VICTORY!!!

"1) Trump's values are their values, no matter how long and loud they proclaim patriotism and religion."

Dude, Trump's values appear to be make Trump richer and more powerful at everyone else's expense. I think the right answer is 3). They just don't want to admit that they support a piece of ----.

If the CHICOMS want Taiwan, now is the time. The US ran through all its exquisite weapons blowing up dirt in Iran. And on paper, Trump doesn't want a war. He'd just cage it as an opportunity to make deal. As if her knew how to make a deal.

Putin, Xi, whoever runs Iran right now...they hold the cards. They may not be playing 4D chess...but Trump couldn't get past checkers.

I can't understand how Republicans continue to support Trump. Can someone please explain it to me?

It would appear that Trump wants a Dem to win.

Not surprising, given that he's a reality TV star. All drama is good drama.

"Democrats need to get the voters to the polls."

Would it matter?

I'm not unconvinced that Trump, with the support of his lackeys, isn't just going to declare himself Supreme Leader.

The US in 2026 is the ultimate reality TV show.

That's what happens when you elect a media personality as president.

"But colonialists don't care about the opinions of those soon to be subjugated."

Does that include the colonial Arabs who conquered the region during the Islamic conquest?

"Argh! Stoopid Palestinians living there for 5,000 years!"

You should prolly pick up a history book as well.

"Palestinians didn't start Israel's existential war of independence."

You need to pick up a history book, m'boy.

"Israel has always been American and British colonialism."

And Turkish.

Don't forget them.

"Who would start a war like this, and claim they're the victim?"

Um, Palestinians.

Why do you people still insist on referring to those people as liberals. They're not liberals. You can call them progressives if you want to be nice, but they have far more in common with your average fascist.

Someone needs to learn them the phrase, "Arbeit Macht Frie!"

Golden Dome will never be built. Trump will be out of office soon. The next president will cancel it. Some of the more interesting and exquisite capabilities associated with the system will be retained.

#4

Yet you still reside in maybe the biggest -------- city on the east coast, amiright?

Maybe instead of bitching about the US, you should just find somewhere else more suited to your taste. Like me. I'm house hunting in Calabria at the moment. It's like California, but minus all the suck.

This is one of the best articles I have read in a long time. I had never heard of Rick Wilson, but I signed up for his newsletter.

"AOC is tapping into - alomg with whatever else she encounters - strong currents of progressivism. The socio-political climate seems to be getting prepped for transformative times."

But that progressivism isn't necessarily so different from right-wing nationalism.

Are you familiar with the horseshoe theory?

"These systems often utilize either a single-payer model or a regulated multi-payer system to provide coverage for their citizens."

All the good countries offer a mix of both public and private options. It's sort of like being able to get a low-cost plane ticket with limits and longer wait times versus a premium ticket with shorter wait times and better service.

This is how it should be.

"If something is truly evil it is recognized as evil no matter what age you live in."

Do you think the cannibals and slave owners across the world recognized that they were evil? Especially when the people they were eating or enslaving were doing the same thing?

We are all the descendants of slaves. And slave owners.

Slavery was "evil?"

Were people who practiced slavery "evil?"

If so, a significant percentage of humans have been "evil."

Saying slavery was evil is like saying cannibalism was evil, even thought it was practiced by many cultures for thousands of years.

They were all evil? Do you think they saw it that way?

#38

Would it be accurate to characterize you as Pro-Hamas?

How about pro-ISIS.

I don't even think the anti-zionists are pro-Hamas.

Not saying it's not complicated, it is. The majority of Palestinians support a two-state solution, while the majority of Israelis oppose it. But there is no State of Palestine. You have the Palestinian Authority, but their authority doesn't extend beyond the West Bank. Gaza is run by an internationally recognized terrorist organization devoted to the destruction of Israel...so who would one negotiate in order to formulate a two-state solution.

I think France has handled it pretty brilliantly. They elected to diplomatically recognize Palestine. Not as an affront to Israel, but as a first step in the elimination of Hamas as a relevant political entity. Let's see if it works. I don't think it will. Hamas is like ISIS. They care about themselves. Palestinians are just the ammunition they use in the fight.

"Like all things when the Middle East is involved, it's complicated."

You failed to mention the fact that the Arab states rejected the UN partition plan and attempted to destroy Israel. Convinced that without British support, Israel wouldn't stand a chance against the Arab armies. The Arabs convinced the so-called "Palestinians" to flee, with the understanding that Israel would be quickly defeated and the Jews driven into the sea Leaving the entire region to non-Jews. The Arabs lost. Those who fled went on to become refugees or inhabitants of unrolled territory. Those Arabs who didn't flee became Israeli citizens.