LordFall

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  5. Posted

    I'm very curious what the airstrikes aim to accomplish, this video breaks down why intervening in Iran is much more difficult than Venezuela.

    They can try to kill the leadership or go for the oil fields, those are the two objectives that make sense. What will come after will be chaos though. 

    The best case scenario I've heard is Reza Pahlavi coming back to the country as a symbol to oversee a democratic election taking place. 

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    If you use merriam-webster it defines intelligence as: the ability to learn or understand things or to deal with new or difficult situations.

    Google defines it as : 1.the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.

    2 hours ago, Joshe said:

    My goal was not to bash Trump to make me feel good. It was to get you to demystify what you think Trump's "power" is. You're treating outcomes as proof of competence when the structural elements did far more to put Trump in power than anything else.

    Trump is simply not a strategic mastermind in any sense or any domain, and it's an error to think that he is. There is far, far more to it than "Trump is a political mastermind".

    I pointed out several of the elements, but there are dozens more. Put them all together and you'll see that Trump is just a rich, lucky dimwit. 

    It's just a wild thing to believe that reaching the top of 3 industries is lucky or he was somehow born into it? He became a real estate mogul, a media star and then got into politics. All three being complex industries full of competition and other talented people that won't give you their money easily.

    What exactly do you think defines intelligence if not for the ability to grasp systems and maneuver them to your advantage? Philosophy? 

    It seems like you're coming at it from a socialism perspective which is often tied to delusion since oftentimes people believe themselves to be competent but cannot produce results outside of their imagination.  

     

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    @Joshe I don't know why it makes you feel better to fantasy someone gaining control of a whole country to be stupid. It seems like lazy epistemology to me and actually it loops back to victim thinking.

    My whole point with this post is for us to understand how the system is skewed and learn the lessons and strategies of power to be able to influence it the right way. To summarize it as dumb stupid corrupt people take control of the system what can we do is weak thinking. 

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    4 minutes ago, PolyPeter said:

    What about a possible us intervention soon? trump tweeted something about "help is on its way" 

    Curious what that entails. The current regime is highly dependent on oil so perhaps they'll strike that(but that would cripple the future of Iranians regardless) or they'll blockade it or they'll go for a leadership decapitation strike and kill/capture the Supreme Leader or prime minister. It would be a much more tactically difficult operation than Venezuela though. Today is gonna be a popcorn type of day I see. 

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    6 hours ago, WonderSeeker said:

    Scandinavian countries seem to have good standards from an "objective" standpoint. Only issue there is you can't build and maintain a sustainable biz for long... you'll get taxed to smithereens. But on average it seems a like a good place with awesome access to nature in places like Sweden, Finland, and Norway.

    Everywhere has it's issues. Scandinavia looking like it's about to be close to the frontlines of the escalating ukraine conflict so I wouldn't be moving there myself. If you're living somewhere like Miami and you make good money there aren't many better places on earth. 

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    3 hours ago, Staples said:

    Only if you're the one holding the stick. And all monopolies must eventually crumble. Can you imagine the destruction if a super-monopoly was to die?

    Your comment reeks of American exceptionalism.

    Can you watch the content and think/talk with AI instead of spewing nonsense on important topics.

    What is the alternative to a monopoly on violence genius? A mexican standoff? Anarchy? The reason most peaceful cities and countries are peaceful is specifically due to the concept of monopoly on violence. It's a political science topic you've perhaps not heard of. 

    A judicial system that arbitrates conflicts and handles law enforcement is what a monopoly on violence achieves. The other end is tribal warfare. Sort of like Mexico. 

     

  23. Posted

    Intelligence is not the same thing as wisdom and consciousness. Plenty of people that are a liability to themselves and others are incredibly smart but think in ineffective ways or drown in their own corrupt and sick minds. 

    I don't think protests are fully a waste of time, they apply political pressure. You need leverage more than pressure though.

    For example, the current protestors in Iran need a planned transition government, support from neighbouring states and support from the local military to hope to overthrow the current regime. Protest by itself will get them shot in the streets until they've suffered enough to go home sadly.