Soviet Afghan war had fewer casualties and greater, outward disapproval and the Soviets didn't really even report on that war.

The problem isn't the automation, that is generally a net positive. It's the corporate response. Jr engineers have basically died out, while seniors are still required. How do you become a senior engineer as a kid out of college?

Tbh the old ayatollah wasn't really anti nuke. He was just old and had less energy.

Okay but how would that resolve the president taking unconstitutional actions? This seems like an issue unrelated to the problem in question.

That's why I corrected to the hyperbole "no one cares." It doesn't matter. He could have actually been socialist Buddha. If his actions post win don't line up with that, does it matter?

I really should set my pfp. I don't think the stroke changed him. He was a contrarian through and through. Just talking about his campaign image.

Correction. "No one cares if he was or wasn't a progressive"

No one said that he was or wasn't a progressive. He ran as one. Kenyatta was well in 3rd place and Lamb was the main opposition in that primary. Fetterman ran as a progressive alternative to Lamb. Many of the more progressive elements of the party were cheering his election.

To further your point. He is a Republican that ran as a PROGRESSIVE democrat. So was Tulsi. So should we not vote for progressives? Or can we say that they were outliers.

The generals saw what BS the Venezuela transition was and went "no, you have to get some skin in this game."

That's my conspiracy theory.

I'm worried that we will only get to the regime collapse stage and not the Iran builds something better stage. Or worse, the gulf states decide that they should do some ground pounding.

I only know of chemical agents being used in Vietnam. What biological agents was the US using?

The regime will die, but there will be no "winning." The US Pres doesn't have the attention span to actually fight. He didn't have the attention span to even try to sell it to the American people. The local powers will fuck up the transition. Europe will sit there with thumbs up their asses.

Be glad that we, at least, have that. Russia lost over 1mil guys and still won't back down. Their population still barely cares. Once the US stops caring for its active soldiers, it is over for good and the world will suffer even more.

The saddest part is that they don't even bother selling it. Don't even bother explaining the reasoning to their reps. I swear the next thing I will hear is "because the king wills it."

Iraq/Afghanistan was the US with a bad plan. Iran is the US with no plan. The difference is striking and not good.

I'm sure they're different… just not worthwhile.

Right, but to solve a legislative issue you need a new legislature. Even if you fire bomb your way to a new legislative branch, you still need elections of some variety and that will probably take more than 3 days.

The destruction physics on that thing would be wild.

Now I hear you saying "but nobody primaries incumbents." Okay, then caucus to elect party leaders that focus on that and do want to primary incumbents.

For better or worse we have a 2 party political system. Make the best use of the power that grants you.

But the choice isn't JUST one dem or one repub. Primaries happen. The whole party system is a separate lever all in itself. You can say "I'll vote for you, but do what I say or else I will start to cause trouble in the party."

Im pretty sure most of that is legistative and judicial, and not executive.

So are you saying you don't care who we get as long as we get a congressional super majority?

In what way is Newsom a fascist? What is your running description of fascism?

As long as it is constructive and politically minded? Fuck yes. I may disagree with you on the methods for us to do it, but god damn it I will regain the right to be smug on the Internet!

Nah. Foreigners reminding us to actually uphold our own constitution is important. How else would we regain our smugness?

Keep scolding Americans. We need the kick in the pants Scold them to actually be involved in the political process and not this wishy washy anarcho-kiddy bullshit that so many of us want to sink into.

Both of them faced severe backlash for anything even remotely good that they pushed, and had an immovable opposition party that was countering any democratic change that they wanted.

I don't think "dictator but good" is what we want or need and that seems like what you want.

Obama endorsed and pushed legislation surrounding transparency in the government. Including machine readable government records. Biden, while weak, pushed for compliance with international agreements and a stabilization of the American Republic, despite interesting an economic downturn.

This is just unconscionable man

The natives, for better or worse, were an after thought in that document.