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But even if Israel were destroy a nuclear facility in Iran by military force, it still wouldn't stop Iran from building nuclear weapons.

I would think that he would do a much better job of handling something like this than the way Bush handled Hurricane Katrina back in 2005. Every time I think back to what happened back then with Hurricane Katrina, I always snicker over how terrible of a job Bush did back then with mitigating that disaster. I remember when Bush said to the head of FEMA at the time, Michael D. Brown, whom Bush appointed, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." That was another prime example of unbelievable tone-deaf leadership. It also was one of the first time I really began to realize how racist the right-wing was as I remember Tucker Carlson back then was like "Well, what about all of the looting that many African Americans are doing now?"

Shit. I am so sorry about that. OP, are you, your family, and your friends physically okay?

I thought that the economies of most countries in the middle east have gotten worst over time because of: Dependence on oil exports Corruption and poor governance Lack of economic diversification Political instability and conflicts Limited institutional capacity Inequality and social unrest wars globalization

Where else besides Saudi Arabia and the UAE has been there any real progress in the Middle East? Israel is going backwards in its development. The other countries in the region seem to be stuck in primitive stages.

So much for the Middle East being more civilized and developed than ever before.

I guess that’s why even the CCP in China had to eventually allow at some freedom of religion in their country by the 1980s.

Why a leader like Hitler?! We need a leader like FDR or Winston Churchill to truly save the world.

Damn, that’s a real tragedy. I can’t begin to imagine how painful it must feel after just finding out about something like that. I am guessing that your family wanted to protect you from the truth for a while until they felt ready to tell you what really happened. But that’s still so screwed up. My condolences.

I am shocked that Nasrallah is now dead. On the one hand, I am sure he deserved to be killed. On the other hand, I worry about the possible repercussions to this.

Of course, I have no experience or real expertise in national security. However, the top experts on this matter know that what he's doing is clearly a mistake for his country. I also think that Netanyahu knows that he's now going way too far with this, but he's too proud and too selfish to admit it. He also is too frightened to stand up to the radical right-wingers in his coalition, particularly Ben-Gvir and Smotrich, who have been threatening to leave and dissolve his coalition to remove him from power if he doesn't continue the fight in this war. Furthermore, we already know how much right-wingers like him have been blinded by their ethnocentrism. Look, I thought Bibi had a point about the need to go to war with Hamas by conventional warfare for a while, but this has now gone on for far too long and is getting too insane and too dangerous not just for Israel, but possibly for the entire Middle East. Even you've been pretty much saying that this war could eventually very well backfire on Israel. As a matter of fact, Israel's economy has already gotten so bad, that many people in the country are already suffering from it. Tens of thousands business in Israel have already closed over the last year, luxury hotels and tourism industry have been losing a lot revenue, and many reservists in the IDF have been struggling financially through no fault of their own. The Israeli GDP was projected to grow 3% in 2024 according to experts, but now the Bank of Israel predicts a growth rate of 1.5% — and that’s if the war ends this year (which is very unlikely to happen). With no end in sight, this really is going to be another forever war that in the end will probably be all for nothing.

If he did, then he would've accepted a ceasefire proposal a while ago to save many of the Israeli hostages and to truly ensure security of his country even if it costed him his career as a prime minister and then had to go to trial for his corruption charges. He could've gone down in history as a true hero for his country if he truly did the right thing for Israel.

Yet, he's causing serious damage to his country's economy and he's not going to win this war in the end. It's clear at that point that he never really cared about the people of Israel. So much for being a reasonable right-winger. He has finally lost it.

I think that while there has been some noticeable religious fundamentalist backlash in developed nations since around the 2010s, I think that the long-run decline of religion has still continued in developed nations even as we speak. Isn't that right @Leo Gura ? In fact, according to a website from Christianity Today: "Christianity, the largest religion in the United States, experienced a 20th-century high of 91% of the total population in 1976.[31] This declined to 73.7% by 2016[94] and 64% in 2022." According to Pew Research Center: As of 2024, "Religious ‘Nones’ Now Outnumber All Individual Religious Cohorts, Outpacing Catholics and Evangelicals." "Over one quarter (28 percent) of American adults now identify as religiously unaffiliated compared to just 16 percent back in 2007, outpacing Catholics (23 percent) and evangelical Protestants (24 percent)" It also said on wikipedia that, "In a new study published in 2022, Pew Research Center projects that if the rate of switching continues to accelerate (primarily to no religious affiliation), Christians will make up less than half of the American population by 2070, with estimated ranges for that year falling between 35% and 46% of the American population (down from 64% in 2022 and down from 91% in 1976)." Religion has also continued to decline in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Western Europe, and in some countries in Central Europe. I wonder if the growing the number of influencers in America who are religious fundamentalists are just representing some of the loudest voices in the country despite the fact that they are still a part of a shrinking population.

So, with what's going on in the middle east and the growing threat of getting into a real war with Russia and China is WWIII becoming a more plausible scenario in the future? Or is the world too civilized and developed for that to happen?

The extreme right wingers in the Israeli government are also still threatening Bibi to take away his power as Prime Minister by dissolving his coalition if he doesn’t do what they want. He probably wants Trump to win, but there’s no clear evidence of that. Besides, even if Harris becomes president she will still have the policy on funding and arming Israel because of the lobbying. She might be a bit more diplomatic than Trump would be in some way. Though who knows exactly.

Yeah, but he and other progressive populists like Cenk knew that Trump would likely win the presidency in 2016, not just because he effectively presented himself as populist, whereas Hillary Clinton came off as too much of an establishment Democrat. It was also because they believed that Trump had more charisma and more appeal than Hillary did back then. They also predicted that Biden would win in 2020 because they knew that Trump failed as a president by 2020 and saw that his candidacy then wasn't a great as it was in 2016. Also, I think that progressives like know that most people are low-information voters who tend to vote based on emotions and party affiliation. In fact, I made about that a while ago: That's why progressives like them wanted Biden to drop out of the race because they thought that was too weak of a candidate for this election despite the fact that they know that Biden overall such a very successful president and has arguably been most progressive president since the 1960s.

Are a lot of Trump supporters getting sick and tired of Trump?

Yeah, you're probably right, but his rallies aren't nearly as great as they used to be. Even Kyle Kulinski thinks that that's really not a good sign for him for the general election:

Yeah, that’s what experts are saying is most likely.

Does anybody know for certain or even the probability of their being a full blown war throughout the entire middle east?

What about all of the girls out there who stare at guys like nymphomaniacs?

Meta AI has been my favorite. Its free version is up to date with information close to the present time.

Not much worse than: Here's a quote from Goodlookingloser: "Creeps Get Laid More than Nice Guys I’ve been a super nice guy, I’ve been a creeper. The second is more empowering. If you creep out 9 out of 10 girls and Get Laid by 1 out of girls- you are doing pretty well. Actually- really well. Understand that you will be called a creep every so often (or more) Accept that you will be called a creep every so often (or more). Embrace that you will be called a creep every so often (or more). I’m here to teach you the most productive and efficient way to Get Laid."

But college is supposed to be one of the best places for meeting young women who are so ripe for dating, sex, and romance. Besides, I’ve actually gotten away with doing mass approaches at big colleges/universities. I got some success from it. I think it’s probably okay to do it in moderation. Otherwise, I don’t see how else you can really be successful with attractive girls at college/university unless you have high social status or popularity