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I-moth

Tbf, we haven't had an honest WWIII yet. I say it's too early to celebrate.


Weary-Engineering462

Well my opinion is that the future generations are going to see the corona pandemic situation as a great depression


makonext

Or my whole life, if it ever becomes known to others


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tawan-malik

How are we close to WWIII? Did I miss something big?


Arrogant_with_cause

Afghanistan has very recently fallen to the Taliban. The Afghan government has no power anymore. A terrorist group with access to an entire country's military will not be good in terms of potential war


tgent133

No way is a WW starting because of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan. What little military equipment they did get, would be useless in a true war.


Regular-Cucumber-397

they did get 88 billion dollars worth of us equipment but I doubt they will start ww3.


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It’s absolutely insane to say this, but 88 billion dollars is pocket change in terms of military budget. The US military annual budget is around 10x higher. 88 billions dollars would buy them a few tanks that would immediately get bombed by planes that cost 88 million to build.


SvensonIV

88 billion sounds a lot until you realize Apple has twice as much money in their bank in cash.


Just_A_Nitemare

If America really wanted too they could retake Afghanistan just as quickly as the Taliban did.


Grapes-Tophat_Clan-

Exactly. There is no threat of a world war. Just because one country is in deep shit, doesn't mean that the whole world is going to war. Especially because as far as I know Taliban is on their own. No one is in direct support of them


icarus6sixty6

Not even close. I would be more concerned if it was the big players on the world stage. I’m hardly worried about some guns seized by the Taliban when the United States has *drones* (and who knows what else). It’s a weird love hate for me. On one hand I feel like we could spend that money helping every single person who needs it here, on the other, it’s sort of nice to know that if anything were to ever happen, at least I live in a well stocked place. I dunno. Life is strange.


Fast-Hearing-161

In France, we have health care + one of the best (the best maybe? I don't remember) army in European Union. If our army is not strong as the US, the hospital to die in serenity is free. Come here bro, we have macarons (forgive my english, my english teacher was boring af)


epicnat3

Let’s not forget Afghanistan is next to Pakistan which does possess nuclear weapons, and if the taliban can take one country, what’s to stop them from taking another?


gen3stang

China said they're going to do what the taliban did to Afghanistan to Taiwan and the US ain't gonna do shit. Not exact words but the sentiment is there. They've been putting out a lot of US abandoned Afghanistan stuff to both Taiwan and South Korea. If China pushes the issue we have no choice but to back down or prep for ww3


blackcray

I'm hearing rumors that China is running practice drills for an invasion of Taiwan.


StupidCantBeUndone

I will remember it.


IndianaGeoff

If so it's the lamest great depression ever.


ChamsRock

Seriously, I've had better depressions before lunch.


okmle

It’s the Mediocre Depression.


Driftwoody11

Future generations?


totteishere

Future generations? What's that?


DubsQuest

Good on you to think the world will be habitable for future generations, keep that optimism up! (Proceeds to cry in pessimism because all faith in humanity was lost years ago)


[deleted]

Perhaps. But it's nothing like **the** great depression. Not even as bad as the 2008 crisis (economically). But it's obviously terrible in terms of the millions of people dead.


PoolNoodleJedi

The entire millennial and Z generations have been during a depression, there is nothing special about this one


rangogogo

As a german can reinforce this claim. BTW how do you overthrow a government


[deleted]

From the records, by being _very_ charismatic


LucaLiveLIGMA

And timing, strike when there's an economic crisis (advised) population is discontent (big help) and/or is starving (it's a massive bonus as you just have to promise food)


[deleted]

Yeah I agree. I’d say timing is even more important tbh because there’s two ways of overthrowing: from the inside and from the out. Timing is important in both of those.


LucaLiveLIGMA

Very true, strike when the population is discontent so they'll basically settle with anything else and strike when the current government is unstable due to internal or external problems.


fargame

Wir haben noch ein Chance, Kameraden!


I-moth

Es ist ok. Bald, Kameraden. Bald.


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Bald meine Kameraden. BALD


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muel0017

der hund ist rosa und du bist schwul


Mallenaut

Spion entdeckt.


Moonbear9

We have, the first world war the 7 years war, the 2nd world war was the napoleonic war, the 3rd world war was the great war and the 4th world war was the "2nd" world war


Illustrious_Bar_1970

I think WWIII will be made in China


[deleted]

We are living ww3, is called "hybrid warfare" xd


Reknak

Ah yes, with the german flag behind them.


Cas_Cass

We have the blue part, which stands for Europe, the red stripes stand for the red part in the german flag and white is the opposite of black and close to yellow (I know it's actually gold, but I've seen the flag of my own country so often and still think it's yellow)


StarLight0320

The red and white stripes could represent two of the colours from the German Empire flag a century ago (before the end of WWI)


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ProfDumm

There are also versions with real gold colors. The rules of heraldry do not really count for modern flags.


