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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: June 27, 2025, 09:58:35 PM »

If we accept that the Fordo site was a weapon production facility, which seems to be the position of both Israel and USA, then it is was a legitimate military target. 

"Obliterated" or not, unless the enriched uranium has been vapourised, it may still exist in some form.  Any attempt at rebuilding, recovery or salvaging of either the product, or its means of production, is also a legitimate military target. 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« 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

« on: June 20, 2025, 08:12:18 AM »

It's a natural progression. 

1st Term; Trump.
2nd Term; Trumper.
Constitutional Amendment; Trumpest.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: June 07, 2025, 12:56:48 PM »

No fan of Mr Tangerine Man, but I think someone needs to play Devil's advocate here.  Without context, an (unsubstantiated) "Trump appears in Epstein files" is meaningless. 

"Jesus appears in the Holy Bible". 
"Satan appears in the Holy Bible. 

So.  "DuncanDoenitz appears in the Holy Bible"; should I be pleased or pissed off?     

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: May 27, 2025, 08:05:27 PM »

If Russia wanted Ukraine it would have had it in the early stages of the war. Russia wants to be ethical about it and so it is only taking the breakaway regions. It's not a coincidence that it's current territories are the areas which wanted to break away.

The disputed territories are in the southeast, which explains why Russia attacked from the southeast, but they simultaneously also invaded from northeast and from the northwest.  Launching from Belarus, russian forces advanced directly south; west of the Dniepro and hundreds of kilometers from their ethical objective.  Russian paratroops took the Antonov airport at Hostomel, roughly 30 km northwest of Kyiv. 

The only reason they are not there now is entirely down to military and logistical incompetence.  Within days, the Ukrainians handed their asses to them in a doggie-bag. 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: May 07, 2025, 09:18:34 PM »

His seemingly immunity to career ending actions is simply because he is, as you said, a star.  He's popular.  He says the right things to make his base love him with a passion.  He's the kind of person who oversimplifies a situation, promises big, and forces himself upon everything.  He's the authoritarian dictator a good portion of America wants.  He's ruthless.  He's relentless.  He blames everyone else.  And he acts tough.

And there, Ladies and Gentlemen, you have the quandry. 

Anyone on this thread; LD, Markjo, AATW, me, Tom or A80 could have written that quote and believed it.  The only differance is that Tom and A80 think that these are good attributes. 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: April 24, 2025, 10:58:39 AM »

Different beliefs on the issues of trans, abortion and migration are not the actions of a cult member.
My beliefs on all those things are different to yours, they're just not as simplistic and reductive as you have claimed above.

^Trying to find sophistication within patently absurd leftist positions, while at the same time claiming to be a Christian, explains so much.

So this Guy is born in the Palestine around 1st Century CE; He throws businessmen and financiers out of holy buildings, and tells stories about immigrants coming to the assistance of local people in need.   

Sound a bit lefty-cultist to me. 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: April 21, 2025, 09:48:09 PM »

Here's a few random out-of-context quotes from someone over just the last 2 days of posts; 

"Liberal media ..."
"Liberal trash article ...."
"Leftist comedy websites ..."
"the Leftist 'they lie about everything' argument"
"the Leftists .... saying the most retartet (sic) things"
"Leftist worldview .....".

If I'm reading this right, then Trump, the Cabinet, Fox and Tom are Mainstream.  Everything else is extremism. 

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Science & Alternative Science / Re: Blue Ghost

« on: April 14, 2025, 08:02:57 PM »

And now Katy Perry is "in on it"

Along with those folks from FRAM2.  But then Elon is obviously in on the grift.

Oh no; in an embarrassing faux pas, WTF has now mentioned the unmentionable Elon-phant in the room. 

Yes, whilst Musk, Donald's DOGE poster-boy, spends half of his time sacking civil servants for taking money in return for precious-little National-benefit, he spends the rest of his waking hours accepting government cash to spend on ficticious ISS-commuting, launching supersonic helium-filled Starlink blimps and pretending to develop Mars-shots. 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: April 10, 2025, 11:03:48 PM »

"Make the Shower Great Again". 

Like many concepts, the French already have it nailed; "Encore le Grande Douche". 

Works on so many levels. 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: April 10, 2025, 03:58:34 PM »

That's 37.5 gallons.  Mar-a-Largo must get shampoo delivered by tanker truck.   

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: April 10, 2025, 08:49:06 AM »

Laughably, leftists were predicting a US Recession, and have now rescinded their predictions.

