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The Fate of the World Awaits

classical music prompt Beethoven fifth opening the fate of the world looms ahead of us and we have a choice to make all of us must decide will we follow the fate of ancient Rome surrendering our freedoms and becoming an autocratic empire ruled by emperors will we become like Germany letting the madness of fascism overwhelm us will there be a final solution to the problems poised by the coming transformation of America as white America becomes brown America will muslims be rounded up and killed as ethnic cleansing in the name of Christian freedom sweeps across the land will the evil AI robot overlords launch robot wars to extermine mankind will we choose to confront the pending climate change rebooting our society and economy with a green new deal putting people first will the 1 percent even let us try or our we doomed to end our lives in a dystopian nightmare I listen to the music of Beethoven and find comfort as he confronts the fate of the world proving that human spirit will overcome in the end filled with love and I am saved and my optimism returns

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