| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now 11:37 - Jan 25 with 1848 views | Dubtractor |
Seems like it is bad news whichever way you look - Ukraine, Iran, Palestine, USA and loads more that don't dominate the news cycle in the same way.
I think I'm possibly even more depressed by the direction of travel in this country too - seems loads would love the influence of people like Trump and Musk to be more prominent here. The idea of a Reform government genuinely horrifies me.
Anyone got any positive news stories to share to cheer this miserable sod up a bit? |  |
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 16:33 - Jan 25 with 589 views | FromReuserWithLove |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 16:21 - Jan 25 by Benters |
I have Snow Drops,Bluebells,and Daffodils showing up in my garden.
Not much to you heroes but it means a lot to me š¤š |
all immigrant plant species. Hope you salted them and painted a red cross over that patch of garden? |  | | |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 16:51 - Jan 25 with 555 views | Benters |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 16:33 - Jan 25 by FromReuserWithLove |
all immigrant plant species. Hope you salted them and painted a red cross over that patch of garden? |
Balls šš
Thatās funny š |  |
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 19:24 - Jan 25 with 512 views | noggin |
I have less than a year until retirement. I'm seriously considering moving to a mountain village in southern Europe somewhere. The world has changed so drastically in recent years and I don't like it. I just feel we're seriously close to a major war, be that civil war in the US or world war 3 because of American or Russian aggression. It's all getting really scary. |  |
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 21:27 - Jan 25 with 424 views | DJR |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 19:24 - Jan 25 by noggin |
I have less than a year until retirement. I'm seriously considering moving to a mountain village in southern Europe somewhere. The world has changed so drastically in recent years and I don't like it. I just feel we're seriously close to a major war, be that civil war in the US or world war 3 because of American or Russian aggression. It's all getting really scary. |
I'm sorry you feel that way but personally I don't think things are that bad. [Post edited 25 Jan 21:28]
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 21:32 - Jan 25 with 405 views | noggin |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 21:27 - Jan 25 by DJR |
I'm sorry you feel that way but personally I don't think things are that bad. [Post edited 25 Jan 21:28]
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Thanks but I'm sure similar was said in 1939. | |
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 21:33 - Jan 25 with 390 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 21:27 - Jan 25 by DJR |
I'm sorry you feel that way but personally I don't think things are that bad. [Post edited 25 Jan 21:28]
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My dad told me about the Cuban missile crisis and how everyone thought we would have a nuclear war. His father was a Desert Rat who fought against Rommel in Libya and Egypt.
Our generation have a had a more sheltered upbringing and seem to overreact somewhat. |  |
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 21:35 - Jan 25 with 396 views | DJR |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 21:32 - Jan 25 by noggin |
Thanks but I'm sure similar was said in 1939. |
Personally, I don't think it's anything like 1939. [Post edited 25 Jan 21:39]
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 21:38 - Jan 25 with 387 views | noggin |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 21:35 - Jan 25 by DJR |
Personally, I don't think it's anything like 1939. [Post edited 25 Jan 21:39]
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I really hope you're right. I still don't like what the world has become. | |
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 22:21 - Jan 25 with 316 views | DJR |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 21:38 - Jan 25 by noggin |
I really hope you're right. I still don't like what the world has become. |
It certainly is sad to see what is going on in much of the world but probably "twas ever thus'" | | | |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 22:32 - Jan 25 with 290 views | vapour_trail |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 22:21 - Jan 25 by DJR |
It certainly is sad to see what is going on in much of the world but probably "twas ever thus'" |
I disagree. The world (in this corner of it) feels more dangerous now than at any point since the iron curtain came down and the Cold War thawed.
There are peaks and troughs and always have been.
Regarding dubbers op. Iāve chosen to more or less disengage with the news over the past two or three years. Iām definitely less informed but Iām not overly bothered. Iām wallowing in my ignorance and fckwittery. |  |
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 23:50 - Jan 25 with 248 views | Hugoagogo_Reborn |
I could get religious, but I won't. Not on this forum, anyway. I gain a lot of comfort from scripture, about the state of the world and the future, but it is not for everyone. By all means, DM me if you want to, but I will not be drawn into a religious discussion on here, as it never ends well and I know there are a lot of people who are very anti religion who regularly post.
