@DaveMilbo Lefties’ only “crime” is being right too early.. the rest of the political world only changes course when the consequences affect them personally. It’s a politics of individualism and selfishness, shaped by the billionaire class.
Iran used to be quite benevolent. Despite having full control over the most critical chokepoint, they never behaved like bandits. Had all the scientists to build nukes, but always respected the nuclear deal. They got sanctioned to hell in return.
Now that they have started fighting back, bombing the bases in their neighbourhood, and charging toll from oil companies, US is considering lifting sanctions on Iranian oil.
About to say my dumb as rocks thoughts but been thinking about how Iran has met every provocation with proportionate retaliation.
Missiles for missiles. Oil hubs for oil hubs. Tel Aviv for Tehran.
But not school for school.
If Iran can do this to US bases in West Asia in just a couple of days, what do you think China can do to Pine Gap?
The Loser Colony needs to get out of AUKUS and then beg for forgiveness
If China were actually as stupid as you imagine, it would’ve collapsed decades ago.
A country doesn’t survive 5,000 years, outmaneuver eight empires, industrialize 1.4 billion people, and reshape global supply chains by following Reddit-level geopolitics like: “if we block their oil, we win.”
A geopolitics elementary school student mistook a PowerPoint cosplay for a national strategy.
Real geopolitics is:
• diversifying energy
• building maritime + land pipelines
• securing domestic production capacity
• long-term industrial planning
• multi-vector diplomacy
• avoiding total dependence on any single supplier
Meanwhile you're out here doing Risk board-game logic.
If Beijing truly operated with your level of intellect, China would’ve been carved up again by 1950.
The irony is:
the only people underestimating China this badly are the ones already losing to it.
i'm fucking sick of this country being a lapdog for the american empire, every time i feel glad to be here instead of somewhere else it reminds me that we don't have shit to be proud of
“Why are leftists saying Free Palestine but not Free Iran??”
Because Free Palestine means “stop bombing Palestine”
While Free Iran is often used to mean “bomb Iran again”
They will justify the killing of immigrants, they will justify the killing of Americans, and they will justify the killing of moms, children, and fathers. They will justify the killing of you.
What do we get from our wonderful friendship with Pissrael? What do zionists contribute? We get nothing but fucking whining day after day. Just a total drain.
@DaveMilbo@marquelawyers Good comment on the Italians unions and the entire country protesting in contrast to Australian unions who clearly think genocide is a normal part of life.Important philosophical truth: 'if it can happen to them it can happen to us.'This is the basic underlying reason for Unions.
after a long hard day suckling at the arsehole of hitler 2, there's nothing quite like pouring a few ice creams for some hooting scotch college graduates to show that you have the interests of ordinary people at the front of mind