"As providers of Peace Sticks to the Department of War, we would like to honour Donald Trump's unwavering commitment to blowing up people all over the world in pursuit of global peace."
Blowing people up and raping kids is the path to peace. Jesus said so.
Minimal government intervention in people's lives. Healthcare, roads, education. Neoliberalism. Economic policy that supports privatisation of most industries. Capped immigration so resources, infrastructure and the housing market are not strained to near breaking point, and yes, to preserve Anglo culture.
I can believe in all of that and still support gay rights, strict gun control and your right to wear a dress or stockings.
Some questions:
What does "preserve Anglo culture" mean to you? To me, that smacks of white nationalism, so I'd ask you to explain it.
What government interventions are you unhappy about exactly? The government typically exists to keep us safe. So "intervention" regulations for you know... clean water and driver's licenses? Those feel important.
Funny to bring up healthcare when you live in the only western democracy without single payer universal coverage. The right wing conservative doesn't support that.
Same deal with education. The right wing has dismantled the department of education.
I think both sides support roads. I suppose you could argue the left is in favor of mass transit and bike lanes.
The housing market is driven by supply and demand, as a direct result of capitalism. If immigrants are buying more housing and increasing prices, that's something the free market supports - we both know that only a commie wouldn't support the free market?
Trump is calling the CEO’s of Lockheed and Raytheon into the White House to address the Americans running out of munitions and needing fast production. The US military is currently slated to buy 57 Tomahawk Missiles for the entire year, which once they run out of existing stock would give them roughly a missle a week to launch.
That's crazy if true. I was always under the impression that the U.S. had such massive stockpiles that they could go on for a long time without having to worry about immediately ramping up production less than a week into a war. This really opens up adversaries to cause a ruckus if they wanted to and puts into question America's ability to fight on a different front without have to go into a complete war time economy.
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Trump is also expected to be the first time recipient of the “Lockheed Martin/Raytheon Global Peace Prize” for his efforts in the area of peace.
I hate that I have to wonder if this is true or just a joke.
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Where are these people these days? Why do we never hear from them?
I don't disagree with your general sentiment of what "the right" should be, but these positions are becoming harder & harder to find.
A lot of this is that the internet amplified the worst takes constantly. Moderate positions don't drive internet engagement.
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That's crazy if true. I was always under the impression that the U.S. had such massive stockpiles that they could go on for a long time without having to worry about immediately ramping up production less than a week into a war. This really opens up adversaries to cause a ruckus if they wanted to and puts into question America's ability to fight on a different front without have to go into a complete war time economy.
The Ukraine War has used up a big portion of the U.S. anti-missile/drone stockpiles. And they need to keep substantial reserves to protect Taiwan, as well as U.S. aircraft carriers that are juicy targets for drones.
Ammo always runs out quickly in a hot war. It's just not feasible to keep huge amounts of it sitting in warehouses for years and years. Anti-missile armaments are particularly vulnerable to shortages as you need a 5:1 ratio against much cheaper incoming missiles/drones to be effective.
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The Ukraine War has used up a big portion of the U.S. anti-missile/drone stockpiles. And they need to keep substantial reserves to protect Taiwan, as well as U.S. aircraft carriers that are juicy targets for drones.
Ammo always runs out quickly in a hot war. It's just not feasible to keep huge amounts of it sitting in warehouses for years and years. Anti-missile armaments are particularly vulnerable to shortages as you need a 5:1 ratio against much cheaper incoming missiles/drones to be effective.
While technically true, a whole bunch of experts have been saying for four years now that the West should have bigger stockpiles and they need more production capability. The US instantly running out of Tomahawks when they actually need them is very specifically an example that has been used countless times.
I guess US should buy some weapons from Ukraine. They're producing something like 200.000 drones a month these days, I'm sure they could spare a few thousand attack drones if the price is right.
Especially if you're planning a war without putting boots on the ground, you really should have this stuff figured out before you start.
There are reports in Israeli media that Kurdish forces in Iraq are mounting a ground offensive into Iran. These reports are citing an Iranian-Kurdish official for whatever that is worth. Reports say thousands of Kurdish soldiers involved. The report is from I24 news
I read speculation before all of this kicked off that the CIA may have been supplying the Iraqi Kurds with weapons for a potential war with Iran. All this information is very hard to confirm given the internet blackout, the fog of war is very much in full effect but here is the CNN article from yesterday that talks about the reports of CIA backing Kurdish forces.
There are reports in Israeli media that Kurdish forces in Iraq are mounting a ground offensive into Iran. These reports are citing an Iranian-Kurdish official for whatever that is worth. Reports say thousands of Kurdish soldiers involved. The report is from I24 news
I read speculation before all of this kicked off that the CIA may have been supplying the Iraqi Kurds with weapons for a potential war with Iran. All this information is very hard to confirm given the internet blackout, the fog of war is very much in full effect but here is the CNN article from yesterday that talks about the reports of CIA backing Kurdish forces.
Pffft, when was the last time that a destabilizing war in the middle-east or central asia had unintended consequences?
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Pffft, when was the last time that a destabilizing war in the middle-east or central asia had unintended consequences?
While I don’t disagree seems this was very much an intended consequence. I would also speculate that we may see Azeri forces get involved. Azerbaijan has become a close Israeli ally over the last decade and they have dramatically increased their military spending.
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While I don’t disagree seems this was very much an intended consequence. I would also speculate that we may see Azeri forces get involved. Azerbaijan has become a close Israeli ally over the last decade and they have dramatically increased their military spending.
Yeah, I agree. I'm more worried about the unintended consequences of the Kurds getting involved (if this is true), possibly drawing Turkey into the conflict somehow, etc.
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Yeah, I agree. I'm more worried about the unintended consequences of the Kurds getting involved (if this is true), possibly drawing Turkey into the conflict somehow, etc.
Ya can’t think Turkey would be very pleased of a potential Kurdish state emerging as a fallout to all of this. Pretty remarkable stuff taking place. Then again it seems like Turkey is already very much involved as Iran just sent them a ballistic missile. It’s so hard to predict where this all is going to lead to. Very much uncharted waters being stepped in here.
Pffft, when was the last time that a destabilizing war in the middle-east or central asia had unintended consequences?
What do you mean, unintended consequences? If you don’t think the intended consequence is destabilization of Iran for Israel’s regional hegemony and dragging the US along for the ride, then I have a bridge to sell you.