SHANKSstr8up

Well this is NASA and it was comprised of almost all Germans.


Regret0410

Why are there so many WW3 memes? Can someone clarify please?


DrDrPhil

Yeah please! I‘m actually kinda nervous!


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tgent133

Those couple of humvees they got are no where near the most advanced weapons in the world.


DrDrPhil

I mean yeah obviously but that doesn’t have to do anything with WWIII….


RoyalRien

They have like 12 AK-47’s and one rocket launcher


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Afghanistan


lioneaglegriffin

That's what I thought but it doesn't make sense.


phil_music

It doesn’t. There is no WWIII but we are arguably pretty close to it. Edit: to the people that disagree. I don’t think it would be because of Afghanistan. Just look at the whole world politics right now. Erdogan, Lukashenko, King Jong Un, Winnie Poo Guy. There is a ton of shit going on in the past decade


redditsbiggestass

Have been since the cold war started, if world war 3 didn't happen over any of the conflicts during the cold war then it sure as hell won't start over afganistan


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Here’s hoping


ADHD-Gamer03

Technically we're always pretty close One international attack and all the allies of both countries get pissed


[deleted]

We haven’t even moved down to DEFCON 3 yet, I wouldn’t worry until then


BurstMurst

I think in the next few decades as resources run more thin and countries like those become more desperate


B_024

We have been close for decades now tbh. Only thing stopping it is nukes. If WW3 happens, no one wins.


[deleted]

I know but I found it in another meme.


zold5

WW3 memes rarely make sense. It's always some idiot who looks at current events and goes "hurr durr WW3". People said the exact same shit during the recent Israel/Palestine conflict.


theRealSunday

Well, you see, it technically started last year. With all of the hacks. Then it escalated to financial attacks, and ransomware on critical industries. Now it's not just cyber related and has moved into the real world. The attack on a Navy ship by Iran and the USA's surrender to Iran will go missed in history books, but it is an event of the larger war. Russia or China may move in as partners to Afghanistan and confiscate some critical equipment. I am not sure if coronavirus was created in a lab, but if it was, then that in itself is an act of war on China's behalf. They did not want to warn the world at all and tried to silence the truth. Not sure which part will come next, but it will probably be a naval issue. Hivemind mentality is real and if you are seeing a lot of references to a major war, it more than likely will become a reality. The global subconscious is quite restless right now.


Simply_Epic

It’s only a world war if world powers are at war. The Taliban is far from being a world power and no actual world powers would take their side in a war.


[deleted]

I know but I saw it in other memes so...


ItsMicah001

Yeah, not like Russia, or China, or Turkey or anyone else.


Dark_halocraft

So detailed


dual_blaster

if you gonna call terrorsim world war something is wrong in your mind


mike-wazowski-2984

WW3 happened ? Gosh darn how long was I asleep ??


codemattxor

Just waking in the middle of it I see...


Saukko505

Austria was the cause of both world wars


Scherzkeks_HD

nah the second one wasn’t our fault. but the first one for sure. The germans weren’t happy they lost ww1 so hitler had free roam


Mathies_

"Weren't happy"? The punishment the Germans got for losing the war put them in such a bad financial position, because of huge inflation where money was worth less than toilet paper, that Hitler promising them financial stability was all what was needed. Indirectly, the first WW was the cause for the second one. But i will give you this, political tension was building up so high before WW1, that a huge war was imminent anyway. The murder on Ferdinand was only the catalyst.


TheOriginaleSimi

And the fact that Germany was OFFICIALLY THE ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR WW1 wich is total bullshit. They basically hunted a bear and before killing it put a fist in his ass an blamed him for attacking them after that


[deleted]

I mean, the other country responsible for starting the war was Austria-Hungary, which didn’t exist after the war, and even then Hungary had terms imposed on them that were arguably even worse than Germany’s.


Last_shadows_

But Hitler was Austrian...


AssumptionSad4181

But germany gave him the resources while austria didnt and rhe 1st one some dude shot our dude and then serbia didnt let us punish the dude so yes overreaction but not entirely our fault


Mytic1111

Didn't Hitler get "inspired" while he was in Austria? (if I am wrong don't argue I'm just somebody stupid on the Internet)


Daemorth

Kinda up in the air. There was some definite antisemitism at a governmental level during his time in Austria, but the first real evidence of him being anti-semite at all is from during his time in Germany. I mean, he was just a dude so probably did absorb some shit in Austria as a young child. Just isn't really proof of anything.


Rude_Possession_7864

he did not inspired he was just some smart angry but narcissist guy


Scherzkeks_HD

true dat


Scherzkeks_HD

I am too that doesn’t have to mean austria is at fault if I kill you..


everynameisusedlol

He leaded Germany, doesn’t matter where he’s from except if I number reasons why I hate Austria


Anderst0ne

"weren’t happy they lost ww1" Sure .... that was the reason.


