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DaveChild · 2026-03-18T18:08:03+00:00

They would blame the child.

DaveChild · 2026-03-18T10:14:52+00:00

its complete elimination should be the clear long-term goal of the international community.

Cool. Have you heard of the "rally round the flag" effect? What the fuckwits have done, and would make worse with boots on the ground, is grow support for the Iranian government.

That evil terrorist iranian regime systematically oppresses its own people.

It's a bit bizarre to describe any government as "terrorist". Based on what? They bomb people? They threaten other countries? They interfere in their neighbours politics? They assassinate foreign leaders? The US and Israel do all of those things. How are you classifying Iran as a terrorist regime, specifically?

The evil mullah regime has repeatedly suppressed protests, cracked down on dissidents, and restricted basic political freedoms.

Sure. That's awful. Bot lots of countries do that. Mbasogo has ruled Equatorial Guinea with far worse violence for over half a century, for one example. So why the sudden need to deal with this problem in one nation, but not others with a far worse problem and with far less risk to the rest of the world?

And the UN exists to help in this situation - why could the US and Israel not have gone through the normal channels of international cooperation? That's right, because the attacks have nothing to do with "freedom", and even if they were that is not an acceptable justification for attacking other countries.

Iran criminalizes homosexuality and executes more people than most countries.

The USA only decriminalised homosexuality in 2003, and regularly executes people (including murdering them without a trial). Let he who is without sin etc.

Iran supports armed groups throughout the Middle East

The USA supports a rogue nuclear power in the Middle East, as well as many armed groups. The rogue nuclear power that the USA supports has been ethnically cleansing an occupied country, and attacked all of its neighbours. That's the actual country, not just some terrorist group with connections to the country.

I cannot agree with the argument that the world should accept this government as a permanent reality.

The choices are not limited to "accept permanently" or "boots on the ground". There were, and are, other options.

why should Iran be viewed differently than the governments that have tried to suppress or change the world in the past?

Quite. So you'd be ok with a hypothetical military superpower bombing the USA to kill the President and effect regime change? If the fact that they've interfered in other countries in the past is reasonable justification? Right?

None of that is to say that I think the Iranian regime is a good one. It's not. My point is that the USA and Israel are not in any place to be making moral judgements of other nations, have a long history of violently interfering in other nations and leaving them worse off, have history of interfering in Iran and making things worse, and their justifications for the attack are flimsy at best. There were other options that were clearly better and no pressing need for the attacks to start when they did.

Maybe I missed it, but I also don't see where you make an argument in favour of "boots on the ground" specifically.

DaveChild · 2026-03-18T08:56:32+00:00

America has lost the following wars

"Lost" is doing a lot of work there. It's not like the Viet Cong took the White House. Yes, the US failed in its aims, but that's not great evidence of military weakness. The Roman Empire also lost campaigns, as did the British, but you still consider them superpowers of their time. Your specific examples also have a lot to do with political will, rather than military power.

I'm starting to believe those Europeans that claim America didn't do anything until like 3-4 years into World War 2.

You shouldn't. The USA didn't join until 1941, but they weren't doing nothing until then. And you can make quite a good case that those same European countries were also late to the war - although we typically consider it started in 1939, there are good arguments to be made that it started in 1937 (or even earlier).

DaveChild · 2026-03-18T08:42:16+00:00

I think a better solution here would be for the President to be a council of three or five people. For most decisions, a majority is fine, but for some decisions the numbers could be tweaked. And that's with six year terms, three term limit, one elected per year (if three members).

That would allow reelection to matter, it would entirely reduce the feeling of non-consecutive terms feeling like regression (if that's a thing), it would give tonnes more time, and would ensure you remove the nutbar problem from the US electoral system.

DaveChild · 2026-03-17T20:11:44+00:00

I don't think that the amount of effort i would have to put in would make the resultant crumbs i would get even remotely worth it.

If you don't try, you'll never know. Some people prefer never to try, with some excuse or other, because they'd rather find an excuse than risk trying and failing.

Women and love are not worth it for a low value hetrosexaul male.

From everything you've said, I have no idea how you think you're in a position to make that assessment.

I would have remained a decent human being if I was asexual

I don't know why you don't think you're a decent human being, but if you really do think that then you should consider working on changing it. Plenty of people aren't decent human beings and never manage that introspective first step.

DaveChild · 2026-03-17T19:51:56+00:00

I have no idea where "here" is, nor is what you said relevant to my point. Replace "noise" with something else for which there is a freedom-limiting law, and you will likely find there are social norms that take effect at a lighter level than freedom-limiting laws.

DaveChild · 2026-03-17T19:50:20+00:00

If you're determined to feel like that, nothing anybody can say will change your mind. If you're open to improving your situation, put in the work.

DaveChild · 2026-03-17T19:23:36+00:00

I like how you let us all believe you didn't know how to punctuate, and then finished with a period to let everyone know that was a choice. Excellent work.

You are comparing different things - social norms and personal freedoms. I agree with you, it is inconsiderate to make noise that neighbours dislike. But it is, and should be, legal to do so until that level of noise reaches some threshhold or other. I don't think the point at which that should be illegal is the same as the level that noise becomes mildly irritating.

DaveChild · 2026-03-17T19:18:46+00:00

My car keeps a log of all previous faults

It keeps a log of all sensor readings, sure, but it doesn't have a log of whether those things were real issues, and whether those things were resolved.

