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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 10 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

He wants a war, so he can have a draft, and take control of the most dangerous demographic group - military age men, who also share the characteristic that they are easy to manipulate through propaganda, which is easier to control in a military setting.

If you can gain control of their brains as they turn 18, you can preserve those who take to the propaganda, and send those with decent Critical Thinking Skills to the front line.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

But what's the end game? He and Putin (along with several other of the world's richest and most dangerous psychopaths) are reaching an age where their end of days due to natural causes is rapidly approaching.

However, if they were to die tomorrow, they risk leaving their "legacy" and the history that will be written about them, to a planet that would have been better off if they never existed. What is the only way they can ensure that doesn't happen?

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I think the End is the endgame for a lot of these rich asshats. They fly in private jets and eat with gold forks while alive, who cares about anyone or anything else after that’s done.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly. The Endgame is them living bigger than a King until the day they die, and they're doing their best to live to at least 150. They don't care what happens after that. Do you think Trump gives a single rat's ass what happens to his kids after he's gone?

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Either we build guillotines or zoom in on Taylor swift in the suite box.

I love sports but I’m pretty handy with carpentry and tired of this obscene class divide