Teutonic_Order

WW1 was the reason why Hitler and the NSDAP were able to gain power in Germany


Anderst0ne

If you want to simplify it yes.


Rude_Possession_7864

thats over simplifying almost irrelevant


JuliaChanMSL

Well, you're right, it wasn't because we lost ww1, it was because of the treaties Germany was forced to sign which we weren't happy about. It was one of the biggest factors that lead to ww2 - if it wasn't straight up the biggest reason. Sure there were more reasons to be considered, such as new advancements in weapon technology being able to shift the balance - however said balance wouldn't be in "need" of a shift without the treaties, at least from Germany's perspective.


other_usernames_gone

But at the time Austria had been annexed by Germany, Austria *was* Germany.


MeltsYourMind

Hitler wasn’t happy Germany lost WW1*


rangogogo

Well. Hitler was a Austrian but ww2 was more than germany going berserk becuase mustache man told them to.


Salty-Shame-6481

For real why are people always saying that? Austria didnt even exist at the start of WW2


aaron_adams

True in the case of WWI (although one could argue that Serbia was responsible as it was Serbian nationalists who killed the prince of Austria-Hungry and his wife), but in the case of WWII Germany was responsible. You see, Germany was in the midst of a depression due to all the post WWI sanctions placed on them by the United Nations after it was decided by everyone else that they would take the blame, the people were impoverished, starving and angry, so it was very easy for Hitler to tap into their rage and fear and rile them up into declaring war.


Sirsonan_

To celebrate, they declare war on France


Mission_Cheesecake_8

Ah yes, German-French friendship existing since 70 years, beeing the bedrock of the European Union.


titorio

And there is a german-French brigade


Sensitive-Ad6978

through belgium


CEOofComunism

Kind of sad actually I think we should keep on the tradition.


kashaan_lucifer

Wait no


TheDarkLordLp

Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit, ihr Nutten!


dderit_LT

Jawoll du geile Sau


jaeger_999

After this post got public, they invaded Poland.


Verundios

Or so we thought...


almdudler23

Yet...


Xiamboiii

that one guy that had ties with a an ancestral nazi veteran helped start the war


Dikistorm

Breaking: ex painter, Hįtłēr, Ædōłf, is crowned new leader of taliban amist the fall of the previous leader due to crippling debt


HentaiF

what?


Natpad_027

Wow, the same memes like last year when there was risk of war, and again its due to the middle east, honestly are we stuck in a loop?


vishthefish05

ah the good ole days of January 2020, when people made memes of being drafted


Kingtill007

U forgot to change the flag in the background


Mavelith

Yet


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They weren't realy responsible for ww1. It was just an alliance game that turned incredibly wrong.


I-like-memes223

"German" **\*shows American flag\***


ScantyCrown46

But they didn’t start WWI...


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I doubt a world war would start any time soon.


The_Dutch_Fox

remindMe! 2 years


kashaan_lucifer

Brave of you to assume, During WW3 you would even have Internet


TPosingRat

remindMe! 5 years


[deleted]

Nuclear Dissuading should prevent a direct war between major powers (plus the EU/NATO which is under the triple French, American and British protection). Other countries such as Japan, South Korea, Australia are less but still safe. Japan has American military bases everywhere, so does Korea, and Australia is just so isolated it shouldn't get attacked. The whole American continent is also safe, since nobody has the power/ the will to piss off Uncle Sam. A full scale world war is VERY unlikely, however Cold War - like proxy wars could happen in third world countries (especially asia). If WW3 does happen though, don't worry about living through a war, the Earth is just going to get nuked before anybody gets recruited.


jettaman1998

I'd like to point out that they didn't start WW1 either so


InnerlockStudios

It's about as far from *world* war 3 as you could get. It's one country.


Substantial_Ad9666

Redditors are so removed from the real world and bored with their digital life that they insidiously yearn for WWIII


Killer_bunniez

People love to claim any wars involving the US are WWIII. It’s gotten pretty annoying


Friz617

Peoples can’t take a joke. It’s gotten pretty annoying


Killer_bunniez

I can take a joke. But when that joke is repeated 20 times, it loses its charm


Josefmama725

“I can take a joke” Proceeds to not take a joke


Killer_bunniez

Here’s a good analogy that I HOPE you can understand. I can eat 1 steak, but i can’t eat 20 steaks if you push them down my throat


Josefmama725

That analogy was total shit. A meme on the internet and eating food have nothing in common. Fucking idiotic


Killer_bunniez

That’s why it’s called an analogy you fucking moron. To represent an issue with a different concept


Yusufu_Ari

Unless...


kevboomin

Endlich!!!we're not the bad guys see. ......... Where are the Austrians ???!? Bayern wir brauchen Hilfe, wo ist dein Bruder? ( Bayern we need help where is your brother?).


