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Look at the heads of state in the examples you provided and identify the generation to which ALL of them belong.

barrysteve 2y ago
The time will come when you see that you can't age-gate a war over resources. Putin can't step down from his role, the people who put him there will make sure it ends badly for him. The people in these conflicts all want to make sure their reserves stay safe, it only takes one Houthi rebel to ignite the tinderbox. No matter what age that rebel is.
- Zetobal 2y ago
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  - barrysteve 2y ago
    I'm not advocating for war, just describing the truth as I see it. I would hope saying the truth about the tensions would encourage people to back down.. or at least isolate the most aggressive player out from the herd of peaceful participants. The 'pretty picture' is that everyone defends their own trade lanes and we get on with life. You're right I do enjoy thinking about war, it makes relationships clearer. I don't want war.
    - Zetobal 2y ago
      >> You're right I do enjoy thinking about war, it makes relationships clearer. That's the problem no matter how you rationalize it.
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        Zetobal 2y ago
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        dang 2y ago
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  - hilbert42 2y ago
    "...doomer boomer shit we are talking about you don't see any other resolution except escalation... " I didn't offer a solution but an opinion based on centuries of historical evidence and of my personal experience. If I had a workable solution no doubt I'd be offered a Nobel Peace Prize. What then is your solution that's guaranteed to work? Then you'll receive the Gong instead.
hilbert42 2y ago
"Look at the heads of state... " True, and I'm not offering excuses but it's always been that way—read my second post to Zetobal.
nozzlegear 2y ago
Technically Biden is Silent Generation, not Baby Boomer ;)

The time will come when you see that you can't age-gate a war over resources. Putin can't step down from his role, the people who put him there will make sure it ends badly for him. The people in these conflicts all want to make sure their reserves stay safe, it only takes one Houthi rebel to ignite the tinderbox. No matter what age that rebel is.

Zetobal 2y ago
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- barrysteve 2y ago
  I'm not advocating for war, just describing the truth as I see it. I would hope saying the truth about the tensions would encourage people to back down.. or at least isolate the most aggressive player out from the herd of peaceful participants. The 'pretty picture' is that everyone defends their own trade lanes and we get on with life. You're right I do enjoy thinking about war, it makes relationships clearer. I don't want war.
  - Zetobal 2y ago
    >> You're right I do enjoy thinking about war, it makes relationships clearer. That's the problem no matter how you rationalize it.
    - barrysteve 2y ago
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        dang 2y ago
        We've banned this account for repeatedly breaking the site guidelines and ignoring multiple requests to stop. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39543994 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39543994 (Feb 2024) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38726372 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38726372 (Dec 2023) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38651273 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38651273 (Dec 2023) If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. They're here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.
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- hilbert42 2y ago
  "...doomer boomer shit we are talking about you don't see any other resolution except escalation... " I didn't offer a solution but an opinion based on centuries of historical evidence and of my personal experience. If I had a workable solution no doubt I'd be offered a Nobel Peace Prize. What then is your solution that's guaranteed to work? Then you'll receive the Gong instead.

hilbert42 2y ago

"Look at the heads of state... " True, and I'm not offering excuses but it's always been that way—read my second post to Zetobal.

nozzlegear 2y ago

Technically Biden is Silent Generation, not Baby Boomer ;)