Politics

[cwpayton]

I rather imagine their military leadership is more non-pulsed by the effect of drone warfare and antitank weapons in Ukraine. I can not imagine being in a landing craft or amphip debarking in two-hundred feet of water approaching a hostile shore under a swarm of drones and barrage of TOW missiles. It would have the high potential of being an absolute bloodbath. It is instructive that Russia did not attempt a landing at Odessa at the start of the war against what was then just the anti-tank missile threat.

Edited after checking numbers. Taiwan has about 1500 Javelins, which are fire and forget, each of which can easily sink or destroy an amphib out to 2500-3000 meters from shore. They have 100 TOW launchers and 1000 missiles being delivered (finally) now. They can kill an amphib out to 4000 meters. Taiwan's drone inventory is speculative, but they obviously have enormous production capability and that seems to be accelerating.

None of this counts US capability.

don't you think after heavy missile strikes and continuous bombing it will take out most shore defense

 

[MauserM03Blog]

Nothing can be more important to the Free World than keeping the United States of America free! This is not freedom.

I’ll risk being slightly controversial here.

It’s interesting to hear people from the US talking about freedom. Usually, it’s in the context of ‘freedom to …’ In other countries people talk about ‘freedom from …’ I’ll mention just two examples. People in other countries value freedom from gun violence. They also talk about freedom from having someone else’s religious views shoved down their throat or up their uterus.

It’s fascinating to watch people from the US propose that they are the champions of freedom for the world, while at the same time they stand by and watch while freedom for half the population to have control over their own bodies is stripped away.

How can those two things happen inside one brain? Happy to discuss.

 

[cwpayton]

I’ll risk being slightly controversial here.

It’s interesting to hear people from the US talking about freedom. Usually, it’s in the context of ‘freedom to …’ In other countries people talk about ‘freedom from …’ I’ll mention just two examples. People in other countries value freedom from gun violence. They also talk about freedom from having someone else’s religious views shoved down their throat or up their uterus.

It’s fascinating to watch people from the US propose that they are the champions of freedom for the world, while at the same time they stand by and watch while freedom for half the population to have control over their own bodies is stripped away.

How can those two things happen inside one brain? Happy to discuss.

well you see I guess thats why no one wants to come here, historical or the 10s of millions in the last 3.5 years. Not sure what freedom over your own body your refering to.

 

[Safari Dave]

When did freedom over our own bodies get taken away?

Mandated Covid vaccines for all federal employees, or for employees of any company that took money from the federal government, I suppose?

 

[mdwest]

With the uterus reference I think he is probably addressing the overturn of roe v. wade…

You have to be careful listening to what the media tells you…

The US did not take away “women’s rights” or control over their bodies…

They simply pushed the abortion issue back to the states rather than keeping it a federal issue.. which is exactly what the US Constitution demands…

Even the most liberal constitutional scholars and legal eagles agreed that Roe v Wade was a poorly crafted way of attempting to secure abortion rights and that it would likely be overturned at some point.. even Ruth Bader Ginsberg, probably the most brilliant and capable women’s rights advocate to ever serve on our Supreme Court disliked the ruling..

Any woman in the US can still get an abortion legally at any point up to and including the moment of birth… she just might not be able to do it in certain jurisdictions and may have to travel over state lines to do it..

 

[Red Leg]

don't you think after heavy missile strikes and continuous bombing it will take out most shore defense

ATGMS could possibly be suppressed. But not drones. As an aside, Ukraine is about to start flying their first independently guided munitions.

 

[Red Leg]

I’ll risk being slightly controversial here.

It’s interesting to hear people from the US talking about freedom. Usually, it’s in the context of ‘freedom to …’ In other countries people talk about ‘freedom from …’ I’ll mention just two examples. People in other countries value freedom from gun violence. They also talk about freedom from having someone else’s religious views shoved down their throat or up their uterus.

It’s fascinating to watch people from the US propose that they are the champions of freedom for the world, while at the same time they stand by and watch while freedom for half the population to have control over their own bodies is stripped away.

How can those two things happen inside one brain? Happy to discuss.

I have a better idea. Why don't you provide us from your lofty ethical perch the exact point at which it is the responsibility of the state to provide protection to a helpless unborn child. I assume it is self-evident to you. When does that defenseless child have the same right to the freedom and safety as you define them?

