Elon Musk, the former CEO of Twitter/X, expressed concern that “civilization itself is at risk” due to the West’s lack of awareness and the growing possibility of World War Three.
Musk made these remarks during an X Spaces conversation on Monday, emphasizing that the United States is falling behind China and Russia in terms of industrial production. He also pointed out that Western leaders’ actions are contributing to stronger ties between those two nations.
Musk described the relationship between Russia and China as “an axis of immense power against the West.”
These two nations, he said, are “laying the groundwork for World War Three.”
“Russia has the raw materials, and China has the industrial capacity,” Musk explained.
“It’s frankly, a perfect match from a war standpoint.
“So I think we need to stop doing that. It’s unwise, and I think will lead to an immense risk to civilization.”
“I want to emphasize like that, there’s a civilizational risk – there are tragedies on an individual level, tragedies on a community level, and then there’s a civilizational risk,” he continued.
“We just need to make sure that we’re not putting civilization itself at stake, which is World War Three.”
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.@elonmusk: "Unfortunately our policy has been driving—forcing, really—Russia and Iran to ally with China … and Russia has the raw materials, and China has the industrial capacity. It's frankly a perfect match from a war standpoint." pic.twitter.com/jzMkTjRldx
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“I think we are sleepwalking our way into World War Three,” Musk further noted.
“Really, people should be deeply self-reflective.
“If they make their predictions have not come true.
“They should consider whether perhaps there are other predictions that might not come true either.”
“What is the track record here?” Musk continued.
He noted that there is no longer anyone alive who remembers how horrific world wars are.
Everyone today is “coddled,” he added.
.@elonmusk: "I think we are sleepwalking our way into World War III." pic.twitter.com/7CPBsnOhir
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