Is World War III possible?
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It was predictable that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan would eventually have an explanation—and now it makes sense. The AUKUS pact, which shifts the focus of war toward the Asia-Pacific region, is now the new priority for the major arms-producing companies in the world: the American firms Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman. Under President Biden's administration, it was stated that the war in Afghanistan was costing the country \$300 million per day, and that this was one of the reasons for leaving that territory. However, as the saying goes, there's no stitch without thread—it was obvious that the billions of dollars spent on the war industry couldn't simply vanish. Something bigger was on the way: a more significant escalation and even greater profit for the manufacturers of death. We must take into account that the U.S. economy essentially depends on military spending, as this is the highest budget item and keeps growing while other areas shrink. North America is a nation that entirely relies on everything war-related, which mobilizes the largest portion of its workforce worldwide. From a simple napkin to a satellite, everything produced ultimately ends up in the hands of the military. War drives the economy more than any other activity. During World War I, thousands of millionaires emerged in the U.S.—none of whom ever fought anywhere, suffered a scratch, or died. The same happened during World War II. Every time the U.S. engages in a conflict, real or not, it means that billions of dollars from the national treasury will end up in the pockets of a few. But that’s not all: its armed forces are also highly polluting. The Department of Defense is currently the largest consumer of oil in the world, making it one of the greatest emitters of greenhouse gases. This is without counting the contamination caused by the thousands of depleted uranium bombs dropped over the Middle East for decades, not to mention the consequences of numerous nuclear tests conducted both publicly and in secret. In other words, war is not only the world’s most profitable business but also the most harmful to the planet—even when no war is actively being fought. That said, it is truly alarming that World War III is already underway. Wars of significant scale don’t break out overnight—they require long periods of material and tactical preparation. The more substantial and complex the war, the more time is needed for its execution. The U.S. has already decided that its new “enemy” is now China, completely forgetting about the old “terrorism.” This country has a habit of inventing enemies whenever it needs them. First, it was the Native Americans, the “Indians,” followed by the English, Mexicans, Spanish, Europeans, Asians, Russians, Arabs, and a long list of villains—each portrayed as “evil” caricatures in countless Hollywood films. But if we observe China, it's difficult to find any situation in which it has shown hostility toward the U.S. Aside from a few comments by Mao Tse-tung (Zedong) in his writings, there is no known case of the Asian giant ever trying to attack or even offend the U.S. On the contrary, with globalization, China became the major manufacturer for American companies and still plays that role today. It is, therefore, absurd to think that the Chinese harbor any kind of “hatred” or animosity toward Americans. The only “crime” for which the U.S. sees China as an “enemy” is simply because it “has grown too much” and is now the second-largest economy—soon to be the first, having already caught up with Russia and the U.S. in space and scientific fields. Thus, viewing China as “the enemy” doesn’t stem from China itself but from the U.S.'s need to have someone to wage war against in order to fulfill two main goals: maintain global dominance and feed its arms manufacturers. That’s what it’s all about. The speeches about democracy, freedom, “human rights,” and all the rest that the U.S. uses to justify its invasions and genocides are merely excuses spread by the media—experts in mass manipulation, constantly presenting doomsday scenarios whenever the U.S. needs to spark a conflict or intervention. Nostradamus specials and his prophecies are repeated over and over, with the “Antichrist” changing each time: Hitler, the Ayatollah, Saddam, and now China. The truth is that World War III will happen no matter what—it’s only a matter of the right conditions being met for the U.S. to believe it can win. Until then, pacts, alliances, and the installation of bases across the Pacific will continue, until the day comes when experts decide that “everything is optimal to destroy China,” and a new Pearl Harbor, Alamo, USS Maine, Gulf of Tonkin, or 9/11 is fabricated—an event that will drive the American population to launch into war with passion and fury to “avenge the offense” committed by that evil, cruel, and ruthless enemy. In this, both the film industry and the mainstream media will be fundamental in “setting the stage” so that everything Chinese is seen as “evil and wicked,” to the point where “there is no other choice but to give them what they deserve.” The problem is that it’s not certain the U.S. will win (as Russia will also be involved), nor that the consequences will be “controllable,” because no one yet knows what could happen when nuclear bombs start falling left and right across the planet.
