American Politics

[QUOTE=Elvis2008;3010845]AH, you brought back a terrible memory. Do you know how children can just tell when an adult male is a good man? One of the best men I know was a general, a member of the family. The revolution happens, and a few years in, he dies in mysterious circumstances. My father was called and told the news. His son was studying here in the USA and my father had to break the news. The son's tears still pain me to this day. Of course, he had to go. The ayatollahs wanted generals only loyal to them.

A friend told me a story about a big car dealership on the West Coast. A Jewish guy owns a few dealerships, and his best salesman and manager for all his stores is Persian. And I am friends with Jewish guys as well and we have helped each other in so many ways. It would be nice to see all this hatred gone.

Yes, the leadership is horribly unpopular. Some of the ayatollahs are some of the worst people you will ever meet in your life and are horribly corrupt. There is no doubt they are hated and some are really, really stupid. There has been talk of bringing the shah's son back, but it is not like there is just one guy to kill. It is like the Catholic Church and all its cardinals. You take out one and another will spring up and like the cardinals, they are rich, well connected, and powerful. And as you can imagine, some of those religious people are well liked.

Thing is in our system we have a way for the most intelligent and capable to leave their lives of poverty. It is not easy but it can be done. In Iran, those people, the ones who would be leading the change, have mostly left the country.

I wish Iran could go back to Democracy and capitalism. The country's potential is unreal, and people do not get how beautiful it is in places. It will change but it is not going to be a quick one. I never thought Saudi Arabia would change in my lifetime, but it has. These videos are worth a look. Someone actually took the trouble to go there and man has it changed. I actually want to visit now:

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k0SvAEvM-I[/URL]

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWAyrGZEXhw[/URL]

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRTk7LKrTNw[/URL]

By the way, that is what the 10-7 attacks were really about. With the USA pulling out its military because we do not need the oil, Saudi Arabia needs a new protector, and the best country to fill that role is Israel. The real rivalry is not Iran and Israel or Iran and the USA. It is Shiite Iran versus the Sunni Arab world and Saudi Arabia is the richest Sunni country. 10-7 was an attempt to disrupt that future partnership.

It is like Catholic versus Protestant in the Christian world. At some point, people are going to see the religious wars for what they are like they have in the Christian world and stop with all the fighting and rivalry. I think the Islamic world is ready for that.

Of course, the people want a better government. You are totally right about that. It is just the current government is the devil they know.[/QUOTE]But someone sent me this to read, I think he shares some decent insights, please opine.

[URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/opinion/iran-israel-regime-change.html[/URL]

[QUOTE=Elvis2008;3010848]As messy as things have been for Trump, I read a post like this and think the Republicans will still pick up seats in the mid terms. Trump wins an election, and you Democratic douches call him fascist and the Fuhrer. You raided Trump's house at gun point, went through his wife's underwear drawers and would do it again in a heart beat. When that did not work, you went to civil law suits and then criminal ones and finally there were assassination attempts. But they were okay and not a threat to Democracy huh? Oh yeah, the shooters were registered Republican so everything is fine. When are you Democracy loving Democrats going to have your next impeachment?

Everyone knows you Democratic douches want one party rule and quietly hate Democracy. You douches are the fascists. The media did not touch the Hunter Biden laptop story. The Biden administration left the border wide open to rig an election. We know now without a doubt this was intentional. Then we saw how you picked your candidates, refused common sense voter ID, and the elites picked your candidate, the rare person who made the demented Biden look intelligent.

You Democratic are so deluded by climate change and its "scientists" that you are touting a country that pollutes more than any other as a model for climate change. You are so enamored with China and its wealth, you literally think, "Hey, if they can do it and be rich, we can too. " You ignore how state planned economies have always failed and are oblivious to the cracks in the next one to fall.

No, China did not cause the pandemic with its reckless safety standards. Trump did somehow. All the deaths and destruction done by Covid and the vaccine were nothing compared to J6. You are so devoid of any decent position that you have been left sucking up to illegal immigrants who are engaging in criminal activities.

