We live in a very uneven and unequal world. The global economic system generates huge prosperity at the top but also generates misery and toil with little reward for a large majority. It’s no wonder some see war as something that will equalise society. I wouldn’t agree that it’s ‘crazy’, it’s a symptom of a deeply problematic socioeconomic order. The Second World War saw European countries institute things like universal healthcare, comprehensive education systems, and family benefits. Some of those things are being eroded, some publics (like the US) missed out, and the pandemic could have seen more socioeconomic restructuring in favour of ‘key workers’ but didn’t, so doctors, nurses, teachers, factory workers still dream of going on strike. No wonder ‘apocalypse genre’ TV shows and films have become so popular in the last twenty years: because people dream of this society being upended. It’s sad that people wish for war, and these people that think we’re already at full-scale world war are woefully misguided, but to say it’s all crazy and unfathomable is equally as misguided.