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US war on Iran | Megathread for Week 13 of 2026 (europe.pub)

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[–] Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They really, really are just that stupid aren't they? Like there is no overestimating their stupidity. Like wtf?

[–] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

استکبار

Estekbâr (Persian: استکبار, from Arabic: اِسْتِکْبار) is a Persian noun meaning arrogance, conceit, haughtiness, or vainglory.

[–] Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It feels lazy to put all our analysis on incompetence and arrogance but there really is no other way to explain it. Like I want to be careful to not underestimate the empire but every move makes it impossible to underestimate them. Very frustrating.

[–] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 23 hours ago

I don't think it's lazy. This is a common thread that weaves throughout the entire history of European colonialism. Their racist ideology repeatedly causes them to underestimate their enemy. In the case of Iran, this has reached a completely new level of absurdity.

Combine this with the empire's decline and we're witnessing a defeat the scale of which the US has never before experienced. Trump is the perfect embodiment of this arrogance.