There is no question that a lot of people are unhappy with Trump. This bombing campaign caused a split in the MAGA base, but not one of us is going to turn on Trump, and you know why? Because you Democratic douches have nothing. You have no desire to please the electorate. All you have is non stop griping about Trump. You are anti-Democracy. You are the fascists. You want one party rule because you are so incompetent that is the only chance you have to stay in power.

The clean energy bullshit is a way for China to take over the energy market. Here is a photo of your "clean energy": [URL]https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/sweetwater-wind-turbine-blades-dump/[/URL]

We never had a power outage in Texas until we went partial green, and Portugal and Spain got a taste of it as well. The EV mandates would have destroyed the American auto industry. Hell, the Biden bill putting up electric stations was a complete waste. In the mean time, Trump not the Democrats has put forward a plan to deliver the cleanest energy of all, nuclear power.

And I have never liked the politics of this guy, but he finally gets why the Dems really suck and are not going to win. [URL]https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2025/06/20/fighting-back/[/URL]

Harris was a bad candidate. A phony who could not get the public excited and sealed the deal on the nomination through a coup. As for those saying we've got to stop looking at the past, these are the same people who won't let you say anything negative about Kamala and her campaign. It's this litmus test that makes people hate Democrats. You have to sign up for the orthodoxy, be all-in, or you're excommunicated. Which gives talking points to the right. The Democrats won't say no to anybody, and therefore test limits that the majority aren't in agreement with. The whole pronoun thing. The Dems let themselves be labeled "woke" and never denied it, no matter what the truth, and it stuck to them.

Because you know better. Why are all these loser Democrats so convinced since they're educated and watch MSNBC they know what the score is? Not to mention that you can only divine the score by turning on your smartphone, which they consider anathema, never mind social media. But the Democratic elite knows better, when it is out of touch.

And you can't completely discount right wing news. There was an opinion piece in the "Wall Street Journal" that said the No Kings protests were self-satisfying, a way for demonstrators to feel good about themselves, with no ultimate real effect. BINGO! Just because you stood outside holding a sign don't expect any true change to be fomented, that always comes down to economic issues. Then again, so many of the protesters are upper middle class and are fearful of losing out financially themselves.

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Yep, that was pure gold. The thing is I wish that there was competition for competent government. We all benefitted from the Clinton-Gingrich wars, but who have you Democrats got now? AOC? Quit griping about Trump and look in the mirror. Your side is pathetic![/QUOTE][URL]https://www.yahoo.com/news/bluesky-backfiring-mark-cuban-says-092600651.html?guccounter=1[/URL]

[URL]https://www.zerohedge.com/political/clouds-over-bluesky-lefts-social-media-safe-space-under-fire-intolerant-and-hateful[/URL]

[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH6TDibIbss[/URL]

[URL]https://www.nationalreview.com/videos/the-no-kings-protests-were-intersectional-clown-shows/[/URL]

You can't make this shit up the left in real life is funnier than the Onion ever could be, PURE FUCKING TRASH.

[QUOTE=Elvis 2008;3010848]As messy as things have been for Trump, I read ...
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Yep, that was pure gold. ...[/QUOTE]
Sorry, dude, it's not clear where your gish gallop starts and ends, and where the journalist's written words in their news articles, began and end. Very Confusing!

[b]Tell you what?[/b][LIST] Pick a topic, any topic, from that post, say [i][b]"The clean energy bullshit is a way for China to take over the energy market..."[/b][/i][/LIST][LIST] and I'll provide counter arguments, to your MAGA narratives and aversion to clean energy and renewables.

This way, it'll be, just like an actual debate. One where, each person provides their suppositions and actual facts, data and links to articles/evidence, that substantiate their position in the argument.[/LIST]But if you wish to continue, to go off on a tirade, with gish galloping, no problem, continue to do so.

