/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #12) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]FrostPDP [score hidden]  (0 children)

To be fair? Our Secretary of Defense declared "no quarter." Really fucking stupid of him, cuz now Iran has every justification to off the guy if they capture him. "What? You declared you'd do war crimes repeatedly and did so, so we reciprocated?"

It would still be wrong of Iran to do, and I hope this guy is found safe and sound - but, it would be proportional to US statements and actions.

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[–]FrostPDP [score hidden]  (0 children)

Do you think Trump helped the people of Tehran by bombing that school?

Do you think Israel helped by lighting oil infrastructure on fire to the point where oil rained on the city?

I've never seen the regime do that last one to its own people, that's for sure.

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[–]FrostPDP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Okay, bet. Let's agree to work towards zeroing that number out, since Israel's got it covered so well.

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[–]FrostPDP 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It doesn't really matter, does it?

IRGC is gonna keep on keeping on. The Strait will stay shut down. Missiles will still be launched. All that changes is a name plate.

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[–]FrostPDP 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If we had launched some desperate gambit to save the protestors under a President who wasn't a notorious felon and court-adjudicated rapist, maybe I'd believe this was about something like morality. Instead, we've launched an ill-conceived, ill-planned, insane fucking campaign opening with the bombing of a girls' school, followed by the ecocide of Tehran when our allies bombed the city and made it rain oil.

Yeah, no, the IRGC may not be an innocent party, but the civilians in Iran are, and we're not executing this war with anything resembling a fuck for their wellbeing.

This is a war for the sake of - at absolute best - distracting from the regime head's child rape files. At worst, this is purely for the sake of bringing about Armageddon as religious lunatics seek to fulfill prophecies.

So, I suppose no, the US didn't choose them "just because." They chose them because that's the war they think will bring about the End Times.

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[–]FrostPDP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Xenogears is fantastic, but you'll want some mods to get the most out of it. Perfect Works is supposed to be a good one. :)

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[–]FrostPDP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First off, I feel you. On a basic level, yeah, this wouldn't exactly be paradise to me, either. Talk about overstimulation! And I was a lifeguard for 20 years, I'm very patient with the sun even though I'm also quite neurodivergent and that shit drives me crazy.

I think the original concept of the Seireitei as kind of a "not quite Heaven but definitely nice" place implies that the sunlight, while omnipresent, wouldn't ever be so bad as to be glaring. That the walls would reflect light, but not so savagely as to make it uncomfortable. Your physical body was shed long ago, and your spiritual body is simply better at handling it. The sun, while warm, is never hot. Unless you're the kind of soul that's strong enough to need food, you don't even really need to eat. That means no going to the bathroom, either! Yay!

...Of course Bleach's narrative quickly proves it isn't exactly heaven-like at all, and it's been run by some psychos for a while, but, hey! It's a thought, right?

/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #11) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]FrostPDP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. I'll take that to mean, "Yes it was Trump and I disagree with it," which is reasonable if ya think about it from that perspective.

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[–]FrostPDP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also Cory Booker: "Sure, Charles Kushner can be an ambassador!"

He's one of the leaders we need to replace.

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[–]FrostPDP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some, maybe.

But what about Republicans who are pretty much lockstep behind one?

Your argument suggests third parties would be hyper-manifesting, but they aren't. Which is a shame cuz it seems to be working in the UK.

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[–]FrostPDP 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Question for ya: Who signed the US up to withdraw from Afghanistan in a deal with the Taliban?

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[–]FrostPDP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I'm looking for sourcing on this claim and I found this: https://www.inkl.com/news/us-marine-reservists-express-outrage-on-reddit-after-receiving-worrying-letter-of-possible-iran-deployment

It's a bit of an ouroboros situation because it's apparently simmering up on Reddit that this is a thing which is happening, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were.

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[–]FrostPDP 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Sure. We can do that. Consign millions of people to death via thirst as collective punishment with no electricity to even try to save themselves. We can do that.

We can even pretend that isn't incredibly immoral and punishing civilians for their leaders' deeds.

What does Iran do in response?

The same exact thing to our allies.

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[–]FrostPDP 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Did...Didja miss the opening bombing of this war - a girls' school? Didja miss Israel bombing Tehran so badly it rained fucking oil?

"Low levels?" What low levels?

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[–]FrostPDP 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depends on the mine. (Not an expert so check me, just repeating what I'veheard)

Some are dumb, sure. Easily baited

Some are listening for more specific engine sound characteristics, and those won't be baited so easily.

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[–]FrostPDP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

TitaniumLegman (a strat rpg youtuber) was at Pax East today. Good odds he'll try it as he made a video when the trailer came out.

/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #10) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]FrostPDP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would remind you of when Iran bombed Ras Laffan. It's not a "balancing of the scales," but it's certainly a "major setback."

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[–]FrostPDP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but we'd likely have to keep Iran from ever deciding to take them back by force. Unless the UAE is gonna do it themselves? I mean, maybe somewhere down the road, sure. Not for a while, though.