a prophecy

by nick nelson

bertrand russell wrote, around 1958: Before the end of the present century, unless something quite unforeseeable occurs, one of three possibilities will have been realized. These three are: — 1. The end of human life, perhaps of all life on our planet. 2. A reversion to barbarism after a catastrophic diminution of the population of the globe. 3. A unification of the world under a single government, possessing a monopoly of all the major weapons of war I do not pretend to know which of these will happen, or even which is the most likely. What I do contend is that the kind of system to which we have been accustomed cannot possibly continue. * what do you think the “something quite unforeseeable” was, that caused none of these three possibilities to happen? a ) the collapse of the british and other european empires b) the collapse of the soviet union c) the invasion of europe by third world peoples d) the rise, or revelation of the existence, of the lgbtq community e) feminism f) the decline of masculinity g) the beginning of the decline of the world population h) the diplomacy of world government leaders i) a rising standard of living worldwide j) a decline in racism, sexism, and homophobia k) a rise in racism, sexism, and homophobia l) donald trump m) interference by the secret rulers of the world, whoever or whatever they may be n) the fact that all human attempts to predict the future are meaningless, because nobody really knows anything o) other - describe ______________— '