear war, I expect to be dead. To misuse an old saying, "better dead than red", which one can interpret anyway they like -- including changing it to "better red than dead". Just opinions in this case.

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Riff McClavin's avatar

This isn't all about you, John. Lol In a nuclear war we're likely all dead, including my cat. Please think of Squitters if not the rest of us.

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JohnOnKaui's avatar

Let me delete and re-write:

I don't see all of humanity being wiped out by anything other than another asteroid. I might even survive nuclear war if I happen to be in the right place at the right time.

But a nation that is totally controlled, with no thoughts other than the approved thoughts, yep, that's scarier to me.

As I said, an opinion. So of course it is "all about me" that's what an opinion is.

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Riff McClavin's avatar

"I might even survive nuclear war if I happen to be in the right place at the right time." Knowing that so many share that opinion to me makes it scarier than a West Point for bureaucrats.

As far as living in a country with no thoughts but approved thoughts, looks like we're heading there regardless. Pretty bleak options, right?

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