MasterDeeLuke

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[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 4 days ago

Engineers, engineers, engineers. Iran has one the highest number of engineers in the world both in total and per capita. If you want to build a capable country you need engineers, and for engineers you need good education.

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 6 days ago

Yeah, Iran looks like it will be pretty secure for the foreseeable future.

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

All sounds pretty reasonable to me. If conceding with regards to nukes is what it takes for the US to save face and call what happened mission accomplished then that sounds fair enough to me, Iran has already proven it can handle whatever the US and Israel can throw at them without need of nukes. If the reparations and lifting of sanctions stick then that's a massive win for Iran considering that US assets in the region are now left in shambles.

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Most people in the US view Mark Zuckerberg as a reptilian, Elon Musk wanted to go to Ep island but wasn't deemed cool enough. Disgusting that anyone from another country would look up to them, especially from Vietnam of all places.

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Jordan #1 in acting against their own long term survival interests by helping Greater Israel become a thing.

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All this control and yet the UK still can't stop race riots from happening. hmmm

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah, the threat of USSR retaliation kept the US in check for many years with countries like Cuba. Russia is stretched to the limits of their capabilities, China has yet to show any hardline commitment towards interventionism, and everyone else is either willingly allied with the US or too weak to do anything. There is no one to kept the US in check for going rogue especially with countries in their backyard. Plus, air power is much more destructive and capable now then in the past if you lack the modern air defenses to match or can inflict equal damage back with your own modern offensive capabilities like Iran did, guerilla warfare with only rpg-7s and AK47s won't get you as far in 2026 as it did in the 1970s.

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, the US basically did attack to the full extent of their capabilities.

Basically:

US and Israel mass bombed Iran, Khomeini was killed and replaced by his son

Israel launched a big offensive into Lebanon

Hormuz was fully blocked for over a full month, the situation is complicated now but still mostly blocked, US afterwards also started blocking Hormuz itself

US lost several aircraft including an AWACS and over 20% of it's Reaper drone fleet

US bases everywhere in the region attacked in retaliation with several radar systems destroyed

Various infrastructure in the gulf states attacked

US and Iran agreed to ceasefire about a few weeks ago with some on and off flare ups happening

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 3 weeks ago

Don't worry, I'm sure that the rocket's production workers probably at least met the productivity metrics that Jeff Bezos set for them.

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 month ago

The US wanted a chip war so that is what they are getting, no revenue for Nvidia, no stop until full Chinese tech dominance.

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Well I'll put it this way, the Reddit demographics tend not to be people who are forced to make a living doing something like ship breaking or mining in a third world country.

[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 month ago

Can apply to either Trump or the US as a whole.

Pride: Nationalist rhetoric all over the place, disrespectful attitude to minorities and other countries that are viewed as lesser.

Greed: Championing capitalism and exploitation.

Lust: Everything regarding Epstein.

Envy: Hatred of China's development and making constant petty attempts to undermine them.

Gluttony: Pulling humanitarian aid and actively starving Cuba while America leads in obesity.

Wrath: Starting wars and dropping bombs left and right.

Sloth: Ignoring the domestic wellbeing of Americans and letting education, infrastructure, healthcare etc. go to shit.

 

This time in Gabon. I don't know much at all about Gabon's politics but from doing some quick reading it appears to be yet another ousting of a French puppet just like in Niger.

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