BREAKING: Yes, War Still Going On

In case you’ve not looked at the news in a while, here’s a quick update: yeeep, urrm, yeah: there is still a war on.

Which one? Oh, all of them. Maybe a couple more new ones, even. Don’t worry about it, you just go back to scrolling.

Analysts report that the situation in [insert war-torn region here] has not magically resolved itself despite months of headlines, think pieces, and extremely powerful Instagram infographics featuring pastel backgrounds and bold sans-serif fonts. The violence, destruction, and geopolitical pissing contests continue unabated.

When asked for comment, one Pentagon official said, “I mean… yeah.”

Meanwhile, markets reacted with what experts are calling “chronic numbness.” Oil prices wiggled around like a confused worm, defense stocks ticked up by a morally questionable percentage, and Raytheon sent a thank-you card to “Ongoing Global Tensions” for its record quarterly profits.

Reacting to the news, the White House released a prepared statement saying, “We are committed to a peaceful resolution,” which roughly translates to: we will continue to send weapons and vibes.

With all the wars showing no signs of stopping, most Americans have responded with their usual coping mechanism: forgetting about it entirely until it trends again.

One TikToker said, “Wait… there’s still war? I thought that was, like, last year’s vibe.” Another added, “Justice for Ukraine but also I just got promoted at McDonald’s so I haven’t really had time to keep up with that.”

What’s the solution, I hear you ask? Well, it’s complicated. Conflict is a fundamental human instinct, but those conflicts need not be bloody. The numbers are still up for debate, but in general humans’ combative instincts have been repressed in the modern era in favor of peaceful diplomacy, leading to fewer war-caused deaths.

However, armed conflict remains a viable and sometimes more effective alternative. Pariah nations will have no qualms about breaking political norms if war achieves their aims. And non-pariahs can claim innocence by funding proxy wars from the sidelines. 

If war is to end, it must be made a non-option. So long as the militaristic solutions are supported whilst the diplomatic options remain defanged, war will continue.

But until that happens, yeah, feel free to check in every few months to see that nothing’s changed.

We’ll keep you updated as this developing situation continues to develop exactly the way you’d expect it to develop: badly, expensively, and endlessly.

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