Did the other world wars

have the same sense of fatalistic slow motion at their beginning as this one does?

2 Responses to “Did the other world wars”

  1. John Cowan Says:

    Certainly; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phony_war . That begs the question of whether this really is a world war, or what it’s pretty much looked like for most of the time since 1945: localized low-intensity conflict (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_intensity_conflict ).

  2. Ezra Ball Says:

    I think whether or not this is a world war will be decided retroactively; it sure could turn into one, but I don’t think it’s inevitable.

    Interesting tidbit on the Phony War. Of course, I’m fighting the RealFake war on my own front. Every day.

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