Mephistopheles Posted March 19 Posted March 19 Is this fake news? I recall a poster here talking about how great life is in Iran and how the government supports the people or something. Genuine question
Gregmal Posted March 19 Posted March 19 16 minutes ago, Parsad said: It is very sad! Who is paying attention to Ukraine right now? No one gives two shits, because the media is covering Iran 24/7. ICE? What is ICE? Deficits, debt, Cuba in the dark and little food, Gaza...who fucking cares! The media (both sides) is incredibly culpable in this. Social media is just as culpable. We may or may not revisit...all depends on what sells the most advertising! Cheers! Don’t forget liberation day! It was very much a singing of the same song about the US’s demise…and that was barely a year ago. They never learn, they just move on to the next “existential crisis”…
Gregmal Posted March 19 Posted March 19 1 minute ago, Mephistopheles said: Is this fake news? I recall a poster here talking about how great life is in Iran and how the government supports the people or something. Genuine question I don’t believe a single person here has mentioned the Iranian women’s soccer team either? I guess it’s just not a big deal, you know fear of returning home but then doing so anyway after family members start going missing…if you don’t have a purple haired lesbian with a buzz cut on the team….
John Hjorth Posted March 19 Posted March 19 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Gregmal said: It’s what they call “offseason”. And a big reason we moved. Peak season is May-August. 3 hour waits for restaurants, golf needs to be booked 30+ days in advance, any sorta activities are totally overcrowded. But mid March? Just walk on in. Jorge simply need to work harder, much harder, but same salary! Please tell him that! Now please provide a photo of his face, when you've just told him that! Edited March 19 by John Hjorth
Spekulatius Posted March 19 Posted March 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, Viking said: One of the interesting things is closing the Straight of Hormaz is a one-time event for Iran. They only get to play this card once. And that is because every Gulf country will be implementing a back up plan once the current conflict ends (pipelines etc). The fact that virtually no one has a back up plan tells you something about what participants thought the likelihood of this event was in the first place. Now they have new information. My point is Iran has to get everything they want before opening up the Straight of Hormuz. Because they will never have this much leverage over the world/region ever again. It really is an interesting situation. The Saudi’s have a backup plan, it’s the pipeline across the peninsula to the Red Sea. the issue is that Houthi’s contesting the entry in the red see on one side and the Suez canal is not large and deep enough for the large tanker. Theoretically this pipeline could move a large chunk (5M barrel ) if the Saudi capacity but I think it takes a while to get this going. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/saudi-red-sea-oil-exports-set-jump-38-million-bpd-march-shipping-data-shows-2026-03-18/ Edited March 19 by Spekulatius
John Hjorth Posted March 19 Posted March 19 2 minutes ago, Spekulatius said: The Saudi’s have a backup plan, it’s the pipeline a press the country to the Red Sea. the issue is that Houthi’s contesting the entry in the red see on one side and the Suez canal is not large and deep enough for the large tanker. Theoretically this pipeline could move a large chunk (5M barrel ) if the Saudi capacity but I think it takes a while to get this going. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/saudi-red-sea-oil-exports-set-jump-38-million-bpd-march-shipping-data-shows-2026-03-18/ Yes, But it's a stable, non-moving, large - target!, also. Hard to defend.
backtothebeach Posted March 19 Posted March 19 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Parsad said: Too soon?! What a jackass! Trump hit with criticism after tasteless Japan jokes flop The man has no inner dialogue. Cheers! Didn't you just complain about a different MSN article about people canceling/criticizing someone for a bad joke? lol Why is it always MSN with these ragebait articles. Edit: It's 85 years ago...the Japanese should be able to take a joke. (I have lived in Japan...the joke is the most un-Japanese like behaviour ever, lol). I found it edgier when he was speaking about election fraud and said to Erdogan, who was standing next to him "you would know all about election fraud, right?". Edited March 19 by backtothebeach
John Hjorth Posted March 19 Posted March 19 On 3/18/2026 at 9:45 PM, Parsad said: Oh boy! I hope you are not sleeping on the sofa! Cheers! Real men, cut out of a piece of genuine hardwood, don't sleep on the sofa, just because wifey behaves like a solar eclipse, no light on in the bedroom at night anyway, most of the time.
Parsad Posted March 20 Posted March 20 59 minutes ago, Gregmal said: It’s what they call “offseason”. And a big reason we moved. Peak season is May-August. 3 hour waits for restaurants, golf needs to be booked 30+ days in advance, any sorta activities are totally overcrowded. But mid March? Just walk on in. That empty in off-season...geez! Lucky! It's literally your own private resort. Cheers!