I will just thank my lucky stars, your rants (Ahem! ...I mean posts), at the very least, are indeed much more entertaining than MDS1's 5th grader's "cut-n-paste" posts, laced with [i] "twinkle-twinkle-little-stars".[/i]

[QUOTE=SubCmdr;3010844][b]MarquiseSade1 you take your own advice: type less and read more! [/b]

When you do type how about you actually share original ideas that you actually write.

As least [B]Sirioja[/B] is sharing his own original ideas![/QUOTE]
Yep, couldn't agree more!

Although, [B]Sirioja,[/B] is yet to own up for his hypocrisy, calling the U.S. shameful for abandoning the Ukraine, when France, Germany and the EU, have been shamefully funding, Putin and mother Russia with [i][b]$1.8 bn euros per month,[/b][/i] in oil and gas revenues.

So along with taking their own advice, seems there's enough shame to go around, as well?

[QUOTE=Spidy;3010924]Yep, couldn't agree more!

Although, [B]Sirioja,[/B] is yet to own up for his hypocrisy, calling the U.S. shameful for abandoning the Ukraine, when France, Germany and the EU, have been shamefully funding, Putin and mother Russia with [i][b]$1.8 bn euros per month,[/b][/i] in oil and gas revenues.

So along with taking their own advice, seems there's enough shame to go around, as well?[/QUOTE]Germany, but not France buying Russian gaz and petrol. And France don t ask money back to Ukraine, like your robber liar Trump trying to fuck Ukraine when never gave 300 billions, but now, if I was American, I would look very often who is in my back and even in my street, from your Trump ignorance about Islamism. Don t forget September 2001 , when Trump won t be able to protect his citizens.

[QUOTE]BTW if you're such a fan of democracy why have you chosen to live in a 3rd world shithole that is anything but Democratic and is run by a military junta and that sissy ass King (monarch)?[/QUOTE]If you are such a fan of democracy why do you fly all over the world and pay for pussy? Why don't you stay and home a fuck the pure unadulterated democratic pussy.

BTW, I suggest you keep your opinions to yourself about the Royal Family of Thailand when you are in Thailand. It would be interesting to see what would happen if this particular post was shared with the immigration officer responsible of giving your access to the kingdom.

[QUOTE]BTW if you're such a fan of democracy why have you chosen to live in a 3rd world shithole that is anything but Democratic[/QUOTE]Are you talking about the Dis-United States of America that is on the verge of it's second civll war in order to oppose your man who would be king?

[B]ROTFLMAO![/B]

[QUOTE][b]France Russia Oil Imports[/b]

France's relationship with Russian oil imports has evolved over time. While some companies, like TotalEnergies, have taken steps to reduce their reliance on Russian oil, France as a country has continued to import Russian oil and gas, albeit with some fluctuations. For instance, TotalEnergies announced in 2022 that it would stop buying oil and petroleum products from Russia by the end of the year, but it continued to buy Russian gas.

However, despite these efforts, France has still imported Russian oil and gas. In January 2024, France's LNG imports from Russia rose by 50% month-on-month, even though total LNG imports to France decreased by 8%.
Additionally, in the first three months of 2025, EU countries, including France, imported significant volumes of oil products from Russia, with France being one of the major buyers.

Moreover, France has paid Russia over 600 million this year for liquefied natural gas, and the country has been criticized for its continued purchases despite its public stance on supporting Ukraine.
The French government has argued that these imports are necessary to maintain energy supply, and long-term contracts, such as those involving TotalEnergies, have made it difficult to immediately cut off Russian gas imports.

In summary, while some French companies have taken steps to reduce their reliance on Russian oil, France as a country has continued to import Russian oil and gas, albeit with some reductions and ongoing challenges.[/QUOTE][B]Information compiled by AI[/B]

[QUOTE=Sirioja;3010963]Germany, but not France buying Russian gaz and petrol.[/QUOTE]Everyone is entitled to his own opinion. But not his own facts.

[URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/arts/music/sean-combs-diddy-trial-sex-night-expenses.html[/URL]

But the dood is most definitely a homo, WTF hiring $1000 male escorts.

