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War and it would exclude the Revolutionary War and those earlier wars. But since we've had internet and since we've had really good phones and communication, how many wars have there been between the United States and somebody who spoke the same language? Let's see. Actual question. It's not, I'm not being rhetorical. There are two. Now who would that be? Because Russia doesn't speak English. The…
← Previous segment →nversation. I'm very specifically saying America. No, Russia plus Ukraine, you're not getting this yet. America. Have we gotten in a fight with an English-speaking country?
And so here's what I'm speculating. If universal translation just becomes part of all of our technology, which it looks like it will, I mean pretty easy to predict, you would be able to directly talk to citizens of any other country that you were considering having a war with, and you might actually be able to work it out without the benefit of your government. That's actually a possibility. That universal translation plus universal communication, you know, the ability to reach anybody, could end war. Because it's very r
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are that citizens want to be in a war. It's not rare when governments want to be in a war. Just think about it. It might actually end war. All right, maybe. And I'm being a little optimistic. Don Lemon got a settlement from CNN, got 24.5 million. That's what he would have been paid if he stayed on for his contract. But what do you think of that? 24.5 million, that's pretty good, right? Do you kno…
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