There's literally nothing redeeming about these people. They are garbage humans with the moral maturity of the most spoiled bratty toddlers imaginable. They believe that spectacular visuals are all they need to justify their horrific policies, the crueler the better. I'll never understand the people who support this. Nor do I want to.
Somewhat "questionable" at best. Though I just asked Google's AI, Gemini, about Britain's policy on pirates in the 19th & 20th centuries. Part of its answer:
Gemini: "Early 19th Century: Aggressive Naval Campaigns: The Royal Navy, the world's most powerful fleet, was primarily responsible for actively hunting and engaging pirate vessels, notably in the Caribbean and later in Southeast Asia."
Do note the "actively hunting & engaging". Part of the ongoing drug wars -- largely fueled by demand from the American public.
I also remember bits about the "Opium Wars" -- Britain and, to a lesser extent, the US forcing China to allow the importation of opium:
Wikipedia: The First Opium War was fought from 1839 to 1842 between China and the British Empire. It was triggered by the Qing government's campaign to enforce its prohibition of opium, which included destroying opium stocks owned by British merchants and the British East India Company. The British government responded by sending a naval expedition to force the Chinese government to pay reparations and allow the opium trade.
You're reaching back to the fucking Opium Wars to establish some legal precedent? Tell me more about the finer points of Maritime Law during the heyday of the British Empire.
I'm seriously starting to think humanity won't survive this stupidity.
Fair's fair -- you're probably reaching back to the Civil War if not to the War of Independence ... 😉🙂 Seems rather moot the extent of Presidential authority -- the subject of more than a few Supreme Court rulings if I'm not mistaken.
But, speaking as a Canadian ..., it kind of looks like the President is more or less Emperor or King for four to eight years. The buck stops there -- and that is maybe a good feature, particularly when the machinery of government locks-up and stops working because of inabilities to find compromise positions. At some point someone has to lay down the law and make sure it's followed.
Though you might be right about "humanity won't survive this stupidity". I've often argued, ever since 2016 in fact, that Trump may well be a cure worse than the disease, but that the "patient" was on death's doorstep so virtually anything was worth a shot.
Again, not close to the details, but it seems more than a few of his policies are bearing fruit, are or were steps in the right direction. His EOs on putting the kibosh on transwomen in women's sports for example -- bit "surprised", given your championing of "2+2=4", that you haven't sounded the alarums over the barking mad "trans women are women" which is a classic case of "2+2=5". Cat got your tongue? Don't want to admit it was necessary?
And maybe another case or two in point:
THE DAY THE MIDDLE EAST TURNED: Trump Just Outsmarted The Muslim Brotherhood Paving The Road for Sustainable Peace.; Peace After October 7th; Oct 13, 2025
Fair's fair? No, I don't think about myself as on some 250 year-old team, and doing moral accounting across centuries to determine whether or not breaking the law or the constitution can be justified through a _tu quoque_. That would be the logic and moral development of a fucking twelve-year old. But alas, I am middle-aged, and thus hold myself to a higher standard. Apparently you do not!
🙄 I'm cut to the quick -- ask of me on the morrow and you'll find me a grave, man. Like I said, your Supreme Court seems to be giving Trump a fair amount of latitude somewhat outside what you take as the "the law or the constitution". I await your submission to the court and its agreement with you.
But I notice that you didn't address the issue of transwomen in women's sports nor Trump's apparent success in Syria. No jam?
You blather on all the time about "2+2=4" yet you turn a blind eye to "trans women are women", and all of the problems that has caused? What's that word? Starts with "h-y-p-o-c...."?
And my point, which you probably didn't see as it was after the first paragraph, was that Trump may well be a cure worse than the disease. But there were any number of serious problems and issues that the Democrats have fucked up badly:
How President Obama Made Syria An Unfixable Quagmire; By: Tom Nichols; March 28, 2016.
Seriously, what is your beef with trans women? Really? THAT is Trump's major accomplishment? And you're happy with the hell he's raining down on you and everyone else, for that? Also agree, exactly what the hell has trans women got to do with the murder being committed here?? And 'apparent success' really is a catch cry of this shitshow. Trump talks it up, so many apparent successes - like Thailand and Cambodia, Pakistan and India... there were no wars there, just disputes, Trump apparently succeeded, and weeks later nothing has changed. Excuse me if apparent successes in Syria don't impress me.
Dear God, this is the kind of argument that has put Trump in charge. Sure he's blowing up another country's boats and killing people with zero evidence or permission from congress or anybody else. Sure he's using the military to bully people and cities unconstitutionally for his own selfish purposes. Sure he's a convicted criminal who incited an actual riot in the Whitehouse. Sure he's balls deep with a convicted pedophile. Sure he's put tariffs in place that hurt the American people, among others. Sure he says he stopped 10 wars when actually he's stopped zero and is busy starting several. Sure he took a 400 million 'gift' unconstitutionally from a known terrorist supporting country then allowed them to build an airbase on American soil. Sure he gave a Argentina 40 billion to bail out their economy while American farmers went broke. Sure he's been caught in so many lies we've lost count. BUT hey, he banned trans athletes from competing in sports. And THAT'S progress. What the actual hell. Why does anybody care so hard about a tiny, tiny minority of people who do exactly no harm to anybody else? Have you ever met a trans person? Have they somehow wronged you? How is it, every MAGA moron raises this issue as if it's the foundation of their belief system, and will happily suffer constitutional abuses, the systematic dismantling of democracy, total humiliation on the international stage, unemployment, inflation and a thousand other misfortunes caused by Trump? Just to hurt a handful of people they've never met??
that anonymous note to the federal judge that said, “Trump has tanks and pardons, what do you got?”
That’s what it’s coming down to. Not sure the courts will hold because the supreme court is overruling any lower court decisions that slow down the dictatorship.
Don't forget it's Dept. Of War now. Pete Hegseth playing army. I think the videos on x will come in handy as evidence of war crimes against this regime.
I'm not supporting anything here. You are. You are supporting crime and villainy. It is illegal to blow up these boats just as it would be to shoot drivers in the head for speeding.
So, open borders to all is the policy you support? We voted against that.
I agree that this is a foreign supported invasion as well as a drug funded terrorist gang enterprise. I'm glad to finally see action. What is your understanding of the reason these boats are running?
What the fuck are you talking about? Whether or not this is breaking the law and violating the constitution has literally nothing to do with controlling the border. I support securing the border. By legal means. Not by any means. Because I believe in the rule of law. Now go. You clearly have much growing to do morally. The adults are talking.
Your team has actively subverted the rule of law by refusing to prosecute drug crimes and by providing sanctuary to illegal immigration. Seems odd to now be concerned about the rule of law.
Which is why law should be respected from the local level on up. It has not been and we now have a mess that must be addressed. Cleaning up messes is never pretty.
"Open borders" is the rallying cry of the white supremacists. I'm sure you're in favor of "open borders" to the white South Africans, or fine Germans, or even upstanding Brits.
There's literally nothing redeeming about these people. They are garbage humans with the moral maturity of the most spoiled bratty toddlers imaginable. They believe that spectacular visuals are all they need to justify their horrific policies, the crueler the better. I'll never understand the people who support this. Nor do I want to.
The GOP exists solely to manufacture lie-filled fascist propaganda at this point. That’s literally the only thing it does.
Whew! That last sentence takes your breath away!
This is foreign policy for the WWE crowd; faces vs heels. That’s who’s in charge now.
Somewhat "questionable" at best. Though I just asked Google's AI, Gemini, about Britain's policy on pirates in the 19th & 20th centuries. Part of its answer:
Gemini: "Early 19th Century: Aggressive Naval Campaigns: The Royal Navy, the world's most powerful fleet, was primarily responsible for actively hunting and engaging pirate vessels, notably in the Caribbean and later in Southeast Asia."
https://www.google.com/search?q=what+was+britain%27s+policy+on+pirates%2C+particularly+in+the+1800s+%26+1900s%3F&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&udm=50&aep=48&cud=0&qsubts=1763344968142&mstk=AUtExfCPRwAAbtoM2a3ynL-To2S9LYc9ecG-rlOmmGR61yTxy28ZqhlwB06YMLLjKoRX8iAhFdgll713uqpvVlrwEIBhQ3UBQgSo0DucnhXjhSl7-9-F1KMSL2u1-t1hZHjb1GhhquNjbrFUOFHgY1wrZCNre-N6ayZApJCZ0AU7n2IxzSbWkt9Z0bN8ky6V4MCTyaacq7novOjgzsRl--7P03oEbg5MFGOKhjwMSecPgueHmqyOd8tUxvS6Y-VkdaWP7jU7OlZ59xx-bYfQ0xtUstHup19PjAhjReQ&csuir=1&mtid=b4IaacKtL4z40PEP_tKYkA0
Do note the "actively hunting & engaging". Part of the ongoing drug wars -- largely fueled by demand from the American public.
I also remember bits about the "Opium Wars" -- Britain and, to a lesser extent, the US forcing China to allow the importation of opium:
Wikipedia: The First Opium War was fought from 1839 to 1842 between China and the British Empire. It was triggered by the Qing government's campaign to enforce its prohibition of opium, which included destroying opium stocks owned by British merchants and the British East India Company. The British government responded by sending a naval expedition to force the Chinese government to pay reparations and allow the opium trade.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars
Some reason to argue that the shoe is on the other foot, not that either state was admirable.
You're reaching back to the fucking Opium Wars to establish some legal precedent? Tell me more about the finer points of Maritime Law during the heyday of the British Empire.
I'm seriously starting to think humanity won't survive this stupidity.
Fair's fair -- you're probably reaching back to the Civil War if not to the War of Independence ... 😉🙂 Seems rather moot the extent of Presidential authority -- the subject of more than a few Supreme Court rulings if I'm not mistaken.
But, speaking as a Canadian ..., it kind of looks like the President is more or less Emperor or King for four to eight years. The buck stops there -- and that is maybe a good feature, particularly when the machinery of government locks-up and stops working because of inabilities to find compromise positions. At some point someone has to lay down the law and make sure it's followed.
Though you might be right about "humanity won't survive this stupidity". I've often argued, ever since 2016 in fact, that Trump may well be a cure worse than the disease, but that the "patient" was on death's doorstep so virtually anything was worth a shot.
Again, not close to the details, but it seems more than a few of his policies are bearing fruit, are or were steps in the right direction. His EOs on putting the kibosh on transwomen in women's sports for example -- bit "surprised", given your championing of "2+2=4", that you haven't sounded the alarums over the barking mad "trans women are women" which is a classic case of "2+2=5". Cat got your tongue? Don't want to admit it was necessary?
And maybe another case or two in point:
THE DAY THE MIDDLE EAST TURNED: Trump Just Outsmarted The Muslim Brotherhood Paving The Road for Sustainable Peace.; Peace After October 7th; Oct 13, 2025
https://chamamechtaly.substack.com/p/the-day-the-middle-east-turned-trump
National Post; Terry Glavin: Trump welcomes Syria to the fold, where it belongs
It is the most encouraging development in the Middle East in 15 years; Published Nov 13, 2025
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-glavin-trump-welcomes-syria-to-the-fold-where-it-belongs
https://therealstory.substack.com/p/of-course-it-was-surreal-what-did
Fair's fair? No, I don't think about myself as on some 250 year-old team, and doing moral accounting across centuries to determine whether or not breaking the law or the constitution can be justified through a _tu quoque_. That would be the logic and moral development of a fucking twelve-year old. But alas, I am middle-aged, and thus hold myself to a higher standard. Apparently you do not!
🙄 I'm cut to the quick -- ask of me on the morrow and you'll find me a grave, man. Like I said, your Supreme Court seems to be giving Trump a fair amount of latitude somewhat outside what you take as the "the law or the constitution". I await your submission to the court and its agreement with you.
But I notice that you didn't address the issue of transwomen in women's sports nor Trump's apparent success in Syria. No jam?
What the fuck does the trans issue have to do with illegally blowing up boats in international waters? You seem like a crazy person.
You blather on all the time about "2+2=4" yet you turn a blind eye to "trans women are women", and all of the problems that has caused? What's that word? Starts with "h-y-p-o-c...."?
And my point, which you probably didn't see as it was after the first paragraph, was that Trump may well be a cure worse than the disease. But there were any number of serious problems and issues that the Democrats have fucked up badly:
How President Obama Made Syria An Unfixable Quagmire; By: Tom Nichols; March 28, 2016.
https://thefederalist.com/2016/03/28/how-president-obama-made-syria-an-unfixable-quagmire/
650,000 dead there; millions of refugees causing no end of problems elsewhere in the world
And that, so far, Trump seems to be doing something to rectify them. Which you seem reluctant to consider -- why might that be?
Seriously, what is your beef with trans women? Really? THAT is Trump's major accomplishment? And you're happy with the hell he's raining down on you and everyone else, for that? Also agree, exactly what the hell has trans women got to do with the murder being committed here?? And 'apparent success' really is a catch cry of this shitshow. Trump talks it up, so many apparent successes - like Thailand and Cambodia, Pakistan and India... there were no wars there, just disputes, Trump apparently succeeded, and weeks later nothing has changed. Excuse me if apparent successes in Syria don't impress me.
Dear God, this is the kind of argument that has put Trump in charge. Sure he's blowing up another country's boats and killing people with zero evidence or permission from congress or anybody else. Sure he's using the military to bully people and cities unconstitutionally for his own selfish purposes. Sure he's a convicted criminal who incited an actual riot in the Whitehouse. Sure he's balls deep with a convicted pedophile. Sure he's put tariffs in place that hurt the American people, among others. Sure he says he stopped 10 wars when actually he's stopped zero and is busy starting several. Sure he took a 400 million 'gift' unconstitutionally from a known terrorist supporting country then allowed them to build an airbase on American soil. Sure he gave a Argentina 40 billion to bail out their economy while American farmers went broke. Sure he's been caught in so many lies we've lost count. BUT hey, he banned trans athletes from competing in sports. And THAT'S progress. What the actual hell. Why does anybody care so hard about a tiny, tiny minority of people who do exactly no harm to anybody else? Have you ever met a trans person? Have they somehow wronged you? How is it, every MAGA moron raises this issue as if it's the foundation of their belief system, and will happily suffer constitutional abuses, the systematic dismantling of democracy, total humiliation on the international stage, unemployment, inflation and a thousand other misfortunes caused by Trump? Just to hurt a handful of people they've never met??
that anonymous note to the federal judge that said, “Trump has tanks and pardons, what do you got?”
That’s what it’s coming down to. Not sure the courts will hold because the supreme court is overruling any lower court decisions that slow down the dictatorship.
Don't forget it's Dept. Of War now. Pete Hegseth playing army. I think the videos on x will come in handy as evidence of war crimes against this regime.
If it wasn't promptly reported, you would be complaining about lack of transparency. Why is the Left supporting the drug trade?
I'm not supporting anything here. You are. You are supporting crime and villainy. It is illegal to blow up these boats just as it would be to shoot drivers in the head for speeding.
So, open borders to all is the policy you support? We voted against that.
I agree that this is a foreign supported invasion as well as a drug funded terrorist gang enterprise. I'm glad to finally see action. What is your understanding of the reason these boats are running?
What the fuck are you talking about? Whether or not this is breaking the law and violating the constitution has literally nothing to do with controlling the border. I support securing the border. By legal means. Not by any means. Because I believe in the rule of law. Now go. You clearly have much growing to do morally. The adults are talking.
Your team has actively subverted the rule of law by refusing to prosecute drug crimes and by providing sanctuary to illegal immigration. Seems odd to now be concerned about the rule of law.
What is in the boats? fishermen?
My team? Do you realize how nuts you are? This isn't a fucking sport. It's law and blood.
Which is why law should be respected from the local level on up. It has not been and we now have a mess that must be addressed. Cleaning up messes is never pretty.
What is in the boats?
"Open borders" is the rallying cry of the white supremacists. I'm sure you're in favor of "open borders" to the white South Africans, or fine Germans, or even upstanding Brits.
Why are you taking the word of an administration run by a pathological liar convicted of felony fraud that has provided zero evidence for its claims?