In the time of corruption and fraud, where the rich rule and the poor suffer, war is bound to happen. It is a time where the powerful gets everything he desires, and the weak is left to graze on scraps left behind by them. War begins when there is conflict. Conflict begins when two or more parties are at a disagreement. A disagreement occurs when the views and values of the people do not correspond. This is the core of war. And today is the age filled with different values and ideas, thus raising the chances of conflicts that might eventually lead to a third world war.

According to Hans Fritzche, who wisely exclaimed:

“We Germans carried our hatred from the First World War to the Second World War, and now you are about to carry the hatred about the murder of 5 million people on to another World War”.

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War Origins:

The previous wars were quite disastrous, they were indeed pitiful and had caused great amounts of damage and loss of life. But only God knows whether or not a third world war might spring out. With the rise in power as well as state crisis, including but not limited to water crisis, energy crisis, religious crisis etc. Politics might as well be playing the biggest role in war. The deceiving smile of leaders as they receive the trust of their followers. The great game they play behind everyone’s back, they might as well be selling themselves cheap to the devil.

As Herman Khan explained:

“World War 1 broke out largely because of an arms race, and World War 2 because of the lack of an arms race”.

The Kings of the Chess Board:

The Super powers and great powers have tried their best to manipulate their people. Making them their marionettes and controlling them. And they do not force their people to listen to them, they persuade them by playing with their minds. While the people believe that their leaders are doing something for them, they fail to realize that they are yet the pawns in the game of their leader’s game of chess. It is mere deception they are living in.

As Marshall McLuhan explained:

“World War 3 is a guerrilla information war with no division between military and civilian participation”.

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War is not accidental:

The game of life is set out well calculated and planned. Thus the chances of a third war might be greater then we may think. The world super powers might not even have any problem launching an all-out nuclear war on the states against them or those who oppose them. They divide and conquer. They create disputes among people. And the more they fight, the more they are benefitted. They side with one party creating an imbalance in the world.

It was wisely stated by Kurt Vonnegut that:

“War is now a form of TV entertainment, and what made the First World War so particularly entertaining were two American inventions, barbed wire and the machine gun”.

Conclusion:

But only time can tell the tale of war. There have been minor wars and great world wars. Man doesn’t fight until he is provoked to do so. Thus the men fighting wars have some agenda in mind. Even though there is no point in spilling so much innocent blood. At the moment, the world is in chaos. And the chances of another world war might not even be low at all.

But if we take into consideration Anne Franks’ opinion:

“I keep my ideals because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart”.

It might actually be the other way around. With the rising conflicts, destruction, terrorism and corruption, one cannot be completely sure. But if the youth steps forward, better and stronger and more brilliant then the people in power, then there might even a chance to prevent war. The world could be saved by the smallest deed. The third world war could be avoided with the simple gesture of genuine smiling.

As Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had wisely said:

“The only way to win World War 3 is to prevent it”.

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