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don't be a dick

don't be a dick

your autism is not an excuse

No point in worrying about things that are outside your ability to control. I wish that conflict between Ukraine and Russia didn't happen but there are a lot of things that I wish didn't happen. Both on a personal level and with things on a worldly level. The best thing to do is ignore feelings along the lines that we're all going to die and focus on taking things day by day. No one knows the future, this conflict could start WW3 or it could be an isolated event. Worrying about it doesn't accomplish anything. I'd hope cooler heads would prevail if nuclear weapons became an option. Any use of nuclear weapons would likely be mutual destruction and I'd like to think nobody wants that.

You're probably not the only person who is worried Joe. I think you're doing that catastrophic thinking thing that I've heard you and others talking about on here.

I'm also ignorant about world politics and wars and nato etc because its never really been something I've had to think about before now and I'm pretty certain that we can't be the only two people in the world like this so that's one less thing you need to worry about.

The best advice I can give you is to look at the news. Gather a bit of understanding about the issue. Chill out for a bit and take the good advice from the above posters. I reckon you're quite safe from destruction as well.

I don't see a nuclear holocaust on the horizon because the U.S. knows it can't respond military, since Russia is a major nuclear power. But things are going to get tough for many of us now harsh sanctions will be applied against Russia.

Enjoy your pleasures when and where you can. These are troubling times, but it's not the end of the world.

Even psychopathic killers want to enjoy their wealth and power.
Perhaps *especially* psychopathic killers.
Pootin is not going to start a nuclear war by attacking a NATO member and kill himself in the process.
He is evil, not insane.

I told my mother I curse the very day she and her husband brought me into this world. I know that was a horrible thing to say, but that's how I feel. I spent the rest of the day lying down and I didn't make supper because I'll never feel like eating again. I feel very numb. Maybe I'm having a stroke. But I could never be that lucky.

Would you say having a stroke would be a "stroke of luck"?
<boom tish>

I would have thought most adolescents would have had a disapproving view of forcibly being dragged kicking and screaming into this godforsaken existence.
Most probably thought it but did not say it.

I am not most, and consistently state that I regret not strangling myself with my own umbilical cord, whilst still in the womb. lol
My mother agreed that it was a mistake to bring children into the world, with the benefit of a lifetime experience.
Good on her.
My father also thought it was a bad move.
A bit late after the fuct fact, guys.

https://www.thehealthy.com/mental-healt ... h-anxiety/



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Don't panic.

Being in NATO is actually a good thing, not a burden. Why? Well, assuming this pact works, if any of the members gets invaded, other are to provide military help. The NATO budget when it comes to military funding dwarfs Russia's one. To put it simply, even though NATO countries, bundled together, have smaller area than Russia alone, they have more armed forces and also in most cases better equipped. It is also easier for them to support each other when it comes to warfare due to standardisation of many things, from communications to bullet calibre used in their standard issue firearms.

So yeah, Russia's invasion on any of NATO members means all other being pulled in. But this also means that there's actually a chance of stopping Russia. Think about it that way: without NATO, Russia would be able to wage wars with European nations one by one, taking time to regain its strength after each conquest, destabilise another territory and once again go in with full force. It would be a snowball effect, the more land they would occupy/force under their influence, the more powerful their war machine will be. And one day, they would be able to launch an invasion of UK if so they would desire. But with NATO alliance in place, it isn't as easy - they need to face a bigger opponent. It is estimated that alliance military does have 3.2 million personnel while Russia does have around 900 000 troops.

As for nuclear war - there's something called a MAD doctrine. MAD stands for Mutual Assured Destruction. Russia have their nuclear warheads targeted at key strategic areas and major NATO cities, whereas US and allies who also have access to nuclear weapons, have their own warheads targeted at Russia.

Now, the key element to this are ballistic missile submarines which carry missiles with nuclear warheads. Whereas most countries still have ground base missile stations and can use airplanes as a form of delivery, the submarines have two advantages over them:

1) They can be constantly on the move and are near impossible to detect to begin with. They use nuclear reactors for power, which means they can operate for weeks without returning to bases, with food resources to supply needs of the crew being the only limiting factor. Thanks to nuclear reactors, they are able to generate their own oxygen supply and even drinkable water.
2) They can get close enough to enemy's borders to successfully deliver payload deep into their territory.

