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Just, for those who might possibly care, my position is that it could be imminent. We just don't know one way or the other. It's just as false to say "Well, it hasn't happened for 2000 years, so it won't happen any time soon" as to say "Well, it's been 2000 years, so it's gotta be coming soon."
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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