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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 8:40 pm
E) 3 years is my guess.
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#Me too.
DGuest wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 8:10 pmQuestion 4:
California spends $50bn on welfare every year for people not to work. The state takes in $30bn in taxes every year, but loses 5% of its taxpaying population, which is offset by increasing its welfare population by the same amount. How long before the state needs another federal bail out?
A) 5 years
B) 7 years
C) 15 years
D) You are a racist and a misogynist
What are you talking about? Of course Shia and Sunni Muslims canDaKardii wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 5:57 pm> Yes. That's exactly why I believe it.
> The Iran-al-Qaeda alliance is about as real as the Sino-Russian
> alliance. In other words, they don't exist. In both cases, they're
> natural enemies, and any cooperation between them is the result of
> our warmongering.
> Cooperation does not mean alliance. But both the political
> establishment and the mainstream media want us to believe
> otherwise. They need to sell this "alliance" BS in order to create
> a justification for further warmongering. It's absolutely
> disgusting. And yes, Pompeo did promote that narrative,
> especially during his final days in office.
> https://www.theamericanconservative.com ... e-in-iran/
Once again, you don't know what your talking about. The SovietDaKardii wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 5:57 pm> Meanwhile, I knew that "Russian bounty" story was bullshit from
> the start. Why? For the exact same reason I'm convinced that the
> "Iran-al-Qaeda alliance" narrative is bullshit. Why would the
> Sunni fundamentalist Taliban be allies with Orthodox Russia? It
> doesn't add up. Especially if you take Generational Dynamics
> into account.
Yes they did. But that was 40 years ago. A time when different ethno-religious fault lines were at the forefront than they are now.
What about Pompeo's statements about how Iran is al-Qaeda's "new home base?" That sure sounds like an attempt to exaggerate the extent of this alleged cooperation.
There are three Muslim countries that are members of the CSTO: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. None of those countries are ruled by Sunni fundamentalists.John wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 12:26 pmThe Soviet Empire, prior to 1991, consisted of Muslim and Christian states that
had to cooperate on all sorts of things. Today, Russia's Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) contains both Muslim and Christian
nations, and they cooperate on trade and security and other things.
So Sunni fundamentalists ally with Orthodox Russia all the time.
Of course. Sunni Turkey's very natural alliance with Shia Azerbaijan is a great example. That alliance is rooted in ethnicity rather than religion. The same dynamics drive the natural alliances of Central Asia in general. Hence why I'm convinced that most of that region will be on the opposite side as Russia, regardless of how prevalent Sunni fundamentalism is over there.
I wouldn't rule out that possibility, even though Russia has long considered the American presence there to be a nuisance.
What exactly did Trump have to gain from being tough on Russia over this non-issue? The Democrats were going to continue the "Putin puppet" narrative regardless of what he did.John wrote: ↑Thu May 06, 2021 12:26 pmSo yes, the story was bullshit, manufactured by the Democrats to
attack Trump during the campaign. Trump and Pompeo knew that it was
ridiculous, but couldn't say so directly because then the Democrats
would accuse Trump of being soft on Russia. So Pompeo said, "If it's
true, then the Russians will pay a price." This was a brilliant
answer because it embarrasses both the Democrats and the Russians.
Now that Biden is in office, the CIA is saying, oh yeah right, that
was bullshit after all. Very convenient.
Nope. My current opinions are rooted in me listening to the Ron Paul wing of the GOP. I used to think those people were nuts, but after seeing Trump's bizarre reaction to the Khashoggi killing I began reconsidering that position. I can't pinpoint exactly what caused my definitive break with Trumpism, but a very strong candidate would be this podcast by Lee Stranahan: