I don't know Sexpest, but yet again I suspect a bit of ASD (observation not insult), I don't think you see that Rushy and I were actually just using ridiculous scenario construction as a bonding technique, yes he is likely to be the other side of the barricades to me come the glorious day (whilst you sit in a corner rocking with your head in your hands), but we were fucking about.
Or maybe (less likely), you do have a sense of humour and you do see, but want to get under Saddam's skin soo much.
Anyway off topic, as to your point, why do lefties go doomsday? When ever a right-wing loon comes into power in America, they are by definition of low intellect (see Reagan, Bush), so the thinkers (lefties) can't help but imagine “ what happens if the wheels come off”, meaning maybe their carers step outside and leave them next to the doomsday button or near the red phone when the Russians ring, it's not happened yet but it could, luckily up to yet they have some hideous self serving (but intelligent and articulate) British Prime minister to keep them on track, Reagan had Maggie and Bush had the equally awful Blair, unfortunately Trump wouldn't have any-one, mainly because he is under the misapprehension that he doesn't need them, but anyway we only have the moonfaced Cameron at the moment and he doesn't cut it, so just maybe worry a bit, it's what we do.