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  All you need is love. And after this decade, that'll be all you have. ▼ The Fourth turning, John Titor's predictions and talk at the water-cooler hints, that we are about to enter a hot war with Russia. Barring divine intervention, it seems to be question of when, not if. On the other hand, as the world is going to hell in a handbasket, the timing is an academic question, if even that. We flew past the Point of no Return so fast, that nobody noticed. Democracy is smashed beyond recognition, you can't vote your way out of this no matter where you live.  There is precious little to do for us IS-BE's, but sit back, make some popcorn (not that microwave shit), pour some real butter over it (heated in a pan over a stove), gather your friends over, and watch the world burn. Nobody is going to the office next

                  Moorish arch in Toledo, Spain Us westerners tend to make a big deal out of our civilization. How in the "Old Country" we follow in the footsteps of Plato, Aristotele, and the Roman dudes. That is however a historical lie, a total fabrication. Let's take a very quick peek into the actual order of events. Sure, Greece has adopted the old philosophers like Pythagoras, Plato and Aristotle. But all, and I mean every notable Greek philosopher spent 10-15 years in Egypt, Alexandria mainly, to get their tuition. Egyptian SciencePriest didn't claim ownership of their insights and writings. They referred to the First Time, Zep Tepi, when Gods walked among men and brought all the wisdom to Egypt.  According to Plato, an Egyptian priest told Solon that Atlantean civilization was the root of all civilizations. After Atlantis sunk some 10 600 years ago (according to Plato) its residents emigrated, fanning out to all known worlds.  In any case, the orig