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There’s no oppression in America. No Epstein conspiracy. No systemic racism. No Zionist puppet masters. No Gestapo for immigrants. No fascism. No communism. There are just people burning down a country with the best living standards in human history because they are bored.

カリフォルニアそんなにひどいの？ って調べるとマジで想像以上に腐敗しててアメリカ人もそりゃ嫌うわってなる

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa You asked what I mean. I shared. Have a good one. Must go now.

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It’s not like the IRGC and the Regime has been killing Americans and our allies for decades now. Yeah, history started last month for many

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@ProblemTomatoes @treymanaa What do you mean, "so has Trump"? He literally campaigned against starting a war in Iran. Why would Iran nuke Europe? This is ridiculous. You could start any war with any country by saying that in theory their weapons could hit people we like.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa But I must log off now. Have a good one.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa Maybe it doesn't end up worth it. I think Trump could make a better case for it. But you immediately think of the first-order consequence (defense stocks) and nothing else. I don't think the world is that simple. The average American benefits from hegemony in a number of ways.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa But you seem reluctant to consider second or third-order effects. It's not "Israel's war" if we decide, due to the weakness of Iranian proxies and their lack of current air defenses, to strike their capabilities. You can disagree on the action, but it's not big bad Israel.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa There's no denying that Netanyahu has long wanted war against Iran. So has Trump. A regime that shouts "death to America" getting nuclear weapons and increasing regional control with long-range ballistic missiles that can reach Europe may not sound like a threat to you.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa Obviously not every American shares the same personal interests. People disagree on social security and environmental policy and a number of issues. We should absolutely debate the impact on Fort Worth residents of our geopolitical policies. But we will still have policies.

@ProblemTomatoes @treymanaa No, you don't know what I'm implying because my point is that "Americans" don't share some common interest in the Middle East. Just because defense contractors benefit doesn't mean some dental hygienist in Fort Worth does.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa I'm using an analogy to show how stupid your "Israel's wars" comment is. I'm not accusing you of "the antisemitism shit." Any war we join is an American war for our interests.

@ProblemTomatoes @treymanaa Oh here we go with the antisemitism shit now.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa And by "our," I mean "Americans." We can even debate what those interests are. But I know what you're implying.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa I didn't say "Jew hatred" was the reason. That's obviously part of it, but there are several others. I said they choose to be an enemy. Which is accurate. If were talking about Gazans, that's a different discussion. But Iran being an enemy of Israel is 100% a war of choice.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa We have interests in the Middle East. We have allies. Whether you think those are worth defending and when is worth debate. But we are not run by a nation of 10 million people. Iran threatening those interests, whether Israel or Saudi oil or anything else, is a provocation.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa I didn't use the word "justify" for the record. But you described US troops in Lebanon as a provocation. Hezbollah is the proxy in Lebanon. I agree the US does not always share interests with Israel. But to call it "Israel's war" is reheated "Jews run the world" simplicity.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa I think it's reasonable to require Iran to drop its blood feud and choose peace. Again, it has no territorial or resource disputes with Israel. But "reasonable" isn't a helpful metric. We should maximally pursue our interests, and they will do the same.

@ProblemTomatoes @treymanaa Not just missile strikes. Also bases to muster troops, launch air power from, etc. Do you think it's reasonable for the US to demand that Iran have no offensive capability against its blood feud enemy in its own region?

@JosephKahn We have better weather than fucking New Jersey. Can we get it together?

Los Angeles is still the best place to film in the world. Fix it.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa You casually conflate the US being in Lebanon as a threat to Iran. Why is the US threatening Hezbollah (Iranian ally) a provocation but Iran threatening Israel (US ally) not a provocation at all? We have interests beyond the existential.

@ProblemTomatoes @treymanaa It's funny how you just casually conflate an attack on Israel as a provocation to the US, as if that requires no further explanation.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa So the threat to national security can come across borders due to missile strikes. I agree. Which is why we should never let Iran get a nuclear weapon? Or have ballistic missiles that can hit our allies?

@ProblemTomatoes @treymanaa I already addressed this point with the Cuba thing. Let's not be obtuse here: obviously an enemy country putting bases in your region is a threat to your national security, that's the entire premise of the Monroe Doctrine. You don't have to share a border.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa But let's take your provocation logic a step further. Iran armed Hamas and Hezb which started this whole thing on 10/7. They provoked our ally and the US, which justified this current course of action. Our actions were provoked. Their provocations did not need to happen.

@lwoodhouse @treymanaa US troops cannot invade Iran from Lebanon. There was zero threat of a nuke. That wasn't the case in the Cuban missile crisis.