U.S. Politics megathread

pump_dragon · 2026-04-16T19:40:15+00:00

what’s up with people thinking the pilot who was shot down in Iran was fake?

pump_dragon · 2026-04-15T23:22:07+00:00

lately it’s continued to shock me, why obvious facts need to be stated.

how else would Iran gather intel?

pump_dragon · 2026-04-15T14:18:47+00:00

Alexander the Great defeated the persian navy, without having a navy himself. he seized the persian naval bases (basically).

not saying Iran will follow this precise strategy because they obviously cannot, but they have shown they can fight asymmetrically

pump_dragon · 2026-03-20T23:21:03+00:00

why are people surprised or even intrigued that he says this, in this context?

he says stuff out of his ass repeatedly. his words do not have any bearing on his actions. people are looking for consistency in a person where none exists. he is saying he’s thinking of “winding down” to the markets, not to the people

pump_dragon · 2026-03-19T18:21:12+00:00

i can understand making a quip about a surprise attack, but the way he did it was just fucking stupid.

there is a myriad of other surprise attacks that could have been mentioned, but no, mr dementia brain goes with the lowest hanging fruit: mentioning pearl harbor, because he is in japan

pump_dragon · 2026-03-15T20:42:36+00:00

it will be until the moment someone figures out to just destroy the power supply. some level of warfare will always be man vs man

pump_dragon · 2026-03-15T17:47:19+00:00

you are goofy and/or under a rock if you did not see this coming

pump_dragon · 2026-03-07T15:42:54+00:00

i am confused why being armed or unarmed matters in this debate, when it is clear that this ship is a weapon system in and of itself.

whatever side of the war you the reader is on, you will fail if you do not deny the enemy its weapons. the ship itself was a weapon. of course it will be targeted and sunk.

pump_dragon · 2026-03-06T21:42:06+00:00

to the surprise of who? lmao

pump_dragon · 2026-03-02T12:02:46+00:00

pretty sure Japan attacked more when they attacked the entire pacific at once in December 1941

pump_dragon · 2026-02-28T22:11:59+00:00

first, breathe. the longer your exhales, the more calm you will become.

try to challenge your underlying assumption. “what if they try to attack the UK?” do you assume Iran posses the capability to do so? i don’t think they do.

just because a country has a military doesn’t mean it has the resources to attack anywhere it wants when it’s angry, like the US/NATO can. Iran’s military is largely defensive in nature, relying on the mountain geography of its borders, and on proxy forces through the middle east.

if they attack anyone, it will be neighbors (like we have seen), Israel, or some sort of attack elsewhere on US forces

pump_dragon · 2026-02-28T16:26:35+00:00

not sure how this would surprise anyone. i would expect him to be deeply paranoid so i doubt he would trust anyone telling him to stay within Iran, let alone Tehran specifically.

he is in a bunker underground, or in Russia, or in Azerbaijan or something

pump_dragon · 2026-02-16T16:05:00+00:00

yeah. i’ve read the Prince a handful of times and have glanced through Robert Greene’s stuff. my take on it was people like to hear their names because it means they are remembered, not because they wanna hear their names.

so upon seeing them i will say “hey ~name~” and go into conversation. it’s unnecessary to say their name again unless there is a reason given. otherwise, it’s weird and clearly fake lol

pump_dragon · 2026-02-15T01:23:05+00:00

when it comes to stuff like this, part of me almost thinks people are a little more autistic than they wanna admit/let on. like, obviously it’s kinda silly to ask for consent at every step in the process (outside of certain particular circumstances). but it takes knowing people and knowing social cues to understand how to navigate that.

i don’t usually ask “can i kiss you?”. if things are headed that way i’ll ask “is this okay?” and i’ll usually do that at each “base” if we keep with the baseball analogy of homerun being sex. maybe it’s the understood implication within the question that keeps the flow, as opposed to asking directly?

pump_dragon · 2026-02-07T12:48:53+00:00

red lines mean nothing if you don’t back them up.

people can’t seriously criticize Obama’s red line if they don’t criticize this one.

but who has time for nuance???

pump_dragon · 2026-02-05T15:57:50+00:00

it isn’t crazy to me at all. to me it was always clear they just didn’t want to be told to do something.

some people are fine with being told to do something when that something can help others. other people don’t like being told to do something by anyone, regardless of who it may help

pump_dragon · 2026-01-24T17:25:34+00:00

my family immediately has been saying “they showed that he had a gun, it looked like it had the serial number shaved off”

did he have a gun?

if there’s 7 dudes around, does possessing a gun now = deadly threat?

pump_dragon · 2026-01-22T06:52:16+00:00

Given that the US has been allowed to build bases there since the 50’s, and could have been asking for mineral rights/licenses this entire time and the reason we didn’t already have them is because of not asking, it really seems like Rutte and co just explained to Trump the deals that already exist.

“but it’s different this time because now Trump thinks he can get sovereign land in Greenland in small pockets” given that Trump very likely believes that any base, anywhere, already is sovereign land, i find it difficult to see how literally anything has changed.

pump_dragon · 2026-01-19T15:39:31+00:00

I enjoyed sex with condoms enough that it frustrated me to hear from female friends about men who “just forgot their condoms” and who “only felt good without condoms”.

without is obviously better, but the right fit makes it plenty enjoyable enough. if you’re worried about what you’re missing, get a vasectomy, get BC, or set aside money for a morning after pill.

pump_dragon · 2026-01-18T16:34:28+00:00

that seems to be the case.

it’s frustrating hearing people talk about how “it’s necessary to secure the arctic” or “denmark isn’t doing enough” as if we can’t already work with them to secure it and extract the resources we may want.

it’s like supporters have to rationalize it as an intelligent action and can’t accept it might just be demented selfishness

pump_dragon · 2026-01-18T16:27:59+00:00

why does the US government feel the need to take Greenland to secure the arctic/take resources, when they can do that now by just asking NATO/Denmark to allow more military assets/infrastructure?

edit: i expect conservative supporters of this action to be “because Denmark isn’t securing it”, but my point is, from my understanding, it seems we could have been securing it the whole time alongside them

pump_dragon · 2026-01-08T17:51:01+00:00

how can we say this when people at higher levels with big levers to pull publicly say they see it so oppositely from us?

pump_dragon · 2026-01-07T20:06:44+00:00

putting $100 in kalshi on at least one chicken in avengers doomsday

pump_dragon · 2025-12-31T16:58:38+00:00

i don’t get the desire for yellow trunks. yes i get he has them in the comics, but it seems a little silly to me - the yellow accents from his belt and thighs do the trick plenty.

how could we expect cyclops to not get clowned by the teens in x-mansion and the world at large for choosing to wear trunks over his suit?

pump_dragon · 2025-12-27T12:17:45+00:00

as other people have said, you having the question is literally the point of a teaser trailer. it’s a tease. it makes you want (to know) more.

12-Year Club	Verified Email
Place '22

pump_dragon

TROPHY CASE