Marblehead Posted September 1, 2018 1 hour ago, rideforever said: Interesting article, more details on the international rivalries prior to WW1, and also the astrology of the major players:https://astrologyresearch.co.uk/causes-of-the-1st-world-war-saturn-and-pluto/ Yeah, that's how all the books tell it. But I still believe it always returns to the Britain/Germany situation.   1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted September 1, 2018 1 hour ago, rideforever said: Well why do human beings love violent news ?   You have expressed this stronger than I would have but I can't disagree with you as long as we understand that the comments are generalizations and do not apply to a lot of people. Believe it or not, some people are actually happy with the life they have.  1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zork Posted September 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Marblehead said: You have expressed this stronger than I would have but I can't disagree with you as long as we understand that the comments are generalizations and do not apply to a lot of people. Believe it or not, some people are actually happy with the life they have.  True. Belle epoque in France comes to mind. WW1 caused a massive paradigm shift in how people percieved values as family, church, the state and the perception of the righteousness of war. People were so innocent back then.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zork Posted September 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Marblehead said: Yeah, that's how all the books tell it. But I still believe it always returns to the Britain/Germany situation.   Correct. It all started with HMS Dreadnought. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
