Talk:World War 3

General Joseph Dunford at the US Senate
I am moving this to the talk page as this seems to be controversial. -- Petri Krohn (talk) 07:42, 5 October 2016 (UTC) Uses answer to sen. Wikcer question (note in the follow-up that question was misunderstood, the answer clarified, somewhat). See also RT clip, US top brass grilled by Senator Graham on Syria, Kurds and ISIS, all taken from U.S. Senate hearing, National Security Challenges and Ongoing Military Operations Date: Thursday, September 22, 2016 --Resup (talk) 17:19, 4 October 2016 (UTC)
 * WW3 IS OKAY IF IT’S LIBERAL - The Alex Jones Channel

Discussion
Standoff between USSR/Russia and the West started after WW2, and did not lead to a global war despite having local conflicts; their leadership was not, and is not suicidal. -However, technology allows for it.

For IS, final war is an essential part of ideology; its propaganda magazine carries the name of the place in Syria where this final war is supposed to happen. In Iran, some different but apocalyptic version too.


 * Christian Bible followers also look forward to end times described in the Book of Revelations (Apocalypse) where a final war occurs before true believers are transported to heaven.
 * Jewish Rabbinical tradition requires the return of The Mashiach Messiah to allow construction of the third Temple.
 * The Torah prophesies the Mashiach who will be King in the End of Days. This seems to be the basis for the Christian Apocalypse, the Islamic final war, and the Rabbinical Third Temple stories.
 * True, but significant differences too. Elsewhere (1) there were reforms and it was agreed that religious words allow interpretation and are not to be taken literally as transcribed millennia ago (2) afterlife is (by far) not the main focus, this life is; and similar for apocalypse  (3) milder or non-existent requirements to convert/conquer others (4) there is civilian government and courts setting laws and polices and not following religious prescriptions; those civilian norms are dominating, by far, religious ones; etc. --Resup (talk) 08:18, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

The ongoing proxy conflict between Russia and the West may merge these two trends above together. This is why it is important for Russia and the West to come to common grounds, as there is no ideological difference, 'just' geopolotics, egos, and greed. (Massive disinformation and stupidity, too). --Resup (talk) 07:47, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

Extension of the conflict - Thierry Meyssan, October 10, 2016
 * Do not believe presented version. Somebody had set out a clash between Russia and France, who are usually more close than Russia and USA. Putin plans to visit France later in October for some church opening event; his meeting or being scolded by Hollande causing diplomatic troubles and may further isolate Moscow. Could be that France have strong views on Syria too, it is a former colony. But going first to Moscow, than confronting Moscow is strange. Israel is there only as leftists need it to be a boogey man, what on heck French-Russian clash at UN has to do with Israel? Putin has better chemistry with Netanyahu than with any Western boss, Hollande including. Strange anyway. Ukraine jumped on this at once (according to some reports) and now does not want a Normandy meeting in Berlin on the day, after asking for a meeting all along after Crimea incident.

--Resup (talk) 00:20, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

As indicated in the above critique of Voltaire, president Putin has cancelled the visit to France. --Resup (talk) 11:14, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Outcome of a regional conflict
* In Russia.

Nevermind the mode, what's the outcome? At present Russian elites are pro -Western (or hedonistic). In case of a serious clash, patriotic opposition will become the patriotic government, while pro-Western opposition will accept it or leave. As a result, an inconvenient partner of the West which Russia still remains to be today will be replaced by a determined and strong-willed opponent. There may be a serious upheaval, loss, and hardship, but Russia becoming pro-Western as a result is not on the cards at all. This is basically creating a strong and determined enemy, in place of a weak friend --Resup (talk) 20:01, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Another, similar version, a fastened generation change. Current leadership was raised in the USSR, experienced pro-Western influence in its ending days, including humanitarian western values, and materialistic wilder-than-west that followed. New generation of leaders in their formative years experienced sad results of the collapse, and do not have pro-Western or humanitarian romanticism. They are more cut-throat and less reflective than milder Soviet-raised generation, too. Those of them who are pro western are either far removed from political front rows/marginalized if in politics, or have left and have no real political traction. So the same outcome in this version, too. --Resup (talk) 10:30, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Prophesies?
I YouTube channel called World W. 3 News has been promoting the idea from March 2016 that World War 3 will start on October 8, 2016. What is so special about this date? As of today the timing looks about right: the constantly increasing rate of escalation steps indicates that the event horizon is in October 2016. -- Petri Krohn (talk) 10:43, 5 October 2016 (UTC)

P.S. - "Event horizon" in a crisis means that no plans need to be made beyond a certain date. Long term threats can be ignored if some short term threat is likely to make preparing for them irrelevant. -- Petri Krohn (talk) 10:47, 5 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Not in my October 8 schedule. Seems to be (evacuating) Saker-type crowd here (if not altogether another IP collection store). I'd have no clue. --Resup (talk) 13:50, 5 October 2016 (UTC)
 * LOL! They moved the date of WW3 to January 22, 2017. On YouTube you can rename videos and change thumbnail images. -- Petri Krohn (talk) 10:21, 11 October 2016 (UTC)