So, I'm here to chat to you privately, if you feel that would help you, but I'm not about to preach at anyone. X |  |
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 00:09 - Jan 26 with 229 views | CrayonKing |
Not sure thereās much in terms of good news as such. Everything is fecked. However the amazing parts of humanity are still there. Thereās huge numbers of amazing people doing great things, whether in science, medicine, art, music etc. There is also the sign of resistance starting to form against all this evil. Will it be enough? Who knows?
Iām torn between Zen - ācanāt change what I donāt have the power to changeā and anger āget angry and make those fockers changeā. Itās a hard balancing act but I know I wonāt *really* fight until I have no choice. And thatās what these c-units rely on. Yea, so I guess thatās a longwinded way of saying I feel the same. |  | | |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 00:12 - Jan 26 with 226 views | CrayonKing |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 21:35 - Jan 25 by DJR |
Personally, I don't think it's anything like 1939. [Post edited 25 Jan 21:39]
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Weāve added another 87 years of carbon emissions since then! | | | |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 07:57 - Jan 26 with 136 views | DJR |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 00:12 - Jan 26 by CrayonKing |
Weāve added another 87 years of carbon emissions since then! |
That is certainly true, but the focus of my discussion with Noggin was on the possibility of world war. | | | |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 08:10 - Jan 26 with 118 views | noggin |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 07:57 - Jan 26 by DJR |
That is certainly true, but the focus of my discussion with Noggin was on the possibility of world war. |
Or civil war in the US, which Trump seems to be encouraging. | |
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 08:56 - Jan 26 with 94 views | DJR |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 08:10 - Jan 26 by noggin |
Or civil war in the US, which Trump seems to be encouraging. |
I know you mentioned that at the outset but didn't think the 1939 parallel was relevant to that. | | | |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 09:01 - Jan 26 with 75 views | DJR |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 22:32 - Jan 25 by vapour_trail |
I disagree. The world (in this corner of it) feels more dangerous now than at any point since the iron curtain came down and the Cold War thawed.
There are peaks and troughs and always have been.
Regarding dubbers op. Iāve chosen to more or less disengage with the news over the past two or three years. Iām definitely less informed but Iām not overly bothered. Iām wallowing in my ignorance and fckwittery. |
Happy to disagree with you on that, but my feeling is that the war in Ukraine (however tragic) has proved that Russia doesn't have the military capability that one might have expected, and presumably that Putin expected. [Post edited 26 Jan 9:02]
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 09:22 - Jan 26 with 47 views | baxterbasics |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 08:10 - Jan 26 by noggin |
Or civil war in the US, which Trump seems to be encouraging. |
Indeed if such a thing is to occur, even if the physical conflict was solely kept within US borders, the impact on the global economy would be devastating. If we think Russia in Ukraine was bad for inflation rates and energy / commodity prices, well you 'aint seen nothing yet in this scenario. Dread to think what it would do to my pension fund, and those of millions of others. So bad news even before you even get to the problem that other bad actors in the world currently kept in check would take advantage of the US being 'distracted.' |  |
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 09:37 - Jan 26 with 31 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 21:35 - Jan 25 by DJR |
Personally, I don't think it's anything like 1939. [Post edited 25 Jan 21:39]
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I completely agree. Thereās so much overreaction. The way Trump has only just started dismantling democracy and shifting towards totalitarianism makes last year and this much more like 1933/34.
Noggers, youāve got five years to find your bolt hole! |  |
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| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 09:44 - Jan 26 with 11 views | baxterbasics |
| Feeling pretty bloody depressed about the state of the world right now on 09:37 - Jan 26 by Swansea_Blue |
I completely agree. Thereās so much overreaction. The way Trump has only just started dismantling democracy and shifting towards totalitarianism makes last year and this much more like 1933/34.
Noggers, youāve got five years to find your bolt hole! |
Don't suppose you (or anyone else here) know a reputable but reasonably priced bunker construction firm?
Probs doesn't need to be at the spec to survive a direct multiple-megaton hit, but good enough that I can hide away for 3 years with my own air, food and water supply whilst my neighbours eat each other to survive.
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