Parsad Posted March 20 Posted March 20 Regarding worrying about Trump's actions and market volatility. It's stuff like this that I'm more concerned about long-term: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/financial-stocks-on-pace-for-worst-first-quarter-since-2020-as-private-credit-cracks-flash-yellow-warning-150941672.html It's the unknown leveraged stuff that happens during periods of excess. Exactly how deep the roots are and what comes up when the weeds are eventually pulled out. That's when you get one hell of a surprise and things go to hell! I don't think it's private credit. I think it's going to be crypto as the regulations get more loose over the next 10 years and it gets used more and more in the wrong ways. Derivatives were around for a couple of decades before anyone even recognized they could be a problem and then it wasn't until another 20 years later that it nearly blew up the entire global financial system! I'll probably be dead well before that, but you youngsters...don't fuck it up! Cheers!
SharperDingaan Posted March 20 Posted March 20 5 hours ago, Viking said: Financial markets look a little like they did back in Jan/Feb of 2020. In North America we knew Covid was coming - and countries like China shut down their economies. How did financial markets in North America respond? Crickets. Well for a couple of months anyways. And this makes sense - who had seen Covid before? Fast forward to today. Of course the situation today is completely different. But it is the same in one important respect… we have never seen before what is happening today (war in middle east, closure of straight of Hormuz, energy infrastructure being shuttered/destroyed). Covid was a massive demand shock. This is a massive supply shock. This could be a big nothing burger - financial markets could well be right (that is what is priced in today). Like when Covid hit, I am not so sure… Great Financial Crisis. Nobody wanted to hear it, cause if it went down ... there would be far more immediate things to think about. This is no different. SD
ourkid8 Posted March 20 Posted March 20 (edited) 6 hours ago, Gregmal said: I don’t believe a single person here has mentioned the Iranian women’s soccer team either? I guess it’s just not a big deal, you know fear of returning home but then doing so anyway after family members start going missing…if you don’t have a purple haired lesbian with a buzz cut on the team…. I used to respect your detailed analysis but you sound more and more foolish speaking about a situation you have zero knowledge about. No one went missing, you continue to listen to CNN/Fox/zionist propaganda. Footage aired by Iranian state media showed the team receiving a celebratory welcome upon arrival, with floral wreaths placed around their necks https://x.com/tasnimnews_fa/status/2034269519854596168?s=46&t=hjN-OM8Ag3ECARJAPuELYQ Edited March 20 by ourkid8
ourkid8 Posted March 20 Posted March 20 (edited) 5 hours ago, Mephistopheles said: Is this fake news? I recall a poster here talking about how great life is in Iran and how the government supports the people or something. Genuine question When someone is convicted of murder and admits to it, they face the death penalty. That’s the law of the land. I guess the law can be hard to understand consider US president is a pedophile and Israelis is a genocidal war criminal. Edited March 20 by ourkid8
ourkid8 Posted March 20 Posted March 20 5 hours ago, Spekulatius said: The Saudi’s have a backup plan, it’s the pipeline across the peninsula to the Red Sea. the issue is that Houthi’s contesting the entry in the red see on one side and the Suez canal is not large and deep enough for the large tanker. Theoretically this pipeline could move a large chunk (5M barrel ) if the Saudi capacity but I think it takes a while to get this going. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/saudi-red-sea-oil-exports-set-jump-38-million-bpd-march-shipping-data-shows-2026-03-18/ As mentioned earlier, Houthis just announced they will officially join the war and target US ships in the Red Sea.
Mephistopheles Posted March 20 Posted March 20 52 minutes ago, ourkid8 said: When someone is convicted of murder and admits to it, they face the death penalty. That’s the law of the land. I guess the law can be hard to understand consider US president is a pedophile and Israelis is a genocidal war criminal. Yes I did see that. Touché. However you cannot deny the brutality in many other cases. What are your thoughts on what happened like 3 years ago with that woman who got beaten by the fashion police because she wouldn’t wear her burka? No doubt that Trump is an authoritarian, but I just don’t want to turn into Iran. I’d much rather live in Israel vs Iran. How about you?
Mephistopheles Posted March 20 Posted March 20 https://x.com/huffpost/status/2034802988527530071?s=46 Soooo not a cult
Charlie Posted March 20 Posted March 20 9 hours ago, dealraker said: As a neutral thought on Sanjeev's last paragraph, I increasingly find it nearly shocking how much we can, via our media, be focused on some event as if it is life threatening for all of us...and then this issue doesn't change one bit at all...and we get slung to an unrelated event. The old issue that was life threatening is abandoned, completely abandoned...and that is it, its just gone from sight. The new focus may seem equally threatening or just interesting or stimulating...or whatever. But the old focus and fear just dissipates into nothing. It isn't selling as well as the new-new thing, it isn't going to be the focus of the news. It is probably the dopamine in our heads and we are following just our sensations news addictions.
