It_is_the_Darkness wrote on Dec 30^th, 2010 at 12:59am:


So, what would happen if a major war between China & Russia breaks out, which would drag in the USA, Europe & many others, including OZ?

Would that make matters better or worse and why?

Well for one thing - it might dissolve people like Whatsforme like a laser to cancer 
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The answer is 'nothing' except a sense of rising above such adversity as Politically motivated Wars after economic extremism.

China takes Siberia (and eventually keeps it).
China and Russia go to war. (former allies now enemies)
North Korea brings in the USA ...eventually.
Russia and USA become 'cold' Allies (former enemies now allies)
Russia hampered by former Soviet 'Satellite' nations putting the boot in.
Mongolia 'pretending' to be neutral.

With USA 'distracted' and slow to find strength, nearly every Islamic nation contributed to something akin to a mass 'riot/skirmish' against Europe ...giving the Balkans a wide berth though and taking the most action against a nervous France ...its a bit hard nukeing the enemy when they are running riot through the streets of your own cities.
Moslems will do to the French what the Germans did to the Jews though.
Eire (& IRA) send substantial support. Germany ridiculed for military inaction.

India and Pakistan/Bangladesh go at it in all out thermo-nuclear war.
Both sides are devastated and prime example of the destructive power of Nuclearisation in the hands of Military motivations. Afghanistan/Iran semi-involved and also partially devastated.
None of these nations incorporating the "Polaris Effect" - a defensive system that renders nuclear warheads nothing more than large lumps of metal. Polaris Effect designed and perfected in the Australian city of Adelaide ...since 1982. 

Papua New Guinea along with Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Timor, Vanuatu invade Irian Jaya against Indonesia. Indonesia is no match for the jungle-expert Papuans and Indonesia is practically obliterated right up to the borders of Malaysia where only Peace-Keeping UN stalwart Fiji prevent the War from involving Malaysia ...officially. Indonesia is returned to 65% of its lands. Irian Jaya becomes part of "Papua". Former Indonesian lands become part of the Timorese Protectorate.
Australia only played 'Defensive' roles via Naval operations upon Australian waters ...mostly against Indonesia naval vessels and Pirates.

Most of Australia's forces sent overseas into Europe and on behalf of the USA.

Southern Asian nations take more territory into China's south during the last year of the Sino-Russo-USA war. Although Russia is defeated heavily, China fares just as bad in a very conventional war against the the USA, but still keeps the Siberian lands to the arctic circle ...the nation of China has officially drifted northwards.

Islamic intrusion into Europe finally fades due mostly to the increase of Israeli occupation into Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Saudi Arabia while their backs were turned. Most of Islam becomes a larger Palestine in the face of Israeli power.
Saudi wealth dries up.

Bolivian led South American forces uphold the majority of United Nations peacekeeping actions ...which gave it somewhat a more effective result.

African Piracy increased during the Wars ...even Perth was harrased.
Madagascar becomes the Piracy capital.

Besides the Sub-continental and surrounding areas experiencing mass devastation like never before, most nations suffer 'conventional' destruction from the two previous wars combined. Chinese culture begins the art of 'living underground' rather than building 'upwards' any longer. Nippon follows suit after much bombardment taken although a 'neutral' country.
North Korea utterly destroyed. Korea reigns.

...so ends World War 3, with five more to go.
stay tuned to WW5 where a 'Unified' Israel/Islam become Ishtar and take it out on Italy. Will the Church stand firm or will the people turn their back on God and instead to the Mafia to save them?

WW8 where an expanded and mighty Bolivia tells the world "Enough is enough - the Military buck stops here and so does the innocent slaughter of Animals!"


...some things are just so 'predictable' - especially when you live "down under" ....but always "a day ahead".

Just kidding wit ya Perceptions.
Nothing like that is gonna happen - we'll all live happily ever after.

I know this is pretty much irrelevant to the topic of this blog, but I thought many of you would be interested anyway.  I find this information is little known and that is probably because it doesn’t fit the political objectives of many people and it isn’t splashy news material.  This is the latest best guess of the U.N.  Please note that many population experts are actually worried about a population implosion that will create an aging population with insufficient young productive people to support it.  

The current population of the earth is around 6.8 billion.  A few years ago when I suggested to some people that the population would peak at 10 – 12 billion I was laughed out of the room.  Here is what the United Nation’s experts believe at the current time.  Basically in 40 years the population is going to peak at about 9 billion and then remain there for at least the next 150 years.  Nobody really knows but the evidence against a population explosion is quite strong.

In these projections, world population peaks at 9.22 billion in 2075. Population therefore grows slightly beyond the level of 8.92 billion projected for 2050 in the 2002 Revision, on which these projections are based. However, after reaching its maximum, world population declines slightly and then resumes increasing, slowly, to reach a level of 8.97 billion by 2300, not much different from the projected 2050 figure.

– United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
– Population Division

I consider this extremely positive news in a sea of doom and gloom.

Link -
http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/world-population-growth-is-declinin...
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Given upcoming Energy problems & the great Boomer die-off, I doubt that we will reach 9 Billion.

Personally, I think we will be streching to get to 8 Billion and after that it won't remain constant, it will actually go into a long term decline (over 100 years or so), before settling (perhaps ?) at around 3-4 Billion.

Is all this Good, Bad or Ugly?

Well that depends on your timeline perspective -
Ugly - Short term (10-20 years)
Bad - Medium term (20-50 years)
Good - Longer term (50-100 years +, unless, we are too late on Climate Change)

A Picture is worth a thousand Words

What does it all mean -
1) World Crude Oil Production effectively Peaked in 2005.
2) Non-OPEC Proction has effectively reduced over the last 7 years, despite a huge ramping up in Russian Production, which is now set to decline.
3) Crude Oil available for export is set to seriously decline over the next 10 years, despite continued Population & Demand increases, which will lead to heavy competition for available resources and a continued escalation in Oil Pricing, which will also drag up other Energy pricing!

However, this is only one of the major factors driving the Global Economy, the broader Economy will also have to take into consideration -
1) The effects of an Aging Baby Boomer generation, which are set to commence "official retirement" from January 1st, 2011, which means a decrease in Demand for a wide range of Products & Services, an increase in Taxes from those still employed to pay for the Boomers Pensions and Health Costs that have already been spent by 40 years of Politicians thinking the future would take care of itself.

2) The effects of the continuing slow down in Global Population Growth, which has been slowing for 40 years and is likely to hit ZPG around 2040-2050, before going into actual decline for the rest of this century, which means a slowing Growth in Demand for a wide range of Products & Services.

3) The effects of Global Climate Change, which can be hinted at by the increased prices for Wheat arising from the likes of the Russian summer Heatwave & the Australian summer Floods and increasing Oil costs!

http://chart.apis.google.com/chartchtt=Wheat,+US,+(Hard+Red+Wheat)++price+chart&chts=000000,12&chs=700x420&chf=bg,s,ffffff|c,s,ffffff&chxt=x,y&chxl=0:||2000|2001|2002|2003|2004|2005|2006|2007|2008|2009|2010|1:||1:|84.1|105.1|188.8|272.4|356.1|439.7&cht=lc&chd=t:24,25,24,24,26,26,25,25,27,29,29,29,30,29,30,29,31,29,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,28,30,34,37,43,43,40,37,34,34,32,32,32,30,30,34,33,34,37,38,38,37,38,38,37,35,34,32,34,34,36,35,35,34,34,32,33,32,33,34,36,38,37,37,38,41,40,41,44,44,46,43,45,48,48,46,45,45,45,45,45,51,54,59,74,76,73,84,84,97,100,82,75,79,75,75,67,54,52,50,54,51,53,53,60,58,51,48,43,45,48,47,46,44,43,44,41,36,45,56,62,61,62&chdl=($/mt)&chco=000099&chls=3,1,0

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