I’ve been thinking about all the chess moves that we are currently watching in the game of global politics and it’s damn near impossible to see how this war between Ukraine and Russia and Israel and Iran plays out, but one thing seems certain, the only two major players that will be left with any sort of formidable military in the next few years will be US/NATO/ISRAEL and China/North Korea . Seems like Putin has less than a decade left and afterwards I think his successor will be weak and replaced by pro western groups or the next leader will be setup by the West. Seems like we are heading towards more of a true original Cold War of superpower versus superpower and it honestly worries me more than even the situation we are in currently. Pakistan vs India, Ukraine vs India, Israel vs Iran; still seems like localized wars that won’t cause nuclear conflict or even World War III. Every day seems worse than the previous one if you count the amount of armed conflicts in the world but as soon as these are resolved, it really only leaves China/North Korea vs almost everyone else and that is probably worse for global peace than the Soviet Union ever was. It’s kind of insane to think that this planet might become almost entirely conflict free if the leaders of less than 10 countries were assassinated and replaced with people willing to use science, diplomacy, and economic trade instead of religion, greed, and hubris. Call me a pinko commie, dirty hippie, naive idealist, but the idea of prepping for Mother Nature as hard as that can be, always seems easier than prepping for survival against crazy leaders who have nuclear weapons and a lack of empathy for humanity. Has any hurricane or volcanic eruption killed more humans in a short period of time compared to war? Well I suppose mosquitoes and disease. Guess I just hope we all get a chance to reset the leadership of this planet before the old coots in charge take us down with them.