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Tankers U-Turn in Hormuz as US-Iran Talks Break Down (www.bloomberg.com)

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Trump is just the front man.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah I know. Still, a different imperial asshole wouldn't be this particular asshole.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 hours ago

In a way, I find it preferable because he pulls back the curtain and shows the empire for what it really is. A more slick imperial asshole might've actually been smart enough to sell these atrocities in a way that western public would accept.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

He is still pretty key.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 hours ago

He acts as an accelerant to be sure, but same direction of travel would've been happening without him.