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The Great Fear of the End-of-the-World CancellationThe turn of the year is actually meant to serve as a fresh start with positive resolutions or at least a positive outlook on the future. Yet this is precisely what some contemporaries repeatedly struggle with. 
So they incessantly post news about how terrible everything is going to be if, for example, things continue the way they are with climate change. If Diesel Dieter and Gasoline Petra do not finally switch to electric cars, then the end of the world is, de facto, unavoidable. All the sadder they become when more and more experts voice the opinion that a slightly warmer atmosphere is really not the end of the world. After all, such phases have occurred many times in Earth’s history. Humans simply have to adapt. Moreover, the 1.5-degree target was already exceeded in 2024, and according to reports, this situation is likely to persist for the time being. The 2-degree mark is therefore also drawing closer. What did not happen, however, is – surprise – the end of the world. Sea levels did not suddenly skyrocket, there was no widespread mass death caused by heat, and somehow life just goes on. And especially in countries where heat should actually be a huge problem, the issue is treated with remarkable calm. Prosperity matters more there than CO₂ limits. Air conditioning helps against the heat. The Fear of the End-of-the-World CancellationAnd there it is: the fear that politics might one day, based on the facts, agree that there may in fact be no end of the world caused by climate change after all. The prophesied blast-furnace heat of 2025 failed to materialize. Heat-protection plans gathered dust unused in drawers. Could it be that the climate-change doomsday forecasters are working with data that are not particularly robust – and that this is now becoming increasingly obvious?The Great Fear of PeaceFortunately, there is still the war in Ukraine, the fear of Putin and – at least a little – of Trump. But here too, a picture is emerging that some may find unsettling. Trump somehow does not bring about the downfall of the United States. And when it comes to Ukraine, it increasingly appears as though it is Selenskyj himself who is torpedoing peace processes. Thus it was reported that precisely at the moment when Selenskyj was discussing possible peace options with Trump in the United States, Ukraine allegedly attacked Putin’s residence with drones.The Justified Fear of the End-of-the-World CancellationThe fear of the cancellation of the end of the world is not entirely unfounded. Anyone who remembers just a few years back knows this: the end of the world has already been canceled once before, even though it had been announced with absolute certainty. The coronavirus was at times stylized as the certain death of all the unvaccinated. As we know, that did not happen. So what if climate change turns out to follow a similar pattern?Comfort Your Fellow Human Beings on New Year’s EveSo if, at your New Year’s Eve celebration, you have fellow human beings sitting at the table who are feeling gloomy because the cancellation of the end of the world no longer seems so unlikely, then comfort them. The leaders so beloved by many will continue to ensure that fear of the next end of the world does not dry up. Because power can only be reliably secured through fear among the population. Should the climate catastrophe prove no longer sustainable as a narrative, the war in Ukraine can always be escalated. And even if the many European and German billions for armaments, support for Ukraine, and corruption should not be enough – we can rest assured that the leaders so beloved by many already have the next crisis scenario in the pipeline. They are well practiced in this: first create the crisis, then present themselves as saviors and problem solvers. Things may not get better as a result, but they will certainly get more expensive. And that, too, is something. After all, as the cost of living rises, so does existential fear.The politicians so beloved by many command armies of advisers, huge ministries, and generously funded think tanks. So no one needs to worry that people might suddenly run out of things to worry about. Some kind of end-of-the-world scenario is most certainly already firmly scheduled for the coming years. So: grab a glass of sparkling wine and look positively toward the future! As long as we continue to elect and support the leaders so beloved by many, doom scenarios and politically manufactured crises will remain reliably with us. If that is not a reason to celebrate, I don’t know what is. Author: AI-Translation - Maximus Polemikus | |
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