xyzzy

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[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Sure. I dislike her, but she's been vocally anti-interventionist for many years. She hitched her wagon to someone who doesn't actually care about any of it.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Anyone in this administration who has any values whatsoever is destined to fail, because the leader they're so obsequious to has none.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's really not that complicated. Trump is a bully and loves piling on to prove he's the alpha male. But he's also a coward (like many bullies) and is afraid to wade into something that will spiral out of control. So he's trying to subjugate the government of Iran using threats so he can get the satisfaction of the former without the risk of the latter.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

"Not since Truman..."

So Huckabee wants to nuke Iran?

Also, tell me this is not a letter that would be written to Kim Jong Un if the names were swapped.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

In [Trump's] view, Iran was “very close” to having a nuclear bomb.

Those are clearly Netanyahu's words in his mouth. Netanyahu has been loudly and confidently saying that at regular intervals since 2012. Iran is always weeks away.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 16 points 2 weeks ago

You mean ceded. Seceded is what the West Coast should do.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's interesting that you post a message like that when yours is the majority position on Lemmy and comes up regularly. Any time I post conflicting data on the election, I'm down voted at about a 40/60 ratio up/down. Meanwhile politically I'm somewhere between Lenin and Bernie.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

War in the Middle East is a Republican rite of passage. It's part of their heritage.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee -2 points 2 weeks ago

Did you forget about 2021-2023?

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

This is SO much worse than I thought it would be! By people who don't value nature or public good and would happily sell off the most unique part of America: its national parks.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yep, there it is: "it isn't my fight." News flash: if the US falls, you guys will be next. Stop trying to shame others for things you're not (and wouldn't be) willing to do yourself.

[–] xyzzy@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

You can always cross the border and satisfy your bloodlust, but we both know you'll say "it isn't my fight" and not do shit. Just go back to feeling morally superior from the comfort of your home.

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