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The Atlantic: Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

In wartime, the enemy always gets a vote.

(These people are deeply unserious. I mean, they *must* be old enough to remember the 1980-88 tanker war and the vital role the Straits of Hormuz played back then, right?)

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/hormuz-strait-iran-oil/686365/

Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

In wartime, the enemy always gets a vote.

The Atlantic

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HighlandLawyer 4d ago

@cstross
Part of the Christofacist Revelations cosplay is "The eagle will fall"; it's a death cult, after the wars, plagues, & famine, the ultimate collapse of the USA is part of the plan.

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stingraz 4d ago

@HighlandLawyer @cstross
I get the feeling that apocalyptic Christian extremism is basically Christianity-as-a-cargo-cult. They have a story of Rapture and Reward that they do not (are not allowed to) understand the deeper meaning of, being literalists. That story tells them that their savior and his kingdom will return after some series of events. Ergo, if they make these events occur, Jesus will come back and give them their due. It can't be a prediction, it has to be an instruction manual.

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Spiritual Annie ☮️3d ago

@stingraz @HighlandLawyer @cstross

Being literalists, I like to hear them squirm when asked if the rapture is biblically correct and which verses they get it from.

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Cliff'sEsportCorner 3d ago

@SpiritualAnnie @stingraz @HighlandLawyer @cstross Eons ago, when I was managing a Cinema in a small town, after first 2 years of college before going back for BA, had a well to do Jewish couple stop in asking me for directions for people that had Arabian horses. They were looking to buy some and move to Israel because they thought end times were nigh. This was in the midwest, away from Metros. No such horses in region. Also didn't understand idea of taking such horse to Israel.

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Spiritual Annie ☮️3d ago

@CliffsEsport @stingraz @HighlandLawyer @cstross

There are so many stories and myths that go with the rapture, I can't keep up. I don't even pay attention to predictive dates anymore because all of them are "imminent" but don't happen. But I don't remember anything about taking Arabian horses to the holy land. Maybe they want it to be