I guess he will be enjoying lots of prison sex, on the house no less.

[QUOTE=Sirioja;3010963]Germany, but not France buying Russian gaz and petrol. And France don t ask money back to Ukraine, like your robber liar Trump trying to fuck Ukraine when never gave 300 billions, ...[/QUOTE]

[i][b](...kkkk!)[/b][/i] Dude, stop digging a hole for yourself!

With all do respect Sirioja, do a little research once in a while, if you are going to pretend to have a debate, and bring to the table reasonable statements of FACT and not FICTION!

[b]France's S.H.A.M.E.:"[/b]
[LIST]Politico (April 11, 2024): [i][b]"France talks tough on Ukraine while gobbling up more Russian gas."[/b] [url]https://www.politico.eu/article/france-talk-tough-ukraine-while-gobble-up-more-russia-gas/[/url]

"France has paid Russia [u]over 600 million[/u] this year for liquefied natural gas (LNG), new data shows. That's an EU-leading rise from last year."

"In all, [b]Paris has paid over 600 million to the Kremlin[/b] for gas supplies since the start of the year, the data showed leading to calls for France to clamp down on its rising purchases." [/i][/LIST]
[i][b]France,[/b][/i] (not Germany), led the EU in Russian LNG imports in early 2024, paying over 600 million to Moscow, a 40% increase from 2023. Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands, were the three largest buyers of Moscow's LNG after France.

Sirioja, in the future, may I suggest you spend more time, understanding and knowing [i][b]France's shameful politics[/b][/i] and less time vilifying the U.S., for those very same, shameful politics!

[QUOTE=MarquisdeSade1;3010914]I typically dislike this Jew and don't read his worthless drivel. But someone sent me this to read, I think he shares some decent insights, please opine.

[URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/opinion/iran-israel-regime-change.html[/URL][/QUOTE]Yeah, Friedman is the typical NYT intellectual where people claim that he is so smart but forget about how dead wrong he was about things like the Iraq war.

First off, Netanyahu is the Israeli version of Trump and Friedman gives him no credit. Since when has a sitting president ever won the war on his own? He had intelligence help him? No shit! Netanyahu took 10-7 and destroyed Hezbollah and Hamas and hurt Iran's nuclear program. Yeah, he has had problems with the Supreme Court. A president should have problems with them in a functioning Democracy. Biden had issues with the Supreme Court as did FDR. Give the man credit, but it is fair to ask, now what? As Churchill found out, a leader can be great at war and not so great at peace.

It is funny MDS how when you fly now that the Arab airlines are the ones of luxury: Emirates, Ethiad, Air Qatar, Oman Air. If you get a chance to fly on one, do it! They put our airlines to shame. I do not think people get how influential Qatar has been with all these negotiations and how diverse of a country it is. With the USA pulling out, there is the chance for a flurry of trading between these countries and Israel. I am not sure if Netanyahu is the guy you want running point on making these business deals, but that is up to the citizens of Israel to decide. I do not know about you MDS but I am sick of all the aid money we sent to Israel. They are going to need to get money elsewhere.

Thing about Iran is once again they let us know where they were sending their missiles. How much of an enemy are they really if they are doing that? I do not get why we were so willing to do deals with Godless China but are blowing off Cuba and Iran. Say what you will about this war but it means the USA and Iran have been talking. Iran has burned up too much money supporting terrorists organizations harassing Israel and not taking care of its own. The one thing Trump has done is let those arrogant Iranian politicians know that they can be taken out easily. I think that their attitude is more likely to change things than anything else. These idiotic death to America and Israel chants need to stop. How is that helping anything?

As for Trump and the USA, I am proud of how Trump has handled the rival factions in the MAGA base. Unlike the Democrats, we are allowed to have different opinions and disagree. It is like Elon Musk found out when he got overly passionate about the budget. It is like, where else are you going to go? The dumbshit Democrats just ran a presidential candidate who was given the nomination in a coup and had one line: I am not Donald Trump. BFD.