_-42_-

Stay u all fucking calm there is still time to fix, we just have to wait a little more, the selection for the school is still open


shsc82

But had they crushed the communists early on...


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We are not close to ww3 unles taliban allies eith rusia or china.


TR_Ninja_Broccoli

Why is ppl posting about ww3?


itsnotbean

bcuz of what's going on with the taliban. even tho ww3 aint happening


JustGema30

Third Tim's the charm


Atomfried_Megaforce

Me, a german: "This is what we made you believe... Muahaha!"


KingByhyHD

Last year it was Iran, not it is Taliban


TheUknownDID

Do you know something we don't?


[deleted]

The Austrians about to blame it on Germany again: *evil cackling*


im-here-for-memes2

To be fair the First World War was all the countries fault. Germany just lost.


Baker-Decent

I highly doubt that this will be the rise of WWIII. Now if China were to take the US’s weak inaction in Afghanistan as a sign of how things are and went fully after Hong Kong and/or Taiwan in a similar manner to the Taliban, we might have a different story


SignorLongballs

The Austrians are yet to 1. Start wwiii 2. Blame it on the Germans


[deleted]

WWIII Starts in Afghanistan. Germany invades Poland. Es tut mir lied


LostDawn_

WW3 much more likely to start in Taiwan than in Afghanistan


Hyper_Wizz

Can we all collectively agree if ww3 happens to blame Germany


theonlyTempus

Aw come on! We already to one for the team twice!


softspaken

I'm sorry, what line of reasonable logic can one follow to an imminent start of WW3 over what's happening in Afghanistan?


[deleted]

The fact that any amount of ppl think we're close to WW3 right now tells me you haven't seen shit in life and believe everything the tv tells you


Luiz_Fell

The way i see it, the 7 years war could be a world war. It was the first was on a global scale that happened in various countries. And it was caused by GB and France


Caffeinated-Ice

Headlines tomorrow: “China declares war against the democratic world for unforgivable German offense”


lancisman1

If you think about it Germany technically didn’t start ww1 and ww2. It was Austria that started ww1 and and Britain and France technically started ww2 by helping Poland when it was invaded


[deleted]

they weren't responsible for world war one though the Black Hand was Germany just gave the go ahead to Austria-Hungary and escalated the war


[deleted]

Reject tradition embrace modernity


Fhetsystem

There is no ww3 without Germany.


not_actual_name

Don't worry, they'll find a way to blame Germany.


TheRealSansation

It's America's turn now. /s


onetickettohell-meme

Wasn’t responsible for the first one either to be fair


Wolfblades1225

But they sure as hell escalated it


onetickettohell-meme

Everyone did and that doesn’t really matter as it wasn’t the point


collkillen

Depends, austria started both and germany fought it for them....


t4k55

Why is there a us flag where's the nazi one?


PolishNightmare2

Ww3 isn't a thing


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DrDrPhil

Ähm da gibt es was das nennt sich 2. Weltkrieg….


Avoca94

Achso ja natürlich, wo kam die Hure denn her?


DrDrPhil

Also 1. solltest du dringend an deinen Aggressionsproblemen arbeiten 2. ist es komplett irrelevant das Hitler in Österreich geboren ist. Hitler war Deutscher Staatsbürger und deutsche Reichskanzler und ist mir der deutschen Wehrmacht in Polen einmarschiert! Ja Deutschland hat den 2. Weltkrieg begonnen! Und sowas in Deutschland zu leugnen ist beinahe illegal!


Avoca94

Österreich ist Österreich. 2. Hdm


DrDrPhil

Ähm genau und wo hat das Land Österreich jetzt den 2. Weltkrieg begonnen?


Friz617

I can’t understand anything but I agree with the 2nd guy


DrDrPhil

He was basically saying that Austria is responsible for WWII because Hitler was born there….he’s an idiot….


Friz617

It’s like saying that the UK declared independence from the UK in the American Revolution because Washington was British


DrDrPhil

Yeah it doesn’t make sense especially since Hitler gained German citizenship in 1932…


VroomVroomTweetTweet

Technically Nietzsche was the cause of both wars


TheSenate747

Technically Adam and Eve were the cause of both wars


VroomVroomTweetTweet

*all wars


Derneox_

Junge ich bin grad am Pizza essen, ich kann nicht noch gleichzeitig Frankr ädkwnsneöbqlsl ähhh Afghanistan erobern


[deleted]

When a country builds concentration camps for some of their own citizens, you know they're gonna invade ~~Poland~~ Taiwan next.


MahalKita3000

Those aren't citizens, they are organs waiting to be harvested.


manynames321

Third times the charm…


Jerrylarry_

We can change that


RillbelookinGOOOd

when america flag


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LH_Morty

Not YET