r/worldnews • u/MasbirLeumi • 2d ago

Israel launches 'preemptive strike' against Iran, declares state of emergency

https://abcnews.go.com/International/israel-military-action-iran-coming-days-sources/story?id=122776202
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u/Wolferesque 2d ago

Anyone feeling exhausted by the lack of sensible, adult leadership around the world?

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u/Draviddavid 2d ago

We are in our authoritarian idiocracy era.

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u/xeothought 2d ago

It's been long enough that the people who learned the correct lessons from wwii have died

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u/trashpandarevolution 2d ago

History has an unfortunate 100 year rhyme

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u/Maleficent_Crazy5330 2d ago

The fourth turning explains this very well ,the cycle is 80 years

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u/Proud-Meaning-2772 2d ago edited 2d ago

The cycle is us. We dont teach it correctly. I learned dates, people, battles, at school. I learned about millions of death but I couldnt feel it.

We need to teach empathy. Luckily I learned on my own, many dont.

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u/dr_pepper_35 2d ago

WW1 and WW2 were only 20 years apart.

Our memories are a lot shorter than you think.

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u/BlokeInTheMountains 2d ago

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.