 

[Safari Dave]

With the uterus reference I think he is probably addressing the overturn of roe v. wade…

You have to be careful listening to what the media tells you…

The US did not take away “women’s rights” or control over their bodies…

They simply pushed the abortion issue back to the states rather than keeping it a federal issue.. which is exactly what the US Constitution demands…

Even the most liberal constitutional scholars and legal eagles agreed that Roe v Wade was a poorly crafted way of attempting to secure abortion rights and that it would likely be overturned at some point.. even Ruth Bader Ginsberg, probably the most brilliant and capable women’s rights advocate to ever serve on our Supreme Court disliked the ruling..

Any woman in the US can still get an abortion legally at any point up to and including the moment of birth… she just might not be able to do it in certain jurisdictions and may have to travel over state lines to do it..

I always get in trouble when I get political...

I'm sure you are right.


Every woman in the USA can still kill her baby.

That's just wonderful and extremely moral, in every aspect.

I'm sure that is exactly what Jesus would want...

 

[barryk]

I don't recall Trump ever "selling" any such notion... What he has sold are sound, common-sense policies that have directly benefitted working class folks... I've previously listed in detail over several posts the many reasons Trump has been embraced by working class Americans... You may not like the reasons or have the ability to relate to them personally, but the appeal is pretty easy to understand if you are indeed a working class American... Your posts historically demonstrate that you are not...

Trump is raw, and real when he speaks to people... What some of you may find vulgar, folks who make a living with dirt on their hands find relatable... Narcissism has nothing to do with his uncanny ability to relate to common people on their level... He talks like them, and most importantly he has time for them... Trump is notoriously famous for spending time on jobs sites in a hard hat spending genuine time with the workers... Trump can very naturally sit down and have a real conversation over a beer with a group of laborers... I challenge you to name one republican POTUS, or republican Presidential candidate for that matter, in the last 50 years who could pull that off without faking it...

Trump was the first Presidential candidate to call out politicians on both sides of the isle and expose D.C. for the anti-American, anti-middle class slime pit that it truly is... Working Americans see this guy, who is a billionaire and doesn't need this shit, taking unprecedented abuse and now two attempts on his life, and you really wonder why they support him?

Well said.

 

[barryk]

ATGMS could possibly be suppressed. But not drones. As an aside, Ukraine is about to start flying their first independently guided munitions.

I watched with much interest one of your earlier posts with video regarding drone warfare in Ukraine. I wonder how will AI controlled drones further shape and change the strategic ability of a small country to fight Goliath? I would also think the Secret Service would be very paranoid about current and more advanced "drone snipers" in the future. The fear and terror aspect of this kind of attack....from anywhere....another source of morale killer to those in the trenches. Through the videos, easy to see what it is doing to the Soviet troop morale. I am no military strategist, but looks like military planners have a whole new variable to add to the equation. Also wonder how many nut jobs in our own country will pick up on this killing style.....for whatever reason. I grew up in Leavenworth, KS.....wonder what the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth is currently teaching on this.

 

[barryk]

I also wonder how quickly West Point, Naval & Air Force Academies, and Marine Corps Basic School can incorporate Company defense tactics into their curriculums. Seems like the Secret Service may be a bit slow on the learning curve....hope our military institutions are developing counter-tactics to instruct small unit ground forces also.....looks like there is a lot to learn here....fast!

 

[Houston Bill]

Undecided, but I'll do whatever the frack I want. Pretty sure that is my right.

It's just a freaking shame that the Trumpers couldn't nominate one of at least two candidates that could actually win (and not even be close) - and that half the population doesn't despise.

Trump is going to win the election if they don't assassinate him first

 

[freefall]

Trump is going to win the election if they don't assassinate him first

Unless they just flat cheat again.

 

[Tbitty]

I always get in trouble when I get political...

I'm sure you are right.


Every woman in the USA can still kill her baby.

That's just wonderful and extremely moral, in every aspect.

I'm sure that is exactly what Jesus would want...

I believe you misinterpreted @mdwest post. No where did he say he was for or against, he simply stated facts that no one on the left wants to admit.

 

[barryk]

I also wonder how quickly West Point, Naval & Air Force Academies, and Marine Corps Basic School can incorporate Company defense tactics into their curriculums. Seems like the Secret Service may be a bit slow on the learning curve....hope our military institutions are developing counter-tactics to instruct small unit ground forces also.....looks like there is a lot to learn here....fast

I take consolation in the fact that....... "We have top men working on it....top..... men"
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[ActionBob]

I’ll risk being slightly controversial here.

