• Ledivin@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Yes, I can see the cause for fear in all of these events. I also really like bagels.

    Are we just stating random facts, or are you going to link this event to the ones you listed in some way?

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      I mean a state actor gunning down a civilian and getting more public support than the victim sounds pretty linked to the rise in authoritarianism that could very well plunge the world into conflict to me

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      Such incidents are typically symptomatic of deeper, systemic problems.

      Deep, systemic problems undermine the stability of a polity.

      Unstable polities are more likely to make irrational choices in an attempt to stabilize themselves.

      Such irrational choices often lead to some high-quality international level game-theory style consequences.

      When the systemic problems are rooted in a system that is widely used across a swathe of countries, and is systemically failing in much the same way… well… that’s a recipe for some ‘interesting times’.