US Politics: Catering to Iran

Nom Chompsky said:
Hmmm...while there are some extremist Democrats (mostly, although not exclusively from the DSA wing), I wouldn't classify Ossoff as one. I actually have him as a potential Democratic presidential contender in 2028, and he'd be a formidable candidate to defeat. Georgia is a swing state but he will easily win re-election this year. Republicans needed a top-tier candidate to defeat Ossoff but Collins ain't it.
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The President of the United States is an extremist.
 
Mike7 said:
The President of the United States is an extremist.
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Not really. You should read about people such as Curtis Yarvin, Carl Schmitt (who is dead) and Patrick Deneen. They'd implement far harsher policies than what Trump is doing. Trump doesn't actually have a clear ideology as it appears that his policies are based on transactional relationships.
 
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Nom Chompsky said:
Not really. You should read about people such as Curtis Yarvin, Carl Schmitt (who is dead) and Patrick Deneen. They'd implement far harsher policies than what Trump is doing. Trump doesn't actually have a clear ideology as it appears that his policies are based on transactional relationships.
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Granted, but it could simply be because he's constrained by the constitution and proper Republicans within his circles.
 
If backing North Korea or threatening to bomb “the ****” out of Oman is not extremism then I don’t know what world we are living in. That is just the past 3 days. Remember when he threatened to wipe out a civilisation? Not extreme at all.
 
vigras rojara said:
One day when I'm really bored, I'm going to dig out this thread's predecessor from around November 2024. It was 90% MAGA whooping, hollering, thumping their chests and "owning the libs".

Would be hilarious to read with hindsight.
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John Robbie used to say frequently that it was hard to find anyone who supported apartheid.
 
Nom Chompsky said:
Not really. You should read about people such as Curtis Yarvin, Carl Schmitt (who is dead) and Patrick Deneen. They'd implement far harsher policies than what Trump is doing. Trump doesn't actually have a clear ideology as it appears that his policies are based on transactional relationships.
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Stephen Miller, Russel Vought. Just because you think there is worse out there doesn’t mean the current incumbent is not extreme. Yarvin is close to Vance so he is not that far from power.
 
Nom Chompsky said:
Doesn't seem like a wise decision. SK is a long-standing and strong US ally in the region. The SK/NK divide is an actual real-life demonstration of the superiority of capitalism over communism.
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"Wise" has nothing to do with American foreign policy currently. Trump respects other tyrants and punishes any " friend" who doesn't do as he says.

NK has been isolated and sanctioned to kingdom come, this hardly makes for any realistic demonstration of anything.

Compare China to America, that's closer to a real life demonstration.

Capitalism is great when properly regulated, not so much when it isn't.

Look closely enough and you can already see just how unsustainable the never ending quest for higher profits and constant growth is going to be.
 
Nom Chompsky said:
Not really. You should read about people such as Curtis Yarvin, Carl Schmitt (who is dead) and Patrick Deneen. They'd implement far harsher policies than what Trump is doing. Trump doesn't actually have a clear ideology as it appears that his policies are based on transactional relationships.
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Trump is an extremist to any sane and rational person.

Chris I (don't) hate to break the news: you are also an extremist.
 
Alexander the Straight said:
"Wise" has nothing to do with American foreign policy currently. Trump respects other tyrants and punishes any " friend" who doesn't do as he says.

NK has been isolated and sanctioned to kingdom come, this hardly makes for any realistic demonstration of anything.

Compare China to America, that's closer to a real life demonstration.

Capitalism is great when properly regulated, not so much when it isn't.

Look closely enough and you can already see just how unsustainable the never ending quest for higher profits and constant growth is going to be.
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In what way do you think Chinese citizens have it better than US citizens?

And good grief, I wish the US had the unregulated capitalism that lefties fantasise about the US having. Just because it is slightly more free than Canukistan and Europe doesn't make it unregulated.
 
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