Here’s an idea: Let’s take the five or six middle-aged male politicians (because it’s almost always middle-aged male politicians) from each side who want to send their own people to war and put them in a big room with baseball bats.
My bet is it will be like those viral videos where dogs bark at each other when there’s a gate in the way, but if someone opens the gate, they just stare at each other and look nervous.
Whatever happens in there, it’s to have absolutely no bearing on their countries or the rest of the world, but they’re not allowed to come out until they all need a hospital.
And if they still want war after that, they go back in the room.
Unfortunately it’s not just politicians doing this. A lot of people hate each other for no other reason than they’re from a different country/religion/race.
Yes, religion is a charged topic here. Especially after the recent terrorist attack.
Yeah, but it’s those politicians who’ll send their compatriots to war.
If instead they’d started walking the propaganda back rather than lighting fires under everyone and getting everyone mad, it might have averted this. (Past tense because it might already be too late by the look of it). And one way to convince blood-thirsty ivory tower dwellers that war is a bad idea is that room I mentioned.
I mean, I saw a video the other day of children at a kindergarten or primary school where a little boy declared that he wanted to see the destruction of the other country. I forget now which country the boy was from, but it doesn’t matter. The politicians on each side have been fomenting hate for decades when they could have been doing the opposite, and that, unlike money, actually does trickle down.
Sure the mouth pieces of any country help, but at the end of the day, they’re not the ones pulling the trigger or killing each other. The tourist attacks could have been prevented by the people who did them…all they had to do was not do them. They chose to because they’re hateful people. A politician might have fanned the flames but as I said people hate each other because of some of the dumbest reasons.
I really hope there is a parallel universe where this happens, I wish it with every fiber of my being
Sounds like a Kilgore Trout story
You’d have to use cricket bats, but it’s not the worst idea
My bet is it will be like those viral videos where dogs bark at each other when there’s a gate in the way, but if someone opens the gate, they just stare at each other and look nervous.
It would be exactly like this viral video
My parents did this to me and my brother, we had to work it out or stay in room.
Me, reading the news every day:
What was that about World War III breaking out if Harris was elected?
I expected this war 20 years ago, I am surprised they kept their pants on this long. These two stay trying to fuck.
Trump sucks at diplomacy and moderation of global conflicts
He doesn’t just suck. He is completely incompetent. If I am wrong, please someone correct me but I don’t remember anything negotiated during his first term that has lasted.
Negotiation is essentially an exercise in empathy, trying to put yourself in the other side’s shoes, moderating a negotiation is essentially the same thing twice. Is it any wonder that an egocentric person who only cares about himself is not good at it?
Depends on what side you’re on…
The current Pakistani government is a illegitimate Junta looking for any distraction from their low popularity. Of course they are delighted that India starts a war with them so they can do the rallly around the flag. Free Imran Khan.
I’m so sick of this shit. I and most others have no interest, but will be effected.
The amount of conflict has really escalated in the world…
