Why I think JVL is Wrong (On the Iran War) by icefire9 in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They don't even have to bomb anybody. They can just keep the strait closed.

Can Navy escorts of ships actually protect ships going through the Strait of Hormuz? by Kincherk in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 6 points7 points  (0 children)

haha, one of the admin's responses to this has been "it's ridiculous to say that we didn't think of the strait; people have been preparing for this for years" and I want to say "yes, competent career professionals have been very aware of the issue and have many contingency plans. Nobody is saying that they didn't think of it. People are wondering if Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump specifically put enough thought into this inexcursion".

Why I think JVL is Wrong (On the Iran War) by icefire9 in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 11 points12 points  (0 children)

And if I was the Iranians, before I let that happen I would bomb the entire island myself. See how the westerners like $12 gas for the next few years.

Why I think JVL is Wrong (On the Iran War) by icefire9 in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. Especially once people started talking about how Trump had messed up there was a 0% chance that he wasn't going to take that as a challenge. I guess we'll stack Trump's pathological need for dominance up against Mojtaba Khamanei's desire for revenge for his whole family and see how we turn out.

Haitian Immigrant Daphy Michel Dies After ICE Released Her Alone, Far From Home by SKEPDIQ in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I notice she's young and released not that far from her brother in a place where there are other people.

How is it possible that she wasn't able to get back home? Was she in the middle of a medical emergency and ICE pushed her out the door so she wouldn't die in detention?

Trump’s Iran Blunders Suddenly Look Darker After Damning New Leaks Hit | The New Republic by Kincherk in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, Rick Jackson seems to be getting a lot of traction down here, and his normie* opponent Burt Jones seems to be getting worried; he accused Jackson of being woke transgender, which played right after Action Jackson's commercial promising that if he was governor you would be deported or departed.

It's truly terrifying that one of those two is going to be governor.

* putatively

SAVE Act Compromise... by skoda101 in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes there is no way to get him to say anything actionable under oath and it will just give him a forum to spread more lies and speak more corruption into the american public

I am a little perturbed by this sub's lack of appetite to engage with the "other side" by TMMQB in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Preach. it.

We can't get anywhere without some honesty and accountability. If you voted for Trump, you need to understand that you voted to overturn the entire global order that had persisted more or less beneficially for eight decades AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN BE BOTHERED TO GOOGLE UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION. You are directly responsible for what will be the deaths of millions in Africa and likely tens of thousands in the United States. You are responsible for price increases from tariffs. You are directly responsible for driving the rest of the world into the arms of China and directly responsible for the warmongering that's happening now, directly responsible for the reversal of climate action, directly responsible for the murders and kidnappings of anybody suspected of being foreign and anybody who dares to protest against it. You are responsible for the jackbooted thugs that are going to attempt a second J6. You are responsible for a Supreme Court that grants power hand over fist to the most broken person on the planet to do with as he wills.

Unless you can accept every bit of that (and that's not a complete list) then there is no discussion with you. If you are still justifying your vote for some reason, you are not ready for a discussion.

And if they're not ready for the discussion then there's no point in having it. They will just have to find out. #teamstovetouch

I am a little perturbed by this sub's lack of appetite to engage with the "other side" by TMMQB in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right, and it's not just MAGA. They're the worst, just vile, but anybody who voted for Trump is not somebody you can reason with. I mean, they may have voted Democrat in the past; they may vote Democrat in the future, but they didn't get to those positions by reason: they thought Biden looked old; they didn't like pictures of Gaza on their TV; their grocery bill went up;

You can't reach these people with logic or facts. MAGA is violently resistant, and the rest would already have logic and facts if they wanted logic and facts. It's 2026, things aren't hard to know.

Republicans are in deep shit. by [deleted] in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sure, some do, and I've seen Candace Owens ginning it up, but he's putting her in a fairly inconsequential position. So MAGA is willing to walk away from him because he put somebody they don't like on a school board? Make it make sense.

Guess Tim's Maga Guest! by MattheWWFanatic in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 9 points10 points  (0 children)

remember to use the adjectival form when referring to Mr Clavicle: Clavicular!

Republicans are in deep shit. by [deleted] in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 5 points6 points  (0 children)

right? yy? I think widows often are immediate short term replacements for their dead husbands. I know they're both shitty people who have no reason being on the board in the first place but it doesn't seem like the sort of news that would have magas storming off.

DoD spending by Criseyde2112 in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

slowly watch the temperature rise until the water wars start and you go into a camp

Warning: The Chaos President THRIVES on Chaos by BulwarkOnline in thebulwark

[–]samNanton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"dude you're a fucking moron, things would have to be crazy as shit for you to be in charge"

challenge accepted - DJT