This has always been the case. Unfortunately for them, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to win at modern warfare. As a result of their exploitation creeping into their backyard, they’ve needed to empower fascists to beat back socialism.
Unfortunately for everyone, fascists are violent and uncontrollable, virtually guaranteeing that they’ll end up fighting each other. Unlike in the past, violent power grabs against powerful empires cannot work. As the power levels of everyone increase, defense becomes less of an option in a violent confrontation.
When empires go to war with modern tech, the entire system, from the states the economy, are put in apocalyptic danger. Even without nukes, conventional weapons killed tens of millions with the last great war. In less than 3 decades of technological advancement and globalization, military deaths more than doubled while civilian deaths quintupled. With our current system, the economic disruption will kill hundreds of millions who never see the front line.
No amount of wealth can fully shield you from global collapse. Even the assholes who moved to New Zealand aren’t going to be having a good time. They cannot appreciate the scale of their fuck up. Even those who remain on top will live in constant danger.
“There’s class warfare, all right,” Mr. Warren Buffett said, “but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.”
This has always been the case. Unfortunately for them, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to win at modern warfare. As a result of their exploitation creeping into their backyard, they’ve needed to empower fascists to beat back socialism.
Unfortunately for everyone, fascists are violent and uncontrollable, virtually guaranteeing that they’ll end up fighting each other. Unlike in the past, violent power grabs against powerful empires cannot work. As the power levels of everyone increase, defense becomes less of an option in a violent confrontation.
When empires go to war with modern tech, the entire system, from the states the economy, are put in apocalyptic danger. Even without nukes, conventional weapons killed tens of millions with the last great war. In less than 3 decades of technological advancement and globalization, military deaths more than doubled while civilian deaths quintupled. With our current system, the economic disruption will kill hundreds of millions who never see the front line.
No amount of wealth can fully shield you from global collapse. Even the assholes who moved to New Zealand aren’t going to be having a good time. They cannot appreciate the scale of their fuck up. Even those who remain on top will live in constant danger.