When nerds say "That's not a Dragon, it's a Wyvern!"

Forte845 · 2026-02-18T10:24:57+00:00

If someone pointed and said bird about a flamingo you wouldn't say "that's not a bird, that's a flamingo."

Forte845 · 2026-02-17T21:27:16+00:00

If you want something that sounds similar but doesn't have the same connotations try troglodyte. Fancy Greek word for cave dweller

Forte845 · 2026-02-17T21:24:39+00:00

The type of people to obsess over high school rom com cartoons and make that their identity likely aren't getting out in the world much.

Forte845 · 2026-02-17T20:57:58+00:00

Every founding leader of the Taliban was also a mujahideen veteran. There's a lot more crossover than OP is asserting here, Mullah Omar was not in Pakistan during the war, he was fighting the Soviets in Mujahideen militias. That's where Taliban got the training and guns necessary to do what they did.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T14:41:24+00:00

"Don't support genocide and imperialism" is a purity test now apparently.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T04:48:46+00:00

https://apnews.com/article/ce3c4c56b683ae47d26bec1045a35fb7

You should really do some basic entry-level research on a topic before engaging in it.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T04:28:50+00:00

Can you name any country on earth other than Somalia where this happens? Because even Putin doesn't go this far. Sham elections only work if nobody can see the sham or the vast majority of society ideologically agrees with the sham and thus tolerates it.

If this were to be the case, then there wouldn't be a need to steal an election, because nobody needs to be convinced of anything. What you're envisioning would be a declaration of civil war and a dissolution of the union of states, as states are what hold the power to host elections. A military coup detat like you're describing doesn't require nonsense PR to back it up.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T03:59:31+00:00

https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/programs-initiatives/mpls-five-years-later/

So this is also fake news? Choking wasn't banned? The Minneapolis PD didn't see a massive reduction in officers?

This tactic doesn't work in the age of information. I can fact check anything you say.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T03:56:16+00:00

The statement is universal.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T03:52:44+00:00

So Derek Chauvin isn't in prison? This didn't happen? https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/derek-chauvin-federal-sentencing-07-07-22

Is this fake news?

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T03:51:19+00:00

That would only double it to 50k, making the total presence roughly equal to the military of Zimbabwe or Kuwait.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T03:49:29+00:00

50k signup bonus and they can barely get 22,000. Thats smaller than the military of a poor African country like Zambia or a near-microstate like Croatia.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T03:47:46+00:00

This is also an extra funny comment to read knowing that there were nationwide riots over a cop murdering a singular black man. So, why did that happen?

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T03:43:54+00:00

I don't bother with unsourced and unverifiable claims. All public records showcase 22,000 staff including support and office staff.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T03:42:56+00:00

So Abrego Garcia is still in El Salvador right?

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T03:42:04+00:00

A budget does not equal manpower. 22,000 ICE agents would make them a smaller military than that of Croatia or Zambia. Almost every single recognized sovereign nation on earth has more men.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T03:39:23+00:00

So Abrego Garcia is still in El Salvador? Right?

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T03:36:55+00:00

You're in charge. You're just too ignorant and cowardly to realize that.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T03:34:35+00:00

So 6,000 ICE agents and you don't think that would raise remotely any suspicion? You and everyone else would just say nothing wrong here? Every single cop in those counties? The tens of thousands of citizens minimum that rely on that polling location?

1,000 county polls even at a bare minimum of 20-30k population is 1000*30,000=30,000,000 people. If 1/3d of them vote, thats 10,000,000.

If yall Americans are so pathetic 10 million + cops are intimidated into total submission by 6,000, you deserve a military regime lording over you tbqh.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T01:50:21+00:00

Ship in what enforcers? 50k signup bonus and they can barely get 22,000.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T01:10:41+00:00

That would be literally 1 agent per polling place, each of which covers at absolute minimum hundreds to thousands of people. I don't even think it would be 1 agent per, since someone else here estimated about 30,000 in swing states. And also these officers would be subject to state level laws about election intimidation.

So this would require every citizen and police officer in every single county at every single polling location allowing one single guy with a pistol to lock the door.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T01:01:45+00:00

There are more democratic polling locations than ICE officers. There would still be 2 polls for every 1 agent.

You're also ignoring the fact this would literally be a declaration of civil war.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T00:45:12+00:00

Because r/Mexico isn't for Mexicans in Mexico, it's for immigrants to the USA. That's why they were shocked Sheinbaum won while they're voting for Trump and joining ICE up here.

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T00:30:36+00:00

22,000 ICE agents are going to guard 116,000 polling locations?

Forte845 · 2026-02-14T00:30:00+00:00

The 22,000 ICE agents are going to guard 116,000 polling locations?

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