Thank to submarines, the nuclear pre-emptive strike, also called first strike, focused on destroying opponent's nuclear bases is not as effective. The ground based silo installations, submarine bases and bomber airfields can be destroyed (but their locations are top secret, so it is not guaranteed that enemy will know about all locations), but there are ALWAYS some submarines out there ready to strike back. It is practically impossible to destroy all of the enemy's warheads - submarines carrying them are too hard to detect to find and destroy them all at once.

Crews of these submarines have simple orders - in event of nuclear attack, they are to launch their own missiles, targeting predefined targets, unless instructed otherwise.

Thus, any side launching a barrage of nuclear missiles have it guaranteed that nukes will also fall onto their heads. Most likely, the first counter attack would be launched even before first nuke would detonate, as long-range missiles would be detected by defences of the other side.

In addition to that, most countries also posses ground based, mobile launch stations, which can change their position. This way, aggressor have only vague intelligence of where to aim their own warheads and no guarantee that they will be able to destroy all of enemy's land-based missiles before they'll take flight.

This horrible scenario acts as a deterrence. Anyone who will start nuclear war have it absolutely guaranteed that they will also suffer heavy losses, if not complete destruction.

The reason why nuclear warheads didn't saw use in military conflict after WW2 is this, not any concerns about radioactive pollution or human cost of detonating A-bombs, like many people tend to believe.

I think it's what people are saying on Facebook that is getting to me. It sounds like it's going to be WW3, and everyone knows that WW3 will be the death of the whole planet because some genius has invented a nuclear bomb so powerful that it can wipe out an entire population in a few minutes. I don't see the use of nuclear bombs that powerful though, because what's the point in declaring a war nobody's going to win?

Why can't they have wars without any guns, explosions or death? Why not use sports as a way of fighting for land instead?

Probably a stupid question but don't say "you're right, it is a stupid question" because I don't feel like being judged right now.

That brings to mind 2015 when Facebook kicked me off FB over a virus my computer did not really have, and a thing which I saw continue even in to 2018.
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A Reference: Feb 23, 2018 12:26 PM
Facebook's Mandatory Malware Scan Is an Intrusive Mess
Facebook is locking users out of their accounts until they download antivirus software that sometimes doesn't even work on their computers.
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-ma ... ware-scan/
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A couple weeks after being locked out/kicked off Facebook I realized how stressed just generally all the time that being on Facebook had been causing me to be.

And, yes, I am saying that as a way of suggesting that you put some distance between you and Facebook in order to reduce anxiety and stress.

Why even fight in the first place? An average Russian have no business in killing average Ukrainian and vice versa.

Thing is, it is not us, people, who make these calls. No matter what political structure we talk about, from western democracies to absolute authoritarianism, there's always ruling class and masses that do not have any say in the matter. Wars serve one thing only - ruling class interests, dealings and ambitions. People are getting brainwashed by patriotism and nationalism, believing that superficial differences between nations are matters of life and death. I think that humans in general are wired to follow the pack, the leader. Most Russians do not want that war, but the decision has been made for them and they'll submit to it. We, ones living in NATO countries do not want this war either, but sure as hell the decision whether to join it or not won't be made by us. And we will submit to it, too.

Ukrainians do not want this war, but even if they would have any say in the matter, they would still have no choice but to fight - the difference is, they are defending themselves and even if they would want to resolve conflict peacefully, it is not possible. Rest of us have handed over the steering wheel to white old men to make decisions for us. Russians won't be able to alter the path their government took, we won't be able to change ones which our governments will take.

This is what communists and later, anarchists were and are talking about all the time - any form of centralised government means that a nation have no true control over its own destiny.

Isn't Facebook a bit of an echo chamber where people will repeat each other's worries and amplify them? I'd unplug from it for awhile because other people are going to fuel your worries and if you participate, you'll fuel theirs too (possibly).

I wish when nations declared wars of aggression that their people would go on a general strike to force their government to not take that action, but sadly that doesn't seem to be how things go. It's shameful how most of us are seen as little more than just another resource by elites.

Truth!

I left Facebook after the 2016 elections in US as the soreness and toxicity of the losing side did not die down.

Facebook is a bad place to be at a time of unrest. The mistake is certainly being there.

Not to mention a lot of it will be false.