The Iranian civilization is five thousand years old. It's not out of the blue that they have a hundred underground missile and drone cities. They know how to play the long game, and America never does.
Yes I expect they started digging those missile bunkers 2000 years ago knowing that one day someone, somewhere, would invent something they could launch at passing ships.
A world screwed by a mouth breathing MAGA cult. I guess democracies should have programmatic indicators when the idiocy levels start increasing. Countries that cross a bunch of "idiocy indicators" will need intervention.
There is something seriously wrong with american system where a felon can become president and steal openly.
But these are not ordinary circumstances. This is the collapse of the country that is the center of the tech universe. More than a few on HN are supporters of the administration. The frustration of HN users appalled at the situation is on topic.
Nearly the entire political class here has wanted this war for decades, but held back because they knew how risky and unpopular it would be. They were very happy when Trump came along and was dumb enough to do it and take the blame on himself. Chuck Schumer put out a video last year egging him on! https://x.com/SenSchumer/status/1929676991789203528 Trump is not the actual problem, just a useful idiot
To the EU - we need a new global leader. Please get your act together and step up.
Have you met China?
The EU leadership is even worse than what they have in USA.
It appears the situation has developed not necessarily to our advantage.
Mission Accomplished!
(I miss the days when evil was halfway competent at working to further the interests of the domestic power structure)
The Iranian civilization is five thousand years old. It's not out of the blue that they have a hundred underground missile and drone cities. They know how to play the long game, and America never does.
Yes I expect they started digging those missile bunkers 2000 years ago knowing that one day someone, somewhere, would invent something they could launch at passing ships.
A world screwed by a mouth breathing MAGA cult. I guess democracies should have programmatic indicators when the idiocy levels start increasing. Countries that cross a bunch of "idiocy indicators" will need intervention.
There is something seriously wrong with american system where a felon can become president and steal openly.
Who's going to intervene on the country with the largest nuclear arsenal in the world?
It is very easy if they stop:
1. Using the USD as a reserve.
2. Buying its treasuries.
3. Using the USD for trade with other countries.
Is this really the quality of comment that belongs on HackerNews?
Under ordinary circumstances, no.
But these are not ordinary circumstances. This is the collapse of the country that is the center of the tech universe. More than a few on HN are supporters of the administration. The frustration of HN users appalled at the situation is on topic.
Nearly the entire political class here has wanted this war for decades, but held back because they knew how risky and unpopular it would be. They were very happy when Trump came along and was dumb enough to do it and take the blame on himself. Chuck Schumer put out a video last year egging him on! https://x.com/SenSchumer/status/1929676991789203528 Trump is not the actual problem, just a useful idiot
The "most powerful man in the world" is an incompetent fucking clown unfit to run a local McDonalds franchise.
That's the world we all live in.
the more terrifying question is "now this is the new baseline for normal, how much worse will it get?!?"
It’s not the new normal
sure it is. a whole generation is growing up with this as the baseline.