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Apocalyptic beliefs are no longer fringe—and they’re shaping how people respond to global threats (news.ubc.ca)
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Research.

In an era of climate anxiety, geopolitical tensions and rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, apocalyptic thinking is no longer confined to the fringes of society

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[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone -2 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Sure, but were they speaking officially on behalf of the U.S. military, or were they just expressing their own (distressingly commonly held) view?

[–] TerrabyteMarx@quokk.au 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Since when has the military ever officially and explicitly stated their actual intentions

[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

According to the person I was responding to, this is exactly what they are doing:

Doesn’t help that the US military are saying the recent war in Iran is to start a holy war and bring about the apocalypse.

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