Anonymous on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
After seeing some of the 'grooming gang report' out of the UK today, I am thinking this applies to Brits…
Anonymous on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
Perhaps what holds them is that they *don't* want to be just another Sunni country?
Clarissa on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
Next stop is Cuba, and that one is going to be successful. I only hope that Trump manages to hold…
ed on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
"I think Trump, high on his own supply after the Maduro kidnapping, was susceptible to Israel bigging up the chance…
ed on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
Honestly, a blessing in disguise for Ukraine. Forced them to develop indigenous strike systems without limitations that they are now…
cliff arroyo on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
"the Trump administration failed to bring about a regime change in Iran" Yes, it was a stupid idea carried out…
cliff arroyo on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
"Have they stopped being Muslim? Have they lost their faith in Allah" Seems to be going on.... About 50,000 mosques…
Clarissa on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
Obviously, Ukraine is not a medieval third-world pit of hell. That's true. But places aren't medieval third-world pits of hell…
Clarissa on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
Exactly. People who left the country are by definition unhappy with what's going on in the country, which is why…
Clarissa on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
I'm sorry but I have to share this: https://x.com/i/status/2066287430378967222 The same result for the exact same reason. Nothing is getting…
ed on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
I'm just enjoying seeing Trump totally throw Israel under the bus. Bibi is Putin level bad leader:https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2066835785467265526?s=20What a stupid war.…
Anonymous on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
You missed the fact that many of the Iranian voices that we we hear are from Iranian exiles who oppose…
mitchellporter on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
The Iranian system is not just based on Islam, it is based on Khomeini's particular innovations which put the ayatollahs…
mitchellporter on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
As far as I know, modern Ukraine did not have torture, public executions, mass protest movements that regularly ended in…
Clarissa on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
And why would the people of Iran stop supporting the regime? What would be the precipitating event? Have they stopped…
Clarissa on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
In a country with a population of 90 million, a protest of several thousand or even several tens of thousands…
mitchellporter on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
Thousands of protesting Iranians (some say tens of thousands) were massacred on the streets in January. It was the latest…
Anonymous on Emotional Management of MenJune 16, 2026
I had previously read heaps of Victorian novels, and soured on the whole genre as being... littered with predictable tropes…
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Clarissa on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
I agree, but it starts with the people. It's true that when the popular discontent is profound enough, there will…
cliff arroyo on The Failure in IranJune 16, 2026
"people massively hate and despise the existing system" Not enough on its own. There also has to be a section/faction…
cliff arroyo on The Emily May PhenomenonJune 16, 2026
"worst-case scenario is the one" Second worst. The real worst case is that plus... that's what she's counting on so…
Clarissa on Emotional Management of MenJune 15, 2026
I’m so glad you liked it!! It’s one of my favorite novels ever. Trollope was amazing at creating characters. The…
Clarissa on The Emily May PhenomenonJune 15, 2026
That would be the best-case scenario. The worst-case scenario is the one that sadly often befalls children who are forced…
Clarissa on Spoiled at StanfordJune 15, 2026
It's never the fault of the people who notice.
Anonymous on Spoiled at StanfordJune 15, 2026
I live and work (faculty) at Stanford. The journos flooded the campus yesterday, graduation day, looking to cover this story…
oldcowboy3 on Emotional Management of MenJune 15, 2026
LOL, "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" — it never ends, stories of women having to choose between…
Anonymous on Anti-whiteJune 15, 2026
screenshots are better anyway posting a link signal-boosts the thing (which you may or may not want to do), and…
cliff arroyo on The Emily May PhenomenonJune 15, 2026
"husband is a homosexual who tries to conceal it" Hadn't thought of that... tried to look up some pics... no…
Frank Legros on The Emily May PhenomenonJune 15, 2026
Could it be that her husband is a homosexual who tries to conceal it by being in a fake marriage…