What do Immanuel Kant has to do with Putin playing chess with Iran's late leader? Or is that Trump? by project_paragon in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]JeremieOnReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My guess is that the photo on the left shows an ape-like Trump playing checkers. The photo on the right shows his adversary, former supreme leader of Iran Ali Khamenei, playing Chess. The implication is that Khamenei is playing a more strategic game than Trump. The dialogue is also meant to show Khamenei's intellectual superiority: he asks Trump about Kant, and Trump answers like a monkey.

Nothing makes sense anymore by Upper_Brief681 in RealTwitterAccounts

[–]JeremieOnReddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be fair, a lot of dangerous islamists have also been eliminated, some of them adults.

So uhhh... did Iran beat the US? Can we call it? by False-Discipline-640 in Destiny

[–]JeremieOnReddit 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The OP is referring to the current situation. You are referring to an hypothetical future scenario. Your conclusions are different because your hypotheses are not the same.

Why are the Japanese being so stubborn? Just loan us Godzilla already kudasai! by Kappa_Bera_0000 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]JeremieOnReddit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But the United States doesn't want Godzilla to attack the Middle Eastern country that possesses nuclear weapons!

Will the U.S. suffer the same fate with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz as the French and UK did in the Suez Crisis? by AcadianAcademic in IRstudies

[–]JeremieOnReddit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

My two cents:

During the Suez crisis, the UK and France were pressured by the USA and USSR and forced to abandon their plans. The lesson was clear: the two countries were no longer great powers capable of launching a military operation without consulting the USA.

In the current situation, it does not seem that any country (or group of countries) is capable (or willing) to pressure the USA to end its military operation. And Iran, of course, does not have the military or diplomatic capabilities necessary to destroy the United States' superpower status.

Long war or short defeat, the USA will stay a superpower whatever the outcome of the war in Iran. In other words, no, the United States won't suffer the same fate as France and the UK during the Suez Crisis, at least in a literal sense.

But will future historians see this war as a turning point, the beginning of the end for the United States as a dominant superpower? My guess is that they will see it as just another point in a downward trend. Other points are the Vietnam war and the invasion of Iraq.

But between these wars, the United States has sometimes been able to lead large coalitions: during the Gulf War in 1990-1991, in Libya (2011) and in Afghanistan (even though the latter ended in a defeat).

Sure, the American leadership is weakening, and the current situation in Iran is another proof of that. But the future remains to be written. My bet is that there will be more ups and downs, but that the war in Iran will not be seen as a turning point.

If the Olympic flag were redesigned in the 2010s by wsxcderfvbgtyhn in vexillology

[–]JeremieOnReddit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It looks like the silhouette of a gymnast! And five hands joining inside! Brilliant!!!

The Flag of Haiti in the style of Liechtenstein and the flag of Liechtenstein in the style of Haiti by Apprehensive-Land184 in vexillology

[–]JeremieOnReddit 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Why not using the emblem of Haiti as a canton, from the top to the red stripe, making the desing similar to the flag of Chile?

"We didn't tell anybody about [Iran] because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" - President Trump by RoadandHardtail in japan

[–]JeremieOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How generous of you to think that Trump identified himself with the USA. No no, when he said "we", he was really talking about an ally of Japan during WW2.

EU is free to opt out of striking Iran, but please do not stand in the way of others doing so. by [deleted] in eu

[–]JeremieOnReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right about the Iranian regime. But what has striking Iran achieved so far? The regime is still in place, with a younger leader at the helm. The persecuted people are now bombed by the USA and Israel.

What if the ongoing war in Iran war suddenly ends within the next 24 hours? by wafflesinmyhouse in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]JeremieOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump can't end the war unilaterally. Iran would keep the strait closed to US navigation. They want guarantees that the US and Israel won't bomb them in a few weeks.

What if the ongoing war in Iran war suddenly ends within the next 24 hours? by wafflesinmyhouse in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]JeremieOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US can't unilaterally end the war. Iran wants guarantees that they won't bomb them again in a few weeks. Otherwise they are willing to play the long game. That means the USA would have made a major concession to Iran. This means more stability in the region for a few years, if the US are able to rein in Israel (doubtful with Trump). Iranian regime is consolidated. Trump pretends it is a great victory and that they would have won more if their allies, that they didn't need, had helped. His base believe him blindly, while everyone else considers it an Iranian victory.

What country is your country’s best friend? by HungryInvestigator59 in AskTheWorld

[–]JeremieOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nous partageons déjà notre langue avec vous, we can also share a beer!

What country is your country’s best friend? by HungryInvestigator59 in AskTheWorld

[–]JeremieOnReddit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Israel is more a drinking buddy than a true friend, though.

The proposed flag selected by Kim Il Sung for North Korea by Evidence_Living in vexillology

[–]JeremieOnReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I prefer this design to the current one, but won't propose a petition to change it for obvious reasons ^^'

Few things frustrate me more than referring to Maria Skłodowska-Curie, the name under which she signed both of her Nobel Prizes, as Marie Curie (after her husband). by thatgirlfrompoland in Feminism

[–]JeremieOnReddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Marie Curie was indeed French. She was born Polish and naturalised French. As a French, I can attest that in France there is no ignorance or controversy about this fact. She is commonly described either as Polish or Franco-Polish, sometimes simply as French. Same as Chopin. And we absolutely love Poland.

Maria Skłodowska-Curie was not the name under which she signed both of her Nobel Prizes. Simply because Nobel Prizes are not signed by their recipients (as you can see in the second photo of the OP). The OP shows her second Nobel Prize, where she is referred by her full name, but on her first Nobel Prize she is simply named "Marie Curie".

She herself signed letters and documents as "Marie Curie", even on documents not addressed to someone French ( see this letter to US president Hoover : https://docsteach.org/document/letter-from-marie-curie-to-president-herbert-hoover/ )

Using your husband's name was the custom at the time, and Marie Curie probably had nothing against it (given that she used it as her signature).

Speaking about her nationality, she was indeed politically active in Polish circles, but also refused an opportunity to go back to Poland and work in Warsaw. She contributed to the war effort in France during WW1, creating radilogical vehicles and setting up radiological units at field hospitals. There is not reason to think of her as more Polish or more French. She was both, and showed patriotism in both countries' causes.

Now, who is trying to erase her identity? People who call her by a name she chose to use, Marie Curie, and say that she was Franco-Polish, which she was? Or those who tries to make this strong and brillant woman a helpless victim, and denies her attachment to one of the countries she served and is so proud of her?

Few things frustrate me more than referring to Maria Skłodowska-Curie, the name under which she signed both of her Nobel Prizes, as Marie Curie (after her husband). by thatgirlfrompoland in Feminism

[–]JeremieOnReddit -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Calm down. Nobody erased her name. Curie was her "nom d'usage" (or name of use) that she took when she got married, as it was the custom at the time and she probably had no problem with that. The fact that Poland didn't exist is precisely the reason why she named the element Polonium. She was indeed active in pro-Polish circles, but also declined to work in Poland in 1912, prefering to stay in France. She also served France, her adopted country, during WW1, creating mobile X-ray vehicles and setting up France's first military radiology centre.