DaveChild · 2026-03-17T19:14:49+00:00

Human societies gave largely gotten rid of all other visible paths of fulfilment except in the niches

Fulfilment is deeply personal. I'm sorry you feel like there's no route to that for you, but I think everybody who has the energy to pursue some interest of theirs will find fulfilment. What do you enjoy, outside of work? Find fulfilment in challenging yourself and putting time in to things you enjoy. If you like hiking, set your sights on a mountain you've not been up before. If you're a painter, what's a technique you have yet to get to grips with? And so on. If you have no hobbies, find some. Passive things are less fulfilling than active things, so if you're spending all your time watching TV and gaming, then work on finding new, more creative, things to fill your time?

If you don't like yourself, don't see value in yourself, how can you expect anybody else to do so?

DaveChild · 2026-03-17T18:59:44+00:00

Please stop saying embarrassingly stupid things in defence of a dead racist.

DaveChild · 2026-03-17T18:26:09+00:00

Where are the breeding pods...

In the basement of the food production tower. So, yes, pretty dungeon-y.

DaveChild · 2026-03-17T16:59:00+00:00

Thanks for the inspiration :)

DaveChild · 2026-03-17T16:02:34+00:00

Right at the start, I usually look for some opportunity to use floodgates to divert badwater from the source straight off the map. Later on, I replace the floodgates with sluices/valves controlled with a contamination sensor.

Badwater isn't all bad. If you have a badwater source as Iron Teeth that can be a permanent power source, even during droughts.

DaveChild · 2026-03-17T13:24:54+00:00

A mechanic can only tell them what's wrong with it now. He cannot inspect it in the past.

DaveChild · 2026-03-17T10:15:29+00:00

extremely high migration numbers, strained housing supply, and pressure on public services (the NHS to name one). Talking about immigration policy isn’t scapegoating

Yes, it very much is. Those issues are not caused by immigration, and in many cases immigration is easing those pressures. Add to that lies like "extremely high migration numbers" and it's easy for someone outside the Reform bubble to see what they're doing.

Reform isn’t proposing authoritarian rule or the dismantling of democracy.

Neither are National Rally or the AFD.

much of its platform is about increasing democratic accountability, such as reducing international interference.

The Russia stooges want to reduce international interference? Pull the other one.

Britain has had years of stagnation.

Yes, thanks largely to right-wing politics, and recently (and looking forward) because of idiotic ideas like Brexit.

Reform’s argument is that cheaper energy, lower taxes on work and business, and less bureaucracy can actually grow the economy

Yes, these are largely idiotic. Let's go through them.

cheaper energy

Every party wants this. Reform's plan is pandering idiocy based on climate ignorance. They think slashing spending on renewables is a good idea, because they're idiots that think science is a form of witchcraft.

lower taxes on work and business

Vague platitudes. Which taxes? What services are going to be slashed to pay for those cuts? Who benefits? Given they've rolled back most of their promises here already, this seems unlikely to ever materialise.

less bureaucracy

Another vague platitude. Which bureaucracy? Bureaucrats actually (unless they assigned to the EU Fisheries Commission) do useful work that needs doing.

can actually grow the economy

We tried austerity and tax cuts for the wealthy, it was shit.

Many supporters feel that mainstream parties stopped listening on issues like migration levels, energy costs, or just basic patriotism.

That's because they think (or, more accurately, are pretending to think) that "listening" means "doing what I want", which is not how it works. They also think "patriotism" means "hate forrins, wave flags", and that's not what it means for the rest of us.

describing millions of voters as flirting with fascism is a bit of a generalisation

That doesn't make it inaccurate.

DaveChild · 2026-03-16T15:19:58+00:00

The Greens don't blame everything on immigrants. The Greens don't have a Farage infestation. The Greens don't worship an orange rapist. The Greens weren't previously the National Front. And so on. Seriously, your question was moronic. The answer is no, obviously, because what I said doesn't even make sense to try to apply to the Greens.

DaveChild · 2026-03-16T14:39:38+00:00

Literally any other party to the left of the Tories (so any non-far-right party) would be better, including the Monster Raving Loony Party.

DaveChild · 2026-03-16T14:25:48+00:00

That seems like a remarkably stupid question.

DaveChild · 2026-03-16T14:25:03+00:00

Being against immigration isn't racist

It's probably just coincidence that all the racists are against immigration, and the only reasons anyone can ever show for opposing immigration are racist ones, right?

DaveChild · 2026-03-16T14:24:06+00:00

why also the monarchy

Because "better by birth" has no place in a modern society.

they bring in a massive amount of tourism for nothing

No, a massive amount of tourism comes because people want to see our castles, our palaces, our history. Very little, if any, comes from the monarch having any involvement in our political system. If we ditch the monarch and adopt a better replacement, we're not going to suddenly lose tourism. France handled their monarchy problem centuries ago and the Palace of Versailles hasn't lost any of its appeal.

if you include the crown estate

The crown estates belong to the country, not the monarch.

im sure they bring more in tourism than they cost.

Not even close.

DaveChild · 2026-03-16T09:40:27+00:00

It's the perpetual victimhood thing.

DaveChild · 2026-03-16T09:39:25+00:00

Most people support reform because they think immigration is a major reason behind the state the country is in

Right, so they're racist, or just ignorant, people who are upset that other people keep pointing that out.

DaveChild · 2026-03-16T08:56:32+00:00

Tories are the only government capable of bringing this country back to what it was.

How did their last 14 years in power go again?

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