ya I could excuse the pussy grabbing and Epstein files and impeachment and overturning democracy and botching the covid response and working with Bibi and Putin and dividing the nation and mocking pow war heroes and disabled journalists and gold star families and so on but really, it’s seeing gas up when I pump that has really helped me connect the dots!

Anyone feeling that fiscal conservatism yet?

The “vast majority of poll respondents say that Trump has no clear plan for the conflict” in the submission text is referring to this:

"77% of respondents do not believe President Trump has a clear plan and mission for the war in Iran.

Was always about imperial conquest.

Just like Russia in Ukraine.

Necessary but sadly this also achieves Putin’s goal, too.

Edit: Beware a lot of Pro-Russia/China trolls are on here, and they like to skirt the idea of Russia’s involvement in all this.

The how is simple. Since going back to the Foundations of Geopolitics as written by Dugin, it lays out precisely the objective and some of the methodology of fracturing western alliances. The damage being done right now is profound in the long-term and take many years to heal.

Anyone who falls under the sphere and uses words like, “RussiaGate” and endlessly defends Russia is, well, probably Russian. Let’s be honest.

I’ve had you tagged for some time for past discussions I found dubious and recognize by sight your name now but don’t stop posting what you believe; I still want to hear what you say unlike others who just seem like trolls or bots. I often agree even. I don’t want an echo chamber; I want ideas challenged in both directions.

haha yeah, been there. They’re swarming with either human or computer Pro-Russian/China bots and venture out oftentimes to spread more propaganda.

It gives me hope others recognize this. All we can do is call attention to it.

Yes. It’s the same reason I migrated my party banner from Republicans to Democrats over the decades. No longer wanted to be associated with the prevailing winds of those coalescing beneath it.

But also, I didn’t ask them to move; rather, I posited the question of whether or not they could.

I joined, Lemmy.ml was the main/recommended instance. Now you all hate it.

Hated for good reason, as you point out in your second paragraph partly for tankies and China/Russo propaganda bots.

Though it raises a question for cases like yours: is account migration to another instance possible?

FYI to others: I have this tankie from Lemmy.ml tagged as believing China doesn’t ban images of Xi as Winnie the Pooh, lol.

All I ever see them be is antagonistic, sowing apathy, defeatism, or trying to egg people with stochastic rhetoric (but never themselves, of course).

A disorganized strike, if you will.

Beautifully coincides with May Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers'_Day

I’m pretty sure Flying Squid did exactly this with his family but he’s been off Lemmy for over a year now. Not sure if he responds to dms or what not

Most cops just couldn’t make it as nurses. They wouldn’t even be able to pass the schooling or continued education it takes, let alone manage unwell and violent patients without their widdle esteem compensators.

Remember, there is a triangular relationship with Republicans, Orban, and Putin going back many years.

Hungary has been used as a proving ground for democratic erosion as implemented by Russia and now being implemented in the USA.

Watch closely because what we see there will be tried here in November midterms and in 2028.

Yeah it looks like the Cyprus attack was denied by Iran, and even the UK confirms the attack did not originate from Iran but likely Lebanon; what group there (be it Israeli false-flag or Hezbollah) seems unknown at the moment.

It’s a trial balloon at best, or yes softening the inevitable.

This also sounds exactly like how we ramped up troops in Vietnam.

Iran kind of fucked up attacking British bases in retaliation, didn’t they? It seemed like UK would’ve sat back more were it’s forces not targeted. Puts a PM in a difficult spot in defending their people.

Don’t forget about Blackwater changing its name like half a dozen times lmao

(now Constellis)