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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Trumpled (Alternative Leading)
Last post by DJC -
Taco recently told reporters that one of the former presidents told him he wished he had been the one to bomb Iran.  Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have since confirmed that not only did they not say such a thing, they have not spoken to Taco for some time.

Is he delusional or a pathological liar?
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by Lods -
Quote from: Baggers – on
I strongly suspect that Bibi is pulling the strings of Hegseth and the Orange One. Which is also very opportune considering the Epstein stuff and plummeting approvals for the Republicans approaching the mid-terms.

I thought he was dead  :o 

Some of the AI around this is really funny.

The Israelis show pictures of him doing everyday things-getting a coffee, planning who next to bomb, crossing another Iranian leader off his Hanukkah list.

Obviously AI, scream the sceptics, he's a goner, died in Gemany two weeks ago.
They point to inconsistencies in the videos as proof.

But are the inconsistencies actually AI generated. ::)  ::)

We'll eventually find out if he's dead, but it my take a year or two.
One thing about the Iranians... they will let you know when someone is martyred.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by Baggers -
Quote from: PaulP – on
Quote from: DJC – on
He wasn’t “weak on security” when he was MAGA.

What I find incomprehensible is that Kent is a former Green Beret and CIA operative but apparently knows less about security and military intelligence than a dodgy real estate developer with bone spurs. 🙄

These types (Trump, Hanson, Milei, Erdogan, Meloni, Le Pan and many many others) represent the next step in the degradation of global political discourse. The great work of distinguished, foundational thinkers like Plato and Aristotle, discussing what makes a good society, what makes good government, political knowledge vs political opinion, the importance of knowledge and virtue in leaders, enlightened citizenry etc., now seem like a sad, distant joke.


I strongly suspect that Bibi is pulling the strings of Hegseth and the Orange One. Which is also very opportune considering the Epstein stuff and plummeting approvals for the Republicans approaching the mid-terms.

Spot on, Pauly, there's more than a gulf between the great Greek thinkers and philosophers, and the morally bankrupt creatures running the US at present. But I don't think the Yanks, by and large, are buying the turd sangers that Hegseth and Trump are serving up at the moment. Rapidly becoming the most unpopular invasion by the US in their history.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by Thryleon -
Maybe its as simple as the cycle.




G. Michael Hopf Quote: “Hard times create strong men. Strong ..."Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.

The people currently leading the world are a bunch of silver spooners who are entitled.  The world is being run accordingly. 

Take the gender out of it of course.  I say this with the knowledge that I'm probably the most privileged person in my family line including those who are younger than me.

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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by PaulP -
Quote from: DJC – on
He wasn’t “weak on security” when he was MAGA.

What I find incomprehensible is that Kent is a former Green Beret and CIA operative but apparently knows less about security and military intelligence than a dodgy real estate developer with bone spurs. 🙄

These types (Trump, Hanson, Milei, Erdogan, Meloni, Le Pan and many many others) represent the next step in the degradation of global political discourse. The great work of distinguished, foundational thinkers like Plato and Aristotle, discussing what makes a good society, what makes good government, political knowledge vs political opinion, the importance of knowledge and virtue in leaders, enlightened citizenry etc., now seem like a sad, distant joke.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: PaulP – on
Trump said "I always thought he was a nice guy but I always thought he was weak on security. Very weak on security."

Soooo...................why give him the job in the first place ?

He wasn’t “weak on security” when he was MAGA.

What I find incomprehensible is that Kent is a former Green Beret and CIA operative but apparently knows less about security and military intelligence than a dodgy real estate developer with bone spurs. 🙄
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 3 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by JonDorotich -
For the record I’d prefer either Campo, Cottrell or Acres ahead of either Hollands - I can’t believe how many critical mistakes the Hollands brothers make.

Perversely the issue is that they do a lot of things right, but theh don’t seem to be aware of they’re limitations, which tends to result in them going for low probability kicks or trying to channel Michael Conlon by crashing through a tackle (without the muscle) and it often goes horribly wrong at the wrong time!

Young, Fogarty & Hollands x2 out would be ideal