The true MAGA base IMO do want America First and want these fucking forever wars to end. I get the pressure to use the military was enormous but Trump used as little of it as he possibly could have. He had to satisfy both sides, and it was not easy but IMO he did just that. Now we go back to dealing with the budget which is going to be tough.

I think our POV diversity is refreshing compared to the monochrome Democrats. Congress has been reduced to this set of monochrome parties where all they do is rubber stamp what party leaders want. They have almost no function outside of signing their names to checks. Trump could propose we send every tax dollar to California, and the Democratic senators are so stupid they would vote against it just because it was Trump's idea.

What we have now is this dumb set of elderly boomers who just marched in the dumbest rally of all time. No kings? Trump won an election, you dumb asses. What you are really marching for is that your money keeps flowing. Democracy is messy and should be decided by debate. Sometimes there needs to be arguing for people to see reality. What we saw with that March were a bunch of morons marching to something that is sheer delusion. I want there to be a competent opposition party and not these dumb ass douches.

[QUOTE=Goatscrot;3010904]Hate democracy? That's comical. One need look no further than Republican gerrymandering efforts and their desire to make voting more difficult by doing the way with polling places under the guys that illegals are voting, which is ridiculous.

I'm a big believer in democracy, political and economic democracy. And I believe democracy should extend to the workplace meaning that workers have as much say and what is produced, how it is produced, and how it is distributed as capital. I believe in the elimination of the electoral college, which is also undemocratic. I would put forth that both parties are anti-democratic in their own right, but there is no doubt the Republican party is far worse having supported citizens united which has completely undermined any attempt at democracy in favor of money.[/QUOTE][URL]https://www.rt.com/news/620520-how-woke-left-abandoned-feminism/[/URL]

This was written for Goatscotum.

[QUOTE=MarquisdeSade1;3010912]You're an IDIOT a big believer in democracy? But you want to eliminate our (not your) US Constitution / The Electoral College because it doesn't benefit the party you like at this moment in time.

Never mind it has been part of our (not your) democracy for almost 250 fucking years.

BTW if you're such a fan of democracy why have you chosen to live in a 3rd world shithole that is anything but Democratic and is run by a military junta and that sissy ass King (monarch)?

Google clueless hypocrite and there you will find a picture of you!![/QUOTE]Nice takedown MDS but Goatbrain is a Marxist who thinks he is pro-Democracy. There is a reason our forefathers came up with the electoral college but he is so stupid he thinks he knows better. Our forefathers set our country up with the best set of rules and laws the world has ever seen, and that is why we are the richest country in the world.

And our forefathers knew as soon as people could vote themselves money that our Republic would be in trouble. And that is why he makes these dumb comments like everyone should retire at 50. He has no fucking clue where his money is really coming from.

[QUOTE=EihTooms;3010874]

Your response appears to be accusing Trump of putting China first and America last. With your precious Texas landing dead last.

Is that what you intended?

Do you even know what you intended?

Can one of your no-name, Winger conspiracy, fake news sources help you to figure out what you intended?[/QUOTE]I guess it is too much for your oatmeal of a brain to figure out who benefits from higher oil prices and who does not.

[QUOTE=MarquisdeSade1;3010863][URL]https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/06/president-badass/[/URL][/QUOTE][URL]https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/nato-mark-rutte-japan/2025/06/25/id/1216458/[/URL]

[QUOTE=Goatscrot;3010904]Hate democracy? That's comical. One need look no further than Republican gerrymandering efforts and their desire to make voting more difficult by doing the way with polling places under the guys that illegals are voting, which is ridiculous.

I'm a big believer in democracy, political and economic democracy. And I believe democracy should extend to the workplace meaning that workers have as much say and what is produced, how it is produced, and how it is distributed as capital. I believe in the elimination of the electoral college, which is also undemocratic. I would put forth that both parties are anti-democratic in their own right, but there is no doubt the Republican party is far worse having supported citizens united which has completely undermined any attempt at democracy in favor of money.[/QUOTE]For all you feminist Democrats.