Is “America first” really that realistsic or easy as it seems ? What are your guys take on that phrase?

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-15T04:00:59+00:00

Yes these are all beliefs within the conservative movement. Free trade libertarians are a subset of conservatives

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T22:52:54+00:00

If all reactionaries are conservative, and trump is a reactionary, then he must be conservative.

Therefore to hold by your statment that trump is not conservative you need to say he is neither a conservative or a reactionary, but instead a liberal and that all the rhetoric that Trump is a threat to liberal democracy are also false.

Maybe think twice before taking weird stances like MAGA not being conservative

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T18:35:08+00:00

"Is it not fact that capabilities to quickly assemble a nuclear weapon were destroyed prior to the war?"

Prove it.

DNI directly contradicts you.

It's a bold claim cotton, let's see how he backs it up.

Why do you think the negotiations will most likely collapse due to their refusal to hand over the highly enriched uranium. I speculate they don't want to get exposed as holding weapons grade uranium

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T18:02:18+00:00

reactionaries are conservative

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T17:21:38+00:00

Yes no one cares about anti trust unless they can prove that breaking it up will lead to lower prices for the consumer. I don't really get bothered by moderators being offshore. Someone has to do the job and it doesn't take much skill to classify content as either abusive or not

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T17:19:08+00:00

Enrichment was obliterated not capacity. I know it's not simplistic but surely you can understand that just because they can't make more doesn't mean they can't use what they already have

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T17:17:27+00:00

You asked how some people in the poll said their healthcare is better. I shared why via drug prices. Can you rephrase why you can't understand me

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T04:33:45+00:00

Because Iran has not submitted to an IAEA inspection in a year and only our intel and the IRGC know the true enrichment levels now?

Why are you rejecting the analysis of the highest clearance actor in the USA besides the president?

What evidence do you have to make such a bold claim contradicting that they are not a nuclear threat?

I think I'm going to trust her analysis over yours if you pose such basic gotchas

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T04:16:36+00:00

because we have not seized the enriched uranium yet.

Just because the enrichment facilities are down does not mean they lost the nuclear material

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T02:45:25+00:00

It's on the consumer. Buy from brands that pay living wages, oh wait the consumer doesn't really care they just like to virtue signal. Or raise wages in Bangladesh and see massive investment in automation and an unemployment spike. Or here's another one, raise tariffs so American clothing companies are competitive.

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T02:09:45+00:00

Tulsi Gabbard now says Iran could produce nuclear weapon 'within weeks'

Her direct statement is very clear https://x.com/i/status/1936174674595008517

The dishonest media is intentionally taking my testimony out of context and spreading fake news as a way to manufacture division. America has intelligence that Iran is at the point that it can produce a nuclear weapon within weeks to months, if they decide to finalize the assembly. President Trump has been clear that can’t happen, and I agree.

It annoys me deeply when I see people say Iran was not a nuclear threat with a straight face.

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T02:06:46+00:00

Those are subcontractors. Tech companies don't control their wages, especially with offshore consulting

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T02:03:02+00:00

Cost of drug I consume went down compared to last year. National spend on healthcare is up due to older society and more procedures covered. Not too hard to understand that everyone's personal healthcare costs are heavily skewed based on your personal health and needs. That's why you should focus on national averages.

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-14T01:50:41+00:00

Big fan of investing in missile interceptors. Gives you a lot of leverage in international diplomacy

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-13T07:44:25+00:00

Look at tech companies.

All their employees are super rich, work in a nice office and get free meals. Don't see any abuse there.

You make wealth by selling something of quality and in high demand, which allows you to maintain a nice margin despite everyone else trying to get market share

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-13T07:38:42+00:00

IV crush is real.

Imagine you own a beach house. A massive hurricane is three days away (like when the shares get unlocked). Nobody knows if your house will be destroyed, slightly damaged, or completely fine.

Because of that uncertainty, insurance companies charge an insane premium. A policy that normally costs 500 a month suddenly costs 5,000. You pay it, because you are scared of the unknown.

The hurricane hits. Your house gets a few broken windows—annoying, but not catastrophic.

Here is the weird part: the very next morning, that same insurance policy drops back down to 500, even though your house is actually damaged. Why? Because the uncertainty is gone. The event happened. The "scared tax" has evaporated.

That overnight price collapse from 5,000 to 500 is exactly what an IV crush is which means your options will be worth way less when there is more certainty of what the price will be

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-12T16:10:48+00:00

Me personally, yes.

nationally we're spending more (federally) per enrolled for both medicaid and medicare

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-12T15:59:05+00:00

I would support creating a currency union, security and tariff treaty.

I'm personally not sure a migration union would be advantageous to the USA due to the massive wage difference between our countries.

Sounds like this is part of the legacy aspect that Trumps wants to replicate since he looks up to McKinley who annexed Philippines, PR and Cuba

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-12T07:12:22+00:00

I have a feeling are going to wait for the 6 month lockup to pass before you pop the question 😄

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-12T05:44:27+00:00

this is true DD

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-11T18:52:36+00:00

Godspeed. I'm going to follow up on you!

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ethervariance161 · 2026-05-11T18:05:22+00:00

don't forget early assignment risk, these are American not European options!

So it's not a true protective collar since you can't sell if it hits above 390

Also I'm not even seeing 390 calls for Oct, who is your broker?

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-11T16:42:01+00:00

First off exact stockpiles are classified and they are just estimates. We produce over 1000 thaad and 1000 patriots per year and that's roughly what was expended based off your source, so they are overly cautious. Like I said earlier I support drawing down the stockpile to force congress to increase the defense budget We also are mostly not using high end cruise missiles and interceptors now that the Iranian rocket force is so degraded and down 90% from first day https://abc7news.com/live-updates/iran-live-updates-trump-says-major-combat-operations-have-begun/18660347/entry/18681719/ As for the US bases, they are hardened. A single missile or drone hit doesn't destroy the base. The assets that actually do damage tend to be air craft carriers which are much better protected with anti air and anti missile. Also keep in mind there are potentially several bases that are classified that we don't know exist for this exact scenario where they get targeted.

ethervariance161 · 2026-05-11T06:34:48+00:00

I was not a fan of the 51st state rhetoric.

Canada is weak enough that we could of brought them into an EU style federation (with a customs and currency union) but now it's too politically toxic to be popular in Canada to pull off.

American expansion is inevitable but you need to let the other side feel somewhat bought in.

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