PopeBeanie

Unseen wrote:
If Netanyahu isn’t a war criminal, how high has the bar been set?

So here’s the irony/unfairness/cognitive dissonance in my current but potentially changing belief: Sometimes war crimes are necessary to thwart other war crimes.

Sorry, I really can’t land on a conclusion that honors a more humanistic perspective. Wait, except p…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
The U.S. should declare “A plague on both your houses” and stay out of it.

I’d be really happy if Iranians can defeat their theocracy, which would (imo) likely defeat major support for hamas, hezbollah, and houthis in the long run. And it would keep nuclear bombs out of the hands of terrorist, apocalyptic servants of their pur…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
Some serious FAFO going on in Trump’s base.

Gawd I hated forcing myself to listen to that very long list of anecdotes copy/pasted from social media as if they’re meaningful, statistically. I generally skim youtube comments to get a feel for the room, where the idiocy in comments can be horribly tribal and angsty, but I won’t ever d…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
@Pope Beanie Don’t be naive. Trump has a pathology. Psychopathology? Sociopathology? or a toxic blend of both? I think that’s for sure.

Pathology or whatever, he’s a wannabe authoritarian, with enough minions to support that dream/fantasy. I said some time ago that his erratic behavior could come in handy one day, and maybe the cea…[Read more]

Late edit: Oops, I swear I wasn’t trolling here. I didn’t watch the whole video before posting it. It’s obviously not just “reporting”, but also editorial. 🙂

Mullah-land has to be feeling pretty defeated right now, and more cautious about their next move(s), while still responding somehow, even if mostly symbolically. They don’t care about the Iranian people as much as they care about how they look in the eyes of Allah. And their perception of what Allah probably wants from them is myopic, indeed.…[Read more]

Unseen, I’ve liked the Midas Touch guy (and the other guy who’s often with him), but this is the first “panic mode” performance from him I’ve seen. And he’s the one saying others are in panic mode. Shit, practically everyone is in panic mode now, I think even you?

I’m not mocking you, I feel for you. My point, since so many are in panic mode and…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:
Israel is dragging us into a potential WW3.

You mentioned not provoking Putin into nuclear attack once, is that what you’re thinking?

WRT Iran, I think Israel has been significantly reducing the threat, avoiding civilian casualties as best as they can. I believe Iran really has been producing weapon-grade nuclear fuel, although I…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Ok well if you’d indulge me then answer the following questions?

Wow, no, I’m tapping out now. I think we must just have wildly different opinions of what “the left” is, and how monolithic it is. My opinion is not cut in stone, I’m learning from the ex-Muslim women you’ve turned us on to, and I want more.

Although I did want t…[Read more]

My conversations with the rabbi are pleasant. It probably helps that he’s an atheist. But the Baptist minister I worked with for a while had a couple issues with me, taking me to a Calvary headquarters once (in Florida), introducing me a superior of his, noting “He likes to think”, and the superior said “Ah, I see”. Once he called me Satan across…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
If you want to hear varied accounts first hand listen to the Yasmine Mohammed podcast. Here is the most recent episode.

4/3 of an hour… was well worth the listen. Funny at times, too. Tragedy and comedy being on opposite sides of the same coin.

I call myself “lefty”, but keep hearing this meme/theme about how “The Left” is so…[Read more]

Several of the most recent posts here hit hard. I especially appreciate Jake’s examples of outspoken women focusing on their past experience of Muslim culture. My biggest hope at the moment is for more women to jump in. My biggest worry is that it’s too late, as political systems continue to double down on their most self-serving agendas.

Trump has warned people to evacuate Tehran… maybe an hour or two ago? I saw pictures of bumper-to-bumper traffic there, from a quick-response news source I’m currently getting a trustworthy vibe from. But tbh, I’ve normally ignored up-to-the-minute attempts online to provide reliable news scoops.

Unseen, I’ll remove this comment if you don’t…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Oh my gawd Pope that speaker is unspeakable.

I assume you meant this for me, but didn’t want to contribute to the source thread. (Just click on the link above, if you want to read it again.)

I had enough trouble comprehending enough of what you wrote, it prompted me to ask ChatGPT to summarize it. Man, Chattie did not have much…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Iranian crown prince urges military to rebel, join resistance against regime

I hope that could happen. And hope Israel cares enough about avoiding civilian casualties.

Unseen wrote:
Israel has been working on nukes and it now seems Iran stole them.

Or Israel let them heist bogus material?

On a possibly related note, I don’t understand why I’ve not heard any media discuss the chances of Iranian nukes working at a moment’s notice without first running live, underground tests. Surely the first successful test…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Actually, both drones and illegal aliens who either construct them or bring them in would both be a concern for defense in the future.

I don’t understand. Like pulling wagons through the desert, packed high with drones or drone parts? Driving big containers through customs? Via tunnels, submarines, or Chinese…[Read more]

I heard last night that Iran said it responded with 100 drones. Haven’t looked at later news, yet, but so few drones is (to me) obviously just a symbolic slap in the face.

The newest possible threat to us (and any country now) are unexpectedly large and well-hidden or disguised, AI-autonomous drone attacks… anywhere in any country. That’s where…[Read more]