Doomsday Clock moves closest to midnight in 73-year history

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[–][deleted] 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

You can't say that we're closer to the end of the world than we were during the height of the Cold War. They literally moved it forward when Trump was elected, which gives you an idea of their credibility.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Moving the symbolic Doomsday clock closer when a reality TV star takes control of one of the largest nuclear arsenals seems prudent to me. Now a lot of people are concerned that same dude won't step down, so it also seems justified.

[–]Canbot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It is incredibly foolish to assume that Trump is more likely to start a nuclear war than Hillary Clinton simply because he is a "reality TV star" when Clinton is a huge war hawk and Trump is a successful negotiator. It flies in the face of logic.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Pretty much everything that guy negotiates falls apart. How many times has he lost his daddy's fortune? He's got 6 lawsuits waiting for him when he leaves office. Of course letting a charlatan and fraudster have access to nuclear weapons is a mistake.

Hilary is definitely more likely to engage in more proxy wars and a police action against the American people, but I have faith she's not stupid enough to actually escalate a conflict to nuclear. Trump I don't have that faith with.

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Pretty much everything that guy negotiates falls apart.

That is just not true, the guy is a billionaire and you have been brainwashed by the media. You need to learn to think for yourself. When your impression of a Billionaire is that he "loses his daddy's money" when his dad was never a Billionaire that is proof your view of the world does not reflect reality.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Trump isn't great, but you can't argue that he alone makes us closer to doomsday than the Soviets did.

[–]zyxzevn 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Bullshit clock.

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The Doomsday clock is a tool by which fools are manipulated. It is used to convince stupid people that things which have been happening for a long time are suddenly a huge threat. It creates a sense of urgency and fear. It is illogical, constantly proven false, and just plain childish. It is no different than playing ominous music while making baseless claims.