(March 28, 2026 at 5:15 am)Rev. Rye Wrote:(March 27, 2026 at 10:42 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: The idea that opposing the attack upon Iran indicates an unthinking acceptance of trollery or propaganda is horseshit. I oppose it because 1) it puts my fellow GIs in harm's way to no good purpose, and 2) it's fucking up not only our own economy but that of the world.I’d add 3) It’s proof positive that the Republicans have learned nothing from having to deal with MULTIPLE decades-long wars that have accomplished nothing but making a critical part of the world more unstable and even more pissed at us.
Blah blah blah insert plug for The Battle of Algiers here because anyone who wants to understand why these wars are such a bad idea needs to see it yesterday.
Some of us are able see why wars are such a bad idea without the aid of cinematic lecturing.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
