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ColonelJohnMatrix posted:As someone who finds the Cuban Missile Crisis to be one of the most fascinating events in world history (and therefore I've read and listened to most major books/tapes related to it), this whole process scares the poo poo out of me given how the main two players are sort of a worst case scenario. There is a -1,000% chance that Trump would stand up to his military advisers (and be thought a coward pretty openly) to try and see a peaceful way out of a situation similar to what Kennedy did. Obviously the goalposts have changed from the two legit superpowers of the 60's all redassed, but featuring two political geniuses and a whacky Castro to what we see today where CHINA are the voice of reason....the information is also exponentially different now from then where you had Walter Cronkite and the daily paper telling you poo poo was getting real.
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Well today on AM talk radio.... "THE BIASED LEFT WING MEDIA HAS BEEN FOCUSING MORE ON CRITICIZING OUR PRESIDENT THAN THE SPEED SUIT BAD HAIR CUT NORTH KOREAN LEADER...THE MEDIA HAS BEEN SO SALTY SINCE THE IRAQ WAR STARTED!"
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Pesticide20 posted:Good things do happen https://twitter.com/Mediaite/status/896047258277490695
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Why do people think the first amendment protects you from anything except the government jailing you? America, you can say what you want, the government can't really arrest you for it, but nobody has to put up with your poo poo.
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KildarX posted:Why do people think the first amendment protects you from anything except the government jailing you? because the constitution is barely taught in schools and you hear more "i should be able to say what i want and suffer zero concequences no matter when and where i say it" way more and way louder than you hear what the first amendment is actually about. education in this country is terrible.
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KildarX posted:Why do people think the first amendment protects you from anything except the government jailing you? It really pains me how so many people fail to understand that concept. Oh hey, have some twitter garbage. https://twitter.com/EWDolan/status/896061315008954369 https://twitter.com/TomiLahren/status/895423026535186432 Though I thought this was a pretty solid clap back. https://twitter.com/BFriedmanDC/status/895505122599604224
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Aug 11, 2017 19:39
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How hosed would things be to cause a draft? I assume that the only thing that could cause a draft and not just be ended in a nuclear holocaust is goddamn aliens invaded or mole people or something and every man woman and child needs to pick up a gun.
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Aug 11, 2017 19:44
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NUKES CURE NORKS posted:this country is terrible.
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When tomi had her severe fall from grace after daring to have one opinion different from the rest the far right I thought she would A. Disappear forever B. Become a more moderated, center right type She went with C. Double down on the wingnut rhetoric in order to regain favor
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She should just go into porn.
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Aug 11, 2017 20:08
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Everyone knows The Greatest Generation © was benching at least their body weight for 10 reps, despite just coming off the great depression. Fuckin millennials though
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Aug 11, 2017 20:20
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has anyone tried telling Trump that Obama really wanted to go to war with North Korea?
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Knives Amilli posted:has anyone tried telling Trump that Obama really wanted to go to war with North Korea? I've seen so many Trump supporters talk about Bill Clinton and Obama being to blame for NK. There's an 8 year period that just leaps out of their brains.
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Aug 11, 2017 20:42
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I like that we invaded the country that wasn't actively developing WMDs.
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H.P. Hovercraft posted:what if i just hate boomers
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ColonelJohnMatrix posted:China finally drawing a line is hopefully a good thing as it makes it very clear that no one better shoot first, lest they want to go to war with China. I would think in most cases that this would be enough of a deterrent to get both sides to settle the gently caress down....except both of these world leaders are man-children dolts who are probably more afraid of looking weak than they are taking the world into WW3. Though I think Trump's blustering is mainly intended for a domestic audience. People should interpret Trump's rhetoric like they would a Gaddafi, Putin, etc.
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UBL should have hit the NYSE. Nothing of value would have been lost.
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NUKES CURE NORKS posted:I've seen so many Trump supporters talk about Bill Truthfully it's kind of Carters fault. In the sense that the proposed 93 strike would have solved or significantly delayed the problem. Marshal Prolapse fucked around with this message at 21:30 on Aug 11, 2017 |
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To be fair, almost all of the  crying eagle imagery and psychological impact and bloodlust has focused on the first responders and airline passengers. Nobody gives a gently caress about all those Cantor Fitzergerald traders.
