III

I don’t know which is more imminent: a second American civil war or a third world war. The world seems to teeter on the edge of something big. The Middle East is on the verge of full-scale war with the conflict between Israel and Palestine intensifying to include military action by Iran and the United States—which is attracting strong stances by other countries and world powers; Europe is inching towards a wider war with Russia and Ukraine worsening. Other countries are issuing threats and vows for aid if boundaries are crossed—and boundaries have been crossed with Russia sending drones into nearby Poland. NATO is now involved; In Asia, China is asserting itself, calling for a new world order that shifts power away from the United States, escalating tensions between two great powers vying for world domination. Not to mention that China, Russia, North Korea, and India have openly formed an alliance against the democratic nations of the West; France’s government has collapsed; Nepal’s government has been overthrown by an all-out civic revolt; America has moved military personnel and equipment to Guyana in preparation for war with Venezuela, and a prominent political commentator, Charlie Kirk, has been assassinated on camera. Everywhere you look, the world is in flames. These are dangerous times, and to put it bluntly, I’m nervous. What the fuck is going on?