Let's see. 

Trump announces a policy.  US and global markets plunge.  Recession predicted. 

Three days later; Trump changes his mind and announces a different policy.  US and global markets recover.  Prediction rescinded. 

Yup; laughable kind of sums that up.  (Damned Leftists). 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: April 09, 2025, 02:19:35 PM »

Don't know what formula China is using; they've just come back with an increase of 50%, to 84% on American imports.  Effective tomorrow. 

Well that was totally unexpected.  (Not). 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: April 08, 2025, 04:39:18 PM »

Probably doesn't as he couldn't tell a nickle from a manhole cover anyway.

That's "nickel".  Unless you can't tell a nickle from an asshole cover.   

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: April 01, 2025, 09:07:24 AM »

No, they don't.  The houthies know that they are targets.  If they get 2 hours notice that jets are coming their way, they they have time to prepare a welcome.

They've already tried. They don't have the technology.

This is part of your problem Tom, you just can't help thinking like an American.  They have technology, but they don't need technology. 

Try and put yourself in the Terrorist's sandals.  You visit your girlfriend "at the usual time" of 15.00.  Iranian Republican Guards email/phone/send-a messenger on a scooter to you.  They have intercepted a message: "Planes are airborne, he's at his girlfriend's house". 

What do you do?  Launch some SAMs? 

Or maybe just put on her burkha, get in your Mercedes and drive like Bin Laden. 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: March 27, 2025, 07:00:21 PM »

This wasn't an interview or an authorized release to the media. It was a mistake. A clumsy, reckless mistake by incompetent people.

You would be making the same argument if Pete Hegseth told the VP in the chat that he was preparing to attack terrorists in caves, just like what was published. It turns out, you guys don't know what actually needs to stay secret.

It gives me no pleasure to point out that it was terrorists in caves who whooped America's ass in Vietnam. 

It was terrorists in caves that forced The Donald to negotiate a withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

It is terrorists in caves who are currently launching ballistic missiles at Israel, destroying Red Sea commercial shipping, and targeting Air- and Surface-Assets of the US Navy and its allies, to the extent that a US Navy ship shot down a US Navy F/A-18. 

You underestimate the commitment, technology and intelligence (in all definitions of that word) of terrorists in caves at your peril. 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: March 27, 2025, 07:30:51 AM »

TV was invented by a Scotsman. 

Ergo, all TVs are copied from Scottish technology, and Scotland can close down TVs worldwide if it suits their agenda for world domination. 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: March 26, 2025, 09:22:16 PM »

You've gone out on the occasional limb before now, Tom, but isn't there just a single, niggling neuron in your head at the moment which is saying "This is a really dumb thing to double-down on"? 

Everyone knows that USA is the single most powerful ..... (yadah, yadah yadah)...  and so forth, but Iran is no slouch.  Despite blockades they continue to supply the Houthis with cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, drones, comms, intelligence and cash.  You seem to be suggesting that because Yemen doesn't make cell-phones that they are incapable of being provide intel by a third party.  How about they get phones from Russia, or China.  Or Iran.  Just a second, email coming in from Kim Jong Un.   

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: March 26, 2025, 06:05:17 PM »

Despite contaminating these hallowed pages with my presence for the last few years, I'm not really very social-media-savvy; I only participate in one other forum (it's profession-related) and I don't text much.  I only say this in the hope that you'll forgive my naivity if this is already circulating. 

Apparently there's a thing called sane-washing.  It's when acolytes and disciples of a Guru or "Influencer" feel obliged to excuse His actions, behaviour and messaging, by explaining and rationalising to the wider public, either in press releases or by use of social media.  The more odd the Principal's behaviour, the more bizarre the rationalisation. 

Of course to be on-message and before beginning the apologist behaviour (whether they consciously acknowledge the fact or not) the acolytes have to understand what is happening, what is being said, and come to terms with the fact that the Guru is actually behaving and acting like a complete fuck-wit. 

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: Trump

« on: March 25, 2025, 10:30:46 PM »

Just seems to be symptomatic of this Executive.  On the one hand; Authority, Justification, Ability.  On the other hand; Morality, Ethics, Responsibility. 

Taking this further, when a package of Navy F/A-18s, Growlers and KC-135s is en-route to bomb the Iranian nuclear facilities, the Commander in Chief or Secretary of Defense have justification and authority to declassify the route, timings and refuelling rendezvous with impunity.   

The important take-away is that courts and Congress can't touch them.  Glad we clarified that.