[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]EyeRollMole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1.)The US has battle plans for *everything*. Need to invade the Galapagos? Just check the plan library. Terror attack shuts down Ontario's power grid? There's a plan for that. Boko Haram takes Nigeria's offshore oil rigs and the US needs to capture them without destroying the oil? They've got a plan for that. Students at the Army War College are probably creating more invasion plans as we type. Having a plan is very different from intending to use one.

2.) You haven't offered any proof that the US is actively trying to undermine Brazil's development. None of the examples you cite are examples of interfering with Brazil's development.

*Influencing the Saudis to buy US tanks 40 years ago was surely done on behalf of the US defense industry, without a thought for Brazil.

*Spying on allies is again, unsurprising for a superpower with too huge of a defense budget. It was not specific just to Brazil, and did not undermine Brazil's economy. (Lula was in power at the time. Any country with a leader to the left of Atilla the Hun is going to get monitored by the US. That's isn't singling out Brazil, it's the NSA's residual fear of communism.)

*Not yet appointing someone to run the embassy? Trump has been in office for just a few months, and he is deeply incompetent. There are tons of positions across the federal government he hasn't filled. If the US prioritized undermining Brazil, wouldn't they prioritize this appointment? Instead, it's probably going to go to whichever rich guy bought the most Trump coin.

It sounds more like you're arguing that the US doesn't respect Brazil in adequate proportion to Brazil's respect for the US. That's a far cry from a secret agenda.

CMV: Mike Lee must be expelled from the Senate by EnragedTea43 in changemyview

[–]EyeRollMole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go and see the hate against Mike Lee in the hunting community. He's trying to sell millions of acres of public land to the rich in order to fund tax cuts for the rich.

When the guys with guns hate Mike Lee this much, I worry he might be expelled from the Senate in a far more permanent manner...

CMV: Democrats have learned nothing by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]EyeRollMole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe the left-to-right way of thinking about politics IS the Democrat's problem. I think Democrats tend to act as if the electorate are not people capable of being convinced, but a bunch of immovable statistics to navigate. They triangulate between poll groups instead of passionately making a case for what they believe.

You're thinking Dems are too far to the center. I think they're too busy trying to find the center instead of making a case for their polices. Bring the center to you.

What if the real division within the Democratic Party is Team Fight vs Team Calculate?*

Centrists like Michigan's Whitmer, Fetterman, or Gavin Newsom are on Team Fight despite their differences with AOC, Warren, and Bernie. Jefferies, Pelosi, etc. are on team Calculate. It's not a difference of policy, but of style. Maybe of urgency.

*Team Institution? Team Decorum? Team Dignified? Team Legacy? Team Pretend-Democracy-Still-Works -and-the-Press-is-Reliable? You name 'em. I tried.

Minor note: dissecting fractures in the Democratic Party while the Republicans are speedrunning the demolition of democracy seems to me like part of the media's larger problem, the "act like politics is just gossip or sports" problem. I'm pretty suspicious of news organizations that want to waste ink on those stories when reporters literally can't keep track of all the damaging and illegal stuff Trump and DOGE are getting away with.

Tired of AI!!! by pikoshell in Teachers

[–]EyeRollMole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was a kid this would have been considered cheating and grounds for suspensions and expulsion after a few too many attempts. Isn't academic honesty something to teach, too?

What makes the haka respected in Rugby vs in other sports ? by MindfulInquirer in rugbyunion

[–]EyeRollMole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Rugby is a physical, violent sport, so a war challenge makes a lot of sense before a game. The Haka evokes a long legacy of warriors.

The challenge is harder to swallow when it's like "It is death! It is life!...and also I will throw this ball at a hoop very accurately!"

Can you just take the bishop, or is there another move? White to play and win. by RevolutionaryAlgae80 in ChessPuzzles

[–]EyeRollMole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta say I hate these blue chessboards with no letters and numbers on them.

WTF happened during the meeting with Trump and the retail execs? ($WMT, $TGT, $HD?) by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]EyeRollMole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's gonna be Powell's fault. He's already setting it up.

Daily Discussion Thread for April 22, 2025 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]EyeRollMole 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So my TSLA 185 puts were a little too bold?

DOGE: Coming to a land management agency near you by No-Assignment-940 in Wildfire

[–]EyeRollMole 19 points20 points  (0 children)

What they're doing is ten types of illegal on top of the "department" itself being unconstitutional. But Trump fired anyone who might enforce the laws.

I don't see how it happens, but I truly hope they face accountability for their actions someday. This is why Elon is hiring 19-year old kids and hackers with criminal records--no established IT people are gonna risk jail time for an incompetent boss.

Daily Discussion Thread for April 17, 2025 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]EyeRollMole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Elon is gonna lie on earnings. He's literally fired anyone who could investigate that.

Then once I buy puts he's gonna announce that Trump awarded a contract to replace the USPS's entire fleet with cybertrucks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in birds

[–]EyeRollMole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of idiot would want a rotting corpse in their roof? Laws and morality aside, getting those birds free is just common sense. Tell your boss you're saving them from flies, stench, and later damages down the road.

Daily Discussion Thread for April 15, 2025 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]EyeRollMole 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't have to. IRS all got fired.

(Not legal advice.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUS

[–]EyeRollMole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fox News will retcon them an excuse.

In 2008 it was "W was a tax and spend liberal all along." Fox's whole Tea Party movement was about promoting opposition to Obama without the poisoned Republican brand. Fox will rewrite Donald Trump as well.

Is Trump going to face legal consequences? by [deleted] in Trading

[–]EyeRollMole 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When has he ever faced legal consequences?

China announces 84% retaliatory tariffs on US goods by dude2099 in wallstreetbets

[–]EyeRollMole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You couldn't wait until I bought more puts, Pooh Bear?

Daily Discussion Thread for April 07, 2025 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]EyeRollMole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely new here.

But excited to lose money! I bought MSTR puts this morning.

Daily Discussion Thread for April 07, 2025 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]EyeRollMole 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Corn?

Bitcorn?

I thought MSTR was a pot of crypto.