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:China is in a position now where that threat means something, too. Yeah, those Pacific air bases you need to fight another Korean War? Would be a shame if something happened to them. It's really sad that the president is on that level, too
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shame on an IGA posted:To be fair, almost all of the I vaguely remember some bankers at another firm getting fired when emails leaked of them talking on like 9/12 about how this was the perfect time to screw Cantor out of their assets while they're distracted.
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Meanwhile, in "Dealing with America's Own 5th Column News," jury selection for the Bundy Ranch standoff re-trial isn't going very well as evidenced by this thread: https://twitter.com/jjmacnab/status/896090737837723648
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P-Mack posted:I vaguely remember some bankers at another firm getting fired when emails leaked of them talking on like 9/12 about how this was the perfect time to screw Cantor out of their assets while they're distracted.  That's super cold
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shame on an IGA posted:To be fair, almost all of the You do when you knew some if them. Not counting people who have died from 9/11 related cancer I personally knew 3 people and was one degree of separation from several other non-first responder casualties.
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Deathy McDeath posted:
watch The Smartest Guys In The Room if you want to see how heartless people can be in the name of making money. It's about the fall of Enron. It's on Netflix.
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NUKES CURE NORKS posted:watch The Smartest Guys In The Room if you want to see how heartless people can be in the name of making money. Highlights include laughing about senior citizens dying in the heat wave with out A/C. A conversation taken from actual recordings.
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Aug 11, 2017 22:53
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"I would like to know if you are on crack"
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WHOOOOOOO WANTS WAR IN VENEZUELAAAAAAAAAA https://twitter.com/KatyTurNBC/status/896131386402197504 https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/896131426789105664
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How the bloody loving Christ does anyone read/hear Trump's constant "we don't talk about that" and "I'll discuss that later" type excuses and see it as anything other than the playground big shot bragging about bullshit he doesn't understand in the slightest? FUUUUUUUCK PEOPLE ARE STUPID
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Those are the same people who either engaged in or idolized that behavior as children.
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bird food bathtub posted:How the bloody loving Christ does anyone read/hear Trump's constant "we don't talk about that" and "I'll discuss that later" type excuses and see it as anything other than the playground big shot bragging about bullshit he doesn't understand in the slightest? My personal favorites are the "we'll get to that in two weeks" and the "CRAZY THING - no he didn't mean it - NO I MEANT IT CRAZIER THING" cycle. https://twitter.com/nancyayoussef/status/896133322123784192 Here's the video, he just brings it up completely unprompted. Check out Nikki Haley on the right. https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/896132055938981889
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Well I guess Venezuelan are hotter than norks. Sigh.
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Maduro: "There is a conspiracy in the west to destabilize and undermine Venezuela." Everyone else: "That's crazy paranoid talk of a failing regime, no one wants-" Trump: *grabs mic* "WE COULD BOMB THEM, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN OPTION"
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LingcodKilla posted:Well I guess Venezuelan are hotter than norks. Sigh. I wanna help the country and I do need a wife.... But also seriously check out the Venezuelan thread because things aren't going great.
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tastefully arranged labia posted:Oh god he's shopping for a war Invades New Jersey, takes back his casinos.
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LingcodKilla posted:Well I guess Venezuelan are hotter than norks. Sigh. M_Gargantua posted:I wanna help the country and I do need a wife.... Oh, if you're looking to get your swerve on with desperate and possibly coerced women in a mid- or post-conflict scenario, either potential war is a great option. Just like back after WWII, when soldiers of The Greatest Generation™ serving in the occupation zones or European allies shattered by years of war could trade nylon stockings, basic foodstuffs, or The Implication for the affections of females, completely upending the lives of an entire nation already suffering from shortages of basic supplies will create an environment ripe for the sort of enterprising young man or callous NCO who wants to extort sexual favors from local women in exchange for a sense of security or basic survival needs.
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