It’s interesting to hear people from the US talking about freedom. Usually, it’s in the context of ‘freedom to …’ In other countries people talk about ‘freedom from …’ I’ll mention just two examples. People in other countries value freedom from gun violence. They also talk about freedom from having someone else’s religious views shoved down their throat or up their uterus.

It’s fascinating to watch people from the US propose that they are the champions of freedom for the world, while at the same time they stand by and watch while freedom for half the population to have control over their own bodies is stripped away.

How can those two things happen inside one brain? Happy to discuss.

Others have answered you quite well.. I think we've proven pretty firmly through two World Wars that we will step up to defend freedom from tyranny. I'm very sorry we sacrificed so much to do so if you wished to continue being free from, well about every civil liberty imaginable.

I'll respond further to your "freedom from" comments. Apparently much of Europe has freedom from individual thinking and expression as evidenced recently. And socialist policies have given many freedom from working.... while further liberating others with freedom from large portions of their paychecks. Unfortunately we are facing the same "freedom froms" if the Democrats in this country get their way.

 

[mdwest]

Freedom from is a bit of a misnomer in the context of it was presented..

Freedom from gun violence? The UK isn’t free from gun violence. Gun violence does indeed occur there. As do other forms of violence. Same story in much of the rest of Europe. It may happen at a lessor rate than in the US.. but there is no denying it occurs…

Freedom from the govt telling a European woman whether or not she can choose an abortion? As previously addressed, in the US there are states where it’s legal to abort up until the day of birth… which many Europeans actually find reprehensible..

Freedom from tyranny is what our constitution is focused on…. The bill of rights tells us what our founding fathers determined were rights given to man by God and that government had no business meddling in…

The US isn’t perfect… however, show me a place that is…

Far too many Europeans watch too much tv and listen to the media far too much and believe what Hollywood and the BBC tell you America is..

Their positions are drawn from ignorance of truth and facts..

No different than the majority of Americans think all of Africa is little bushmen in loin cloths chasing elephants in the jungle with spears… ignorance..

 

[Red Leg]

The selectively lamented death of Nasrallah in Beirut as a result of the timely arrival of several IDF deep penetration bombs perfectly illustrates one of the complexities of the Middle East. As the US government and most Western news agencies reflexively condemned Israel's alleged non-proportional attack, many Arabs had a far different reaction. These clips are of Sunni Arabs in Syria celebrating his rumored demise.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1839776281048539394

Similar scenes were witnessed in Tripoli which also has a Sunni majority.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1839828076743598439

It is important to remember that Hezbollah is composed of Shia Muslim Arabs and is a tool of the Iranians who are Shia and perhaps most importantly, Persian and not Arab at all. I can guarantee there is equal, if quieter, satisfaction in the halls of power throughout the Sunni dominated capitals of the Middle East.

 

[BSO Dave]

It’s fascinating to watch people from the US propose that they are the champions of freedom for the world, while at the same time they stand by and watch while freedom for half the population to have control over their own bodies is stripped away.

How can those two things happen inside one brain? Happy to discuss.

So glad you are happy to discuss...

It's both fascinating and disappointing to me that these people who claim that laws regarding abortions are infringing upon their right to have "control over their own bodies stripped away" are completely in denial that when they decide to abort a child, they are no longer making decisions about their own bodies, but the bodies of unborn human beings... How can those two things happen inside one brain?

You can try and rationalize it anyway you wish in your own mind, but after 6 weeks, abortion is murder... This is not some nuanced caveat or opinion open for interpretation, nor is it some evangelical ideology masqueraded as law... It's a scientific and biological fact... That being said, the morality of the when and why to abort an unborn child is certainly up for debate...

We humans are violent animals by nature, and societies around the world in general deem murder justifiable in certain circumstances such as war, capital punishment, and abortion in cases such as rape, child molestation, or in the case of said birth threating the life of the mother... Main point being is that we can certainly debate the detailed morality of any act of murder in society, but the contention that abortion after 6 weeks as impeding the freedom of the mother's right to make decisions over "her own body" is completely misguided and no longer valid argument... The mother concedes the right to make "decisions over her own body" once there is another viable human life inside of it...

 

[Brent in Az]

If they do assassinate Trump, it will be high time for a civil war in this country.

Purge the riff-raff politician's.