"When the protagonist side actually loses a battle against the enemy side, it increases stakes and conflict, making for a more exciting read."
"The war in Ukraine is quickly escalating into a wider horror."
"You're escalating, you're like just not turning around."
"It didn't have to escalate to the point that it escalated to."
"The problem with hip-hop is we see people beefing or we hear people say [ __ ] on records and in our mind we just like I asked this entertainment that [ __ ] ain't gonna go until until it goes too [ __ ] far."
"Chasing them down guarantees some sort of violent outcome."
"My brother said I probably shouldn't have gone nuclear."
"What would be the best way to destroy a movement? Escalate it to the next level."
"They're gonna just add fuel to that fire and make it take longer than it has to."
"It's exacerbating the problem, it's escalating things."
"We're getting to dangerous levels of political conflict."
"They're creating a greater enemy than they're actually preventing."
"Unfortunately, things will escalate."
"What we were witnessing was a major turning point in the conflict, one still playing out now. The attempted disarming of the Celica had put them on the defensive, and Muslim civilians were now left increasingly vulnerable."
"Once Abby throws Tommy off the pier her take a boat to the island and we can see that the war is starting to begin."
"One sure sign of World War III is an explosion of hot zones and their escalation of conflict."
"Each of them, however, has the potential to draw forces into a conflict that could turn from a minor fire to a blazing wildfire in very little time."
"He is a virus that grows exponentially, gorging on violence, mayhem, and suffering."
"Spitting on another person, you should be prepared to be murdered by them. Spit's such a weird thing to do, that is an act of hostility my dude."
"This could absolutely lead to World War. It's heating up."
"I hope that doesn't happen because once you've crossed the nuclear threshold in any shape or form the fear is that the escalation up the ladder or down the ladder will be horrifically rapid."
"So maybe it will work, I don't know. Or maybe the end result will always be collapse because if they keep pushing people to each other's throats, eventually the system breaks and everyone fights each other."
"They are planning to escalate the situation in Ukraine to war which will spill into massive conflict that will change the world forever."
"I think it was bad to escalate the tensions with Iran."
"The fastest way to escalate the conflict in Ukraine to the irreversible consequences of a World War is to supply psychos in Kiev with longer range mlrs."
"It's like saying that I'm apologizing for what may have escalated the situation for this to happen."
"I think we're really about to see the start of a battle that puts civilians on the front line."
"If Chia Falls, it is a very bad situation for Ukraine..."
"After what seemed like a couple minutes of arguing, Chris started yelling."
"She's waving this yoga stick in her face, she's blowing pot smoke in her face, she's screaming at her, she's getting louder and louder and more aggressive."
"The escalation is here and it's not going to be good for anybody."
"He made a situation to the point where he just became a nightmare for every single one of these kids."
"The incredible incident is a reflection of how one local incident can escalate tensions and trigger a wider conflict."
"Most wars don't start deliberately, they sleepwalk into war."
"There's no way you will spin that scenario in a way that doesn't end up with nuclear missiles flying."
"The Ukrainian armed forces have recently boosted their efforts."
"Russia is never going to nuke Ukraine, guys, that would kill Russia."
"When you demonize the other, you make violence not only possible but likely."
"One of the local papers in Alaska... thought it was not going to escalate."
"If you respond to phony charges of weakness by showing 'strength,' that's how escalation starts."
"A senior Russian commander for the first time saying the goal is to not only seize control of the eastern Donbass region but take full control of southern Ukraine."
"Tonight, Russia ramping up its assault on eastern Ukraine, another attack on a hospital."
"If you scorn us, we will take you out with us."
"A slap? Hands down, is one of the biggest disrespects you can give a man."
"We could create a slippery slope into World War three with this thing."
"Ukrainian counter-offensive begins, pushing back Russian forces."
"Trump took a major geopolitical flashpoint that had been contained and blew it wide open."
"Providing F-16s to Ukraine, given what Joe Biden said a year ago, is a very, very dangerous escalation."
"That's the scary thing about war and escalation."
"You feel so bad and also like that whole situation should not have escalated to where it got to..."
"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence."
"A no-fly zone is escalatory and could prompt a war with Russia, a major nuclear power."
"Change requires understanding, and once the history books are put down and the guns are picked up, the situation becomes far more delicate and dangerous."
"If Putin isn't stopped in Ukraine, you believe this could lead to World War III, don't you?"
"Putin's threats against those who recently supported Ukraine have brought the global Community to its knees."
"You're not doing good, you're not helping, you're making things worse."
"Every time something like this happens it just precipitates a stronger reaction and people that were silent before decide that it's gone too far."
"It's clear that this war is getting a lot uglier and that the worst is yet to come."
"They started dropping fire bombs, they started going crazy on the districts."
"This drama has spiraled so far out of control."
"How close are we from one of these incidents getting out of hand, igniting something much bigger?"
"At a country attacking a nation's critical infrastructure like that is essentially a declaration of war."
"Sounds like this escalated really crazy out of nothing, and I do wonder if his over-the-top reaction is perhaps suggesting maybe something was afoot."
"It's incredibly [expletive] up and I think this will escalate potentially into nuclear conflict"
"Putin has ordered his military to start bombing the convoys of weapons coming into Ukraine."
"Desperation is the easy answer. The worst things have gotten on the ground for the Ukrainians, and the worse case scenario becomes obvious." - Colonel McGregor
"Putin has decided he's going to win this war no matter what the cost."
"This conflict isn't going anywhere. These opportunities for escalation, for this war to move into nuclear territory, continually present themselves and become more dangerous every single time."
"Let's go kick that motherfucker's ass all over Dreamland."
"Straight up clapped his face, he just started beating the bro."
"Once you tamper with a core it's going to be a war of everybody against everybody."
"If it ever becomes an us-versus-them thing, it can escalate really, really quickly."
"Wars predictably do two things: they grow and they're unpredictable."
"The Russians are keeping a reserve in case of escalation with NATO."
"All it takes is one mistake for things to spiral out of control."
"Last night in a small town just north of Houston, a neighbor went next door to ask the homeowner if he could quiet down."
"Experts are interpreting the accumulation of troops around Donbass in April as a risk of a new dangerous escalation."
"The South China Sea has transformed from a brilliant blue sea filled with fishing boats and Sun-bleached reefs to an angry pot of conflict."
"They want you to fight, attacks will only get worse."
"How dare you be here! I made sure they put you at the top of the suspect list."
"Little issues become big issues when they are unaddressed."
"If Drake responds to this, I believe it's going to get worse."
"It's off how how I feel at the time I was a little drunk I was a little high I didn't feel like beating you up but then you kept poking poking poking it after you thought persuasion talking about you next okay now I think I want to beat you up now I'm now let's play a game."
"He started to shout and scream at me that the police had killed one of ours. Now we're going to kill the police, and we'll start with you."