Today in Fascism

[watfly]

Not to get bogged down in facts when the narrative is more important, but crude is down to $81, just $5 higher than when Biden left office. Crude reached a high of $121 under Biden and $111 under Trump. Gas price was a high of $5.03 under Biden and $4.60 under Trump. Not condoning Trump's prices just pointing out the facts.

 

[Bruddah IZ]

Not seeing that in the public domain, but I guess the mentally ill liberals get more exposure than the normal ones. Studies show that liberals are more likely to suffer depression and mental illness, particularly women, and they are far less likely to fraternize with people of the opposite political persuasion. I talk shit on here, mostly for entertainment purposes, but at the end of the day it doesn't affect my mood. My politics revolve around my livelihood which is small business. So regardless of the party, if your policies help small business you have my support. I actually could have voted for Mahan for governor if it came down to that because Hilton can't win. All the other Democrats will kill small business in California. Steyer would have killed it the fastest. Becerra will be a slower burn. Trump's Iran folly has hurt small business.

Folly?

 

[Hüsker Dü]

The consensus among international relations experts and geopolitical analysts is that while the U.S. and Israel won significant tactical victories—severely damaging Iran's military and missile capabilities—Iran achieved its overriding strategic goals. Iran successfully preserved the Islamic Republic, maintained its nuclear ambitions, and utilized asymmetric leverage to force the U.S. to the negotiating table.
Iran utilized several critical strategies to secure this outcome:

• Regime Survival: Despite the assassination of top leadership and a devastating opening air campaign, the Islamic Republic’s political structure survived the existential threat of regime change.
• Strait of Hormuz Dominance: Iran successfully closed the Strait of Hormuz, crippling global energy supplies and inflicting massive economic damage on Arab Gulf states and global markets. This forced the U.S. and its allies to negotiate an end to hostilities to reopen the vital waterway.
• Asymmetric and Proxy Warfare: Iran relied on its deep network of regional proxies and robust drone and missile arsenals to constantly impose costs on U.S. bases and allies in the Gulf, proving that U.S. intervention carried severe strategic and economic liabilities.
• Nuclear Leverage: Throughout the conflict, Iran managed to keep its highly enriched uranium stockpiles under its own control, leaving its nuclear aspirations intact for future diplomacy.

 

[Hüsker Dü]

Not seeing that in the public domain, but I guess the mentally ill liberals get more exposure than the normal ones. Studies show that liberals are more likely to suffer depression and mental illness, particularly women, and they are far less likely to fraternize with people of the opposite political persuasion. I talk shit on here, mostly for entertainment purposes, but at the end of the day it doesn't affect my mood. My politics revolve around my livelihood which is small business. So regardless of the party, if your policies help small business you have my support. I actually could have voted for Mahan for governor if it came down to that because Hilton can't win. All the other Democrats will kill small business in California. Steyer would have killed it the fastest. Becerra will be a slower burn. Trump's Iran folly has hurt small business.

Thinking, caring, empathetic individuals do have a greater chance of letting the world let them down if they weren’t raised properly (by my assessment). But I’m no expert. I’d have to watch Fox to be 100% sure of assumptions.

 

[watfly]

Folly?

I understand why he took the opportunity to kill the majority of Iran's leadership, but its obvious there was no plan after that. It appears that there was only hope that maybe it would open the door for a civilian uprising. No such luck because "hope is not a strategy". In radical Islam for every terrorist you kill there are 10 ready to take his place. As long as Islamic is in the name of the country there will never be a true deal with Iran.

Go New Zealand.

 

[watfly]

Thinking, caring, empathetic individuals do have a greater chance of letting the world let them down if they weren’t raised properly (by my assessment). But I’m no expert. I’d have to watch Fox to be 100% sure of assumptions.

May I suggest: