Increasing of millenianists in command positions within the US armed forces
shiite revivalists expecting the Mahdi at any minute
Israeli fringe groups demanding the building of the third temple now when any decent Rebbi will tell Jews to stay the fuck off of temple mount in case they accidentally defile it and wait for the big guy to build it itself.
Problem is that Americans of that nature have nukes, the Iranians are damn close to getting nukes and who knows if the Israeli settlers ever get in position to get the codes what the fuck could happen making it all a self fulfilling prophesy with the russians and chinese freaking out on the sidelines at the madness unfolding in front of them.
This has Putin slouching towards stalin, Jintao towards american capitalism at the point of a gun and the Indians glaring nervously at Pakistanis who are ignoring an islamic revolution at their backs while glaring back at the Indians.
That leaves the hegemonic areas nervous as hell and sliding into militaristic socialism and arming themselves to the teeth.
Interesting times indeed.
thanx,
bill