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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« Last post by juner on June 25, 2025, 08:22:40 PM »

If someone else was asking the question, I would reply, " Ask harder."

But, I don't think you want a war.

of course i dont. what normal human would actually want a war (aside from people who get paid to talk about how there should be a war). maybe i need to switch to journalism, id love to make 20% 70%+ or less than i do now to yell at people why war is coming. also, trump bad, two more weeks, etc...

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Terrible Political Memes

« Last post by Dr Van Nostrand on June 25, 2025, 11:44:40 AM »

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« Last post by Dr Van Nostrand on June 25, 2025, 11:37:59 AM »

Whisper it quietly, but he might have got this one right.
The ceasefire is holding, for now. Early days yet of course.
And naturally he's going "laa laa laa, can't hear you" at all the intelligence indicating the striker might have not been quite as effective at obliterating the Iranian nuclear sites as he's claiming.

I wonder what is wrong with him that he has to always claim the superlative, always be so absolute. All the "they said this was the greatest..." stuff. Who are "they"? And was it the greatest? (That's just an example, not referring to anything specific, just generally the way he talks such utter bollocks all the time.)

He was raised to believe himself to be the best.  His brain is just broken and now everything has to be at the extreme.  Either extreme great (because he's never wrong according to everyone he pays), or extreme bad (for everything against him).

Trump's behavior is easily explained by his megalomaniacal, narcissistic, Main Character Syndrome. What's harder to explain is his legions of idiotic followers believing it.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« Last post by Action80 on June 25, 2025, 10:18:23 AM »

The "no new wars" president has now begun a war with Iran.

i was promised a war by all the talking heads. where is the war?

If someone else was asking the question, I would reply, " Ask harder."

But, I don't think you want a war.

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Flat Earth Theory / Re: Interviewing a Flat Earth supporter

« Last post by Pete Svarrior on June 25, 2025, 09:52:39 AM »

Your questions are too broad, considering how much material is available on the subject. Please don't come here and ask that we personally tutor you on "what our arguments are" - we won't do that, and you'll mostly get snarky responses.

Start with the Wiki/FAQ, understand that they're only an introduction to the subject, and then dig deeper. Once you've covered some of the ground work, come back and let's talk about the more detailed questions you might have.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« Last post by Lord Dave on June 25, 2025, 09:12:37 AM »

Whisper it quietly, but he might have got this one right.
The ceasefire is holding, for now. Early days yet of course.
And naturally he's going "laa laa laa, can't hear you" at all the intelligence indicating the striker might have not been quite as effective at obliterating the Iranian nuclear sites as he's claiming.

I wonder what is wrong with him that he has to always claim the superlative, always be so absolute. All the "they said this was the greatest..." stuff. Who are "they"? And was it the greatest? (That's just an example, not referring to anything specific, just generally the way he talks such utter bollocks all the time.)

He was raised to believe himself to be the best.  His brain is just broken and now everything has to be at the extreme.  Either extreme great (because he's never wrong according to everyone he pays), or extreme bad (for everything against him).

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« Last post by AATW on June 25, 2025, 09:02:47 AM »

Whisper it quietly, but he might have got this one right.
The ceasefire is holding, for now. Early days yet of course.
And naturally he's going "laa laa laa, can't hear you" at all the intelligence indicating the striker might have not been quite as effective at obliterating the Iranian nuclear sites as he's claiming.

I wonder what is wrong with him that he has to always claim the superlative, always be so absolute. All the "they said this was the greatest..." stuff. Who are "they"? And was it the greatest? (That's just an example, not referring to anything specific, just generally the way he talks such utter bollocks all the time.)

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« Last post by Lord Dave on June 25, 2025, 08:44:55 AM »

Sounds to me like Trump announced the cease fire before anyone else was ready to.  Or Iran was done because the US attack did nothing substantial.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« Last post by DuncanDoenitz on June 25, 2025, 08:25:08 AM »

https://thehill.com/homenews/5365719-trump-israel-iran-ceasefire/

What a surprise! Trump was full of shit, and the war continues.

No.  He is full of shit but, on this one, he seems to have pulled some strings and, 24 hours later, cease-fire is holding. 

Regarding his full-of-shitness, he's still claiming that Iraq's nuclear programme has been completely obliterated, despite his own intelligence organisations stating otherwise.  As usual, anyone who can't see the Emperor's new clothes is an unpatriotic "low level loser".  From a military aviation perspective, the planning and exection of the B-2 strike was outstanding and no other military on earth could have done it.  That is down to the equipment, training and courage of the Air Force, but Trump undoubtedly needed balls to authorise it. 

As usual, of course, his narrative of the outcome is entirely driven by his big orange ego.  He can't bring himself to publicly concede that any of his projects is less than a 100% success. 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« Last post by honk on June 24, 2025, 08:49:15 PM »

https://thehill.com/homenews/5365719-trump-israel-iran-ceasefire/

What a surprise! Trump was full of shit, and the war continues.