Thread: The Future: What Will It Be Like?

Meh.

Obama: Does a good job with the economy, but is not re-elected by fickle voting public. Maybe Ron Paul? Palin? McCain? Some undiscovered Republican?

Islamic terrorism:

Bin Laden wastes away in a cave somewhere. The cause loses its figurehead and he can't be effectively martyred. The movement starts to die out. Maybe we can expect a last chance attempt at a coup from them which could be potentially deadly.

North Korea:

Either decides to blindly fire on West Coast USA after being told to discontinue its nuclear program, or develops targeting, at which point, they'd be told to stand down. Either way, we get a missile crisis, fairly similar to the one with Cuba (in that we'll want to avoid violence but time restrictions won't be beneficial to politics)

The crazy bastards either stand down due to excellent diplomacy under the gun by the losers at the White House, or fire. Suppose they fire, we target the missile, knock it out of the air, counter-strike, blow Korea off the map.

Don't know what would happen then, I'm assuming there'd be a political freezing-over of Hell because nuking a tiny nation until shit leaks from their microwaved pants doesn't look very good, especially from the US, who already look like warmongers IMO.

Economy:

Maybe a market crash, if not, we certainly get close, at which point, it rebounds and continues its cycle.

Earthquakes:

All of the overdue supermassive earthquakes hit simultaneously, killing us all. (in other words, I don't know and I'm going to leave it in the lap of the gods)

Asteroids:

From what I hear, we can effectively nudge an asteroid such that it misses Earth. I think we're fine.

Solar Shift:

I hope it doesn't release an EMP and fry every circuitboard on the planet.

Pandemic:

Swine flu scares the shit out of me.

Global Warming:

Polar caps melt until salinity is displaced enough to raise the freezing point. Polar caps refreeze and cycle continues. I die and it stops being my problem. Also, Al Gore falls through ice while collecting core samples in Antarctica and freezes to death in the supposedly high ocean temperature. That'll teach the bastard.

Philadelphia:

Phillies, Eagles and Flyers simultaneously win their respective championships.(the Sixers will never win anything, I won't even joke by saying they will) Philadelphia descends into riots and anarchy. By an act of God, a cavern opens up beneath the city, swallowing it forever.

Yeah. That's all I could think of for now.

Originally Posted by Lord Bennington

Meh.

North Korea:

Either decides to blindly fire on West Coast USA after being told to discontinue its nuclear program, or develops targeting, at which point, they'd be told to stand down. Either way, we get a missile crisis, fairly similar to the one with Cuba (in that we'll want to avoid violence but time restrictions won't be beneficial to politics)

The crazy bastards either stand down due to excellent diplomacy under the gun by the losers at the White House, or fire. Suppose they fire, we target the missile, knock it out of the air, counter-strike, blow Korea off the map.

Don't know what would happen then, I'm assuming there'd be a political freezing-over of Hell because nuking a tiny nation until shit leaks from their microwaved pants doesn't look very good, especially from the US, who already look like warmongers IMO.

samples in Antarctica and freezes to death in the supposedly

Yeah. That's all I could think of for now.

A more effective solution to nuking them is to simply conventionally attack them. The USA would be completley justified in attacking, and would garner the support of most if not all of its allies plus the UN; if combined air and navy forces took out critical targets such as airfields and oil depots, and of course any missiles. Then land forces (with support) could take it without an unnacceptable amount of deaths. Don't forget that the US has a sizeable military force in South Korea- it could be a perfect launching ground for a combined assault.

I personally think that if we took out the leadership of North Korea, then the people would not put up a fight. They don't have much reason to fight at all besides the threat of death.

Originally Posted by Good as Gold

A more effective solution to nuking them is to simply conventionally attack them. The USA would be completley justified in attacking, and would garner the support of most if not all of its allies plus the UN; if combined air and navy forces took out critical targets such as airfields and oil depots, and of course any missiles. Then land forces (with support) could take it without an unnacceptable amount of deaths. Don't forget that the US has a sizeable military force in South Korea- it could be a perfect launching ground for a combined assault.

I personally think that if we took out the leadership of North Korea, then the people would not put up a fight. They don't have much reason to fight at all besides the threat of death.

What I'm hearing is, "Why don't we start a land war in Asia? The people will greet us as liberators!"

Originally Posted by Good as Gold

A more effective solution to nuking them is to simply conventionally attack them. The USA would be completley justified in attacking, and would garner the support of most if not all of its allies plus the UN; if combined air and navy forces took out critical targets such as airfields and oil depots, and of course any missiles. Then land forces (with support) could take it without an unnacceptable amount of deaths. Don't forget that the US has a sizeable military force in South Korea- it could be a perfect launching ground for a combined assault.

