@marlene4719 The poll conducted by the group affiliated with those who voted Democrats. The better question then is, there are actually 20% of Democrats who actually liked Trump!
@washingtonpost Then stop the people who have been caught from vandalizing the pool. It wouldn't be a police zone if the Left just drops their obsession from destroying property
@RichHomieFlom The best draft in Clippers history was 2000 when they got Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson, and traded for Keyon Dooling and Corey Maggette. This after getting Lamar Odom the year before.
@CNN Whether you love or hate Trump, what Trump did is an example of great leadership. A leader doesn't cave and raises its voice and presence where appropriate. Look at how Steve Jobs led when he was alive. Not many people liked Jobs, but he got the work done and make AAPL a success
🇺🇸 🇮🇷 🇯🇵 THE LESSON OF VERSAILLES: How Trump is treating Iran like MacArthur treated Japan!
The lesson from history we cannot ignore right now with Iran:
After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles humiliated Germany. It crushed their economy, stripped their dignity, and treated their leadership like criminals. What did that produce? Resentment, chaos, and Adolf Hitler.
We almost repeated that mistake in 1945.
But General Douglas MacArthur refused to go down that road with Japan.
MacArthur understood something the Wilson crowd never did: you don’t win the peace by destroying a defeated nation’s leadership if you can use it for stability instead.
Emperor Hirohito was the symbolic heart of Japan. Many wanted him tried as a war criminal and hanged. MacArthur said no.
He kept Hirohito on the throne as a figurehead, had him renounce divinity, and used the Emperor’s authority to push through sweeping reforms - new constitution, demilitarization, land reform, and real democratization.
Result? Japan didn’t descend into chaos or communism. They became one of America’s strongest allies and an economic powerhouse. MacArthur turned enemies into partners.
Fast forward to today.
There’s a loud crowd that says we must completely humiliate and destroy the current leadership in Iran. Topple the regime, no off-ramp, total humiliation.
That’s Versailles thinking.
And it’s dangerous.
The Iranian people are already suffering under their regime. The smarter play - the MacArthur play - is to create an off-ramp.
Give their leadership a path where they can deliver real prosperity and dignity to their own people in exchange for abandoning nuclear weapons, terrorism sponsorship, and regional aggression.
When a nation’s people start seeing tangible improvement in their lives, the appetite for endless jihad and confrontation drops dramatically.
Stability beats endless occupation. Prosperity beats resentment. Smart power beats performative toughness that creates bigger problems down the road.
America First doesn’t mean we’re weak. It means we’re wise.
We learned from Versailles. We learned from MacArthur’s success in Japan. Let’s apply those hard-earned lessons instead of repeating the same mistakes that birthed the last century’s nightmares.
Strength and strategy. Not just slogans.
The goal isn’t to own the libs or look tough on cable news. The goal is to secure America’s future with the least blood and treasure possible.
History already showed us the winning formula.
Now it’s time to use it.
@LisaMarieBoothe Conservatives/pro-Capitalists need to do better with messaging. People who are struggling and are looking for answers are being seduced to socialism because capitalists fail to reach out to them in social media.
@Alex_PorterEnt He will not be getting playing time if he signs with the Clips. He'll be more of a player coach on the bench if he does sign with them.