Ministry of Defence Predicts Bleak Future

A new UK Ministry of Defence report predicts technological and demographic changes leading to a bleak future.

The global population is likely to grow to 8.5bn in 2035, with less developed countries accounting for 98% of that. Some 87% of people under the age of 25 live in the developing world. Demographic trends, which will exacerbate economic and social tensions, have serious implications for the environment - including the provision of clean water and other resources - and for international relations. The population of sub-Saharan Africa will increase over the period by 81%, and that of Middle Eastern countries by 132%.

....A "terrorist coalition", the report says, including a wide range of reactionary and revolutionary rejectionists such as ultra-nationalists, religious groupings and even extreme environmentalists, might conduct a global campaign of greater intensity".

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There is a lot more in the report, which is interesting, in spite of being predictably unimaginative and distorted by committee-think. In reality, the demographic and terror challenges will be far worse than predicted by the bureaucratic report. This is particularly true in the UK, where a militant and growing anti-British community of muslim immigrants is allowed to freely propagate insurrectionist attitudes--apparently with the blessing of government. Any attempts by citizens to point out the potential dangers of violent Balkanization of the UK is officially condemned as "hate speech."

Technology advances will certainly facilitate group violence, and increase the potential for extreme damage by small groups. At the same time technology will facilitate a better life, and more options for education, entertainment, and work. It is extremely important for people to pay close attention to the possibilities as they develop.