I personally think that if we took out the leadership of North Korea, then the people would not put up a fight. They don't have much reason to fight at all besides the threat of death.

Originally Posted by Taosaur

What I'm hearing is, "Why don't we start a land war in Asia? The people will greet us as liberators!"

I gotta admit, that plan sounds suspiciously similar what Bush told us about Iraq, with the exception that Korea actually does have WMDs.

Originally Posted by ninja9578

I gotta admit, that plan sounds suspiciously similar what Bush told us about Iraq, with the exception that Korea actually does have WMDs.

It kind of makes sense: if we take our two biggest military blunders and roll them into one, maybe we can do something really impressive.

Originally Posted by Taosaur

What I'm hearing is, "Why don't we start a land war in Asia? The people will greet us as liberators!"

Assuming they fire the first shot, I think it'd be perfectly justified, and most other nations would at least lend some support. And its a land war in North Korea, which pretty much everyone hates anyway, where the people are horribly oppressed, and where, due to the brutality of their leaders, are forced to obey. If we killed leaders they would be nothing but grateful. At least I would think so..

Originally Posted by Good as Gold

Assuming they fire the first shot, I think it'd be perfectly justified, and most other nations would at least lend some support. And its a land war in North Korea, which pretty much everyone hates anyway, where the people are horribly oppressed, and where, due to the brutality of their leaders, are forced to obey. If we killed leaders they would be nothing but grateful. At least I would think so..

The most famous of the "classic blunders" mentioned by Vizzini in the Princess Bride - "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - was reputedly advice given by General Douglas MacArthur to President John F. Kennedy, in 1961. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...8225807AAXsURR

It's not about the justification, but the rate of attrition. The home team advantage throughout Asia is enormous, and nowhere moreso than Korea, which has been a battlefield between China and Japan for millennia and where we've already had our ass handed to us once. The inevitable insurgency would make Iraq and Afghanistan look like a tea party (that's right: a contrived and ineffectual political demonstration).

Originally Posted by Lord Bennington

Philadelphia:

Phillies, Eagles and Flyers simultaneously win their respective championships.(the Sixers will never win anything, I won't even joke by saying they will) Philadelphia descends into riots and anarchy. By an act of God, a cavern opens up beneath the city, swallowing it forever.

Haha, yes!

Honestly, though, peak production of oil was/is predicted as (depending on who you ask) sometime from now to 2035. If we adjust and replace it quickly enough with alternative energy, were fine. Otherwise, we're all screwed.

i think the future is looking good. we may end up going through some trials and tribulations, but it has to get worse before it gets better.

I think techno-utopia is a future that's possible for us....likely if there is a global consciousness shift.

Lucid dreaming and advancements in science and technology.

Originally Posted by HaRd_WiReD

Well with the way things are going now?......

The year is 2015. The dollar is no more. There's been a major reduction in world population after World War 3. Martial Law is implemented. There are no longer social classes...only filthy-rich and poor. There's a one-world government, one world e-currency, and one religion. The whole world is under complete tyranny.

There will basically be three types of people.

The slaves that work under the elitists..or system. There is no escaping, since they will be micro chipped.

The hiders..who are basically living life without the government sustaining on their own. ( These are the smart one's, the one's that prepared when they awoken from the "matrix") I mind as well change the word government...the government is a mere memory....this is more like the "elitists"..the one's with the power

Then there's the Resistance, which would basically be a bunch of armed Patriots, Ak-47's, dugout shelters, something like the terminator salvation, but there won't be machines...it'll be the military. They'll have their own territory and their own guards...its inevitable this group exists, too many people want to fight for freedom. Their territory is guarded and hidden from the Elitists. They'll be doing their own thing to overthrow the Elitists...or the "System" ( targeting gaslines, etc. shit like that ).

All those material possessions are simply a memory. At this point complete Dystopia. And everyone is just trying to survive.

There was an excellent video on youtube that played this scenario out...DAMN..i forgot the name of it though.

Originally Posted by HaRd_WiReD

i think the future is looking good. we may end up going through some trials and tribulations, but it has to get worse before it gets better.

I think techno-utopia is a future that's possible for us....likely if there is a global consciousness shift.

Lucid dreaming and advancements in science and technology.

Interesting...

Hah.

Deery you actually SEARCHED through my posts to find that..

wow. You have NO life....LOL

Uhhh both posts are on... this page.