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Trump says Israel and Iran 'don't know what the fuck they're doing'

Rich, coming from him.

He blindly jumped into a sudden exchange of bombs because he didn't want to be left out. I'm pretty sure Israel and Iran know very well that Trump is out of his depth, and that that's why they ignore him.

Of course he's right that they should stop, but everybody sees he's a broken clock that just happens to be right this time. He lacks understanding and authority to handle these sort of conflicts.

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Trump coveted a military spectacle but his parade proved underwhelming: ‘Just kind of lame’

I see the lackluster parade as a victory for democracy. Democracies don't have massive goose-stepping parades in glory of their dear leader. That's a fascist dictator thing, and surely what Trump wanted, but what he got was the kind of parade that you get in a democracy where the military exists for defense rather than tue glorification of the generalissimo.

Well done, military peeps.

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That is very well put, and as far as I can tell it applies to all forms of conservatism, from monarchism where the king is above the law and peasants have no rights, to oligarchy where the rich are above the law while the poor have no rights, to fascism where the inner circle and the stormtroopers who serve them are above the law while minorities have no rights, or class-based societies where your laws and rights depend on your class or caste, and theocracy where the clergy decides your rights and obligations depending on your position.