Jan. 18—The word has gone out in the West. When your vaunted Ukrainian counteroffensive flopped, when Russia didn’t fold up and blow away, when it turns out your farms and factories don’t do so well, when coal, natural gas, and nuclear are suppressed, and when China keeps insisting upon building long-term, science-driven projects—well, it’s just time to look into your crystal ball, push the panic button, and announce to anyone within earshot that full-scale war with thermonuclear powers is just around the corner. Take your pick, two years, five years, whatever. The point is, populations are supposed to shut the f— up and let the smart fellas throw everything into whatever military-financial drive that might keep the doors open a little while longer.