Xerxes Posted March 20 Posted March 20 (edited) 15 hours ago, Sweet said: Saudis do in fact have backups, they have pipes that allow them to load oil into tankers in the Red Sea. It’s just not enough backup. UAE also has one that allows them to bypass the straight. W-E has a capacity of 7 mbd, of which 2 goes for internal consumption. That leaves 5 that reaches the Res Sea, but the port itself doesn’t have enough capacity. Lastly, there always the case that IRGC goes after W-E like they did in 2019, when they signalled that they can. Going after those probably easier than enforcing Hormuz They won’t now but the enemy gets to vote too. Edited March 20 by Xerxes
Gregmal Posted March 20 Posted March 20 7 hours ago, ourkid8 said: I used to respect your detailed analysis but you sound more and more foolish speaking about a situation you have zero knowledge about. No one went missing, you continue to listen to CNN/Fox/zionist propaganda. Footage aired by Iranian state media showed the team receiving a celebratory welcome upon arrival, with floral wreaths placed around their necks https://x.com/tasnimnews_fa/status/2034269519854596168?s=46&t=hjN-OM8Ag3ECARJAPuELYQ Weird. So I guess the girls claiming asylum just had flower allergies, nothing more?
Gregmal Posted March 20 Posted March 20 I'm curious about the following theoretical; If the US puts boots on the ground, what narrative gets abandoned? That Trump was certain to quickly and sloppily pull out and declare a big win and move on? Or do we re-engage the "forever war" and "Trump tricked by Israel" one? It's clever because it seems that no matter what scenario unfolds, there s an angry liberal gotcha just waiting for it!
Gregmal Posted March 20 Posted March 20 Recall Iran round one it went like this: -Trump will TACO, hes lying about being serious about bombing them. TACO! -Iran doesnt even have weapons Trump bombs Iran -they didn't even get the weapons, only minor damage! YES! We got him!(based on high level intel from.....oh yea, when you have TDS you just instantly know these things with certainty!)
73 Reds Posted March 20 Posted March 20 14 hours ago, John Hjorth said: Real men, cut out of a piece of genuine hardwood, don't sleep on the sofa, just because wifey behaves like a solar eclipse, no light on in the bedroom at night anyway, most of the time. John, that's one of the funniest posts I've ever read ("wifey behaves like a solar eclipse"). Can't stop laughing - thanks for making my morning after some rough dental work!
Xerxes Posted March 20 Posted March 20 (edited) 9 hours ago, ourkid8 said: When someone is convicted of murder and admits to it, they face the death penalty. That’s the law of the land. I guess the law can be hard to understand consider US president is a pedophile and Israelis is a genocidal war criminal. Q1 Does the law of the land also applies to the elite and the oligarchy ? This is not a theoretical “should apply” question. Does it apply or not Q2 If there is a referendum tomorrow and people are given the following options without foreign intervention in the process: 1 - Islamic Republic 2 - Presidential Republic 3 - Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary system 4 - Absolute monarchy which one will you chose ? which one do you think serves best the interests of people ? if a significant majority choose #2 and #3 will you be ok with that. I am guessing yes. But just asking Edited March 20 by Xerxes
73 Reds Posted March 20 Posted March 20 9 hours ago, ourkid8 said: When someone is convicted of murder and admits to it, they face the death penalty. That’s the law of the land. I guess the law can be hard to understand consider US president is a pedophile and Israelis is a genocidal war criminal. And your intellect and understanding of anything related to the Middle East would have to improve just to be considered retarded. But keep practicing your Sharia law - just do it somewhere else.
dealraker Posted March 20 Posted March 20 16 minutes ago, Gregmal said: I'm curious about the following theoretical; If the US puts boots on the ground, what narrative gets abandoned? That Trump was certain to quickly and sloppily pull out and declare a big win and move on? Or do we re-engage the "forever war" and "Trump tricked by Israel" one? It's clever because it seems that no matter what scenario unfolds, there s an angry liberal gotcha just waiting for it! For 15 years you've termed anyone or any view opposed to yours as liberal gotcha which you and everyone else on this forum knows is an eye roller. Are you emulating Trump to see how far you can take words into the abyss and get away with it? You been introduced to Rand yet? Speaking for John (of course)!
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