After that, when all resources are exhausted and we have to get diabolical about it because we really have no choice, we're lucky if we have a Republican in charge because they're good at that. — frank
the insulting of a monarch or other ruler; treason.
"the Shah would whip him for his lese-majesty"
presumptuous or disrespectful behaviour.
"he responded to the lese-majesty of the young man with an arctic stare"
That Kingsman movie video of Trump murdering networks, individuals, and social movements was something else
Do you think it's possible that Assad and the Russians know how to maintain an organic peace in the region better than Americans do?
Is it possible that the American alliance with the Kurds may have been partly about fostering western values in the region?
I'm asking genuinely. I'm not a Trump defender. Just looking at the situation mechanically. — frank
It was just a meme, a joke, a gag, a parody. — NOS4A2
Yeah shooting 'Black Lives Matter', or media organizations, which have been threatened and attacked, isn't some innocuous parady or gag. There is no doubting that a vocal segment of MAGA supporters fantasize about massacring perceived enemies.
Did you complain about the original movie? The Christians being shot in their place of worship? Or did you realize it wasn’t real? — NOS4A2
It's possible. I wonder if they're interested in peace though. Both don't seem particularly concerned with how they reach their goals. — Echarmion
That said, I'd not be against leaving building an organic peace to regional actors. That's not really what either the US or Russia are doing though. And it'd take a lot more of an international framework. — Echarmion
I am not sure how much the American engagement was about "fostering western values". I am not in principle against fostering western values. Some western values are pretty rad. Fostering them takes patience and a light touch, though. — Echarmion
It was just a meme, a joke, a gag, a parody. — NOS4A2
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