u/VillainOfKvatch1

Checkmate in Iran

“The Strait of Hormuz will not be “open,” as it once was. With control of the strait, Iran emerges as the key player in the region and one of the key players in the world. The roles of China and Russia, as Iran’s allies, are strengthened; the role of the United States, substantially diminished. Far from demonstrating American prowess, as supporters of the war have repeatedly claimed, the conflict has revealed an America that is unreliable and incapable of finishing what it started. That is going to set off a chain reaction around the world as friends and foes adjust to America’s failure...”

theatlantic.com
u/VillainOfKvatch1 — 9 days ago

Obligatory disclaimer because Redditors can’t handle nuance: none of this is to defend the Iranian regime. Multiple things can be true at once. The fact that the Iranian government is shitty doesn’t nullify the fact that the US has been a malign actor for decades.

u/VillainOfKvatch1 — 20 days ago
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I thought comedians were supposed to be funny, not grifters. Why is he crashing out just because someone didn’t find his joke funny? She’s literally just sitting there not even a heckler and you made your whole show about her For a “snowflake gotcha” moment?

this gotta be the worse crowd work ever 😭

u/Peanut-Extra — 6 days ago

Anybody who claims to care about free speech and the rule of law should care about this. The president is using the DOJ to get revenge on people he doesn't like. That should chill every American to the bone.

u/VillainOfKvatch1 — 21 days ago