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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
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by DJC -
Joe Kent, Director of the USA's National Counterterrorism Center just resigned, stating:

"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."

Kent details, in a letter to the POTUS, how he has been manipulated by high ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media.  He concludes with a plea;

"I pray that you will reflect on what we are doing in Iran, and who we are doing it for.  The time for bold action is now.  You can reverse course and chart a new path for our nation, or you can allow us to slip further toward decline and chaos."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/who-is-joe-kent-counterterrorism-trump-administration/106468640?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20260318_newspm_newsletter&utm_id=69ba46691b7e01b1edc3d66fa22d95ee&braze_id=69141093a9e9b500561146e5

Kent is a former Green Beret and was MAGA, but to Taco, he is now "weak on security" and those like him [who oppose the war]
"... are not smart people, or they're not savvy people."  I guess that means that the savvy people are Witkoff, Kushner, Hegseth and Rubio.  ::) 

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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: Iran, I ran so far away - flock of seagulls
Last post by DJC -
Diesel is $2.94 per litre from a wholesaler's outlet on the Bellarine  :(

Meanwhile an analysis of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz indicates that vessels are voluntarily rerouting through Iranian territorial waters to get safe passage.  An unintended consequence of Taco's war is Iran having greater leverage with global energy trade.
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by LP -
On a separate issue;

As much as I hate Kyle Sandilands, if he's fundamentally been terminated for calling out someone's destructive obsession with charlatan practises it's a disgrace, what is the world coming to?
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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by LP -
Quote from: Baggers – on
Funny, I would have thought that treating any other human being with respect would be the first and foremost port of call, regardless of gender. And from there treatment of the other would be self evident. As for expectations... minefield!
Is there a problem when we use terms like respect, because what is respect and does it vary between specific individuals?

In the AFLW world at the moment, it seems those who feel they have been disrespected are being accused of being disrespectful! :o

Maybe too many eggshells have made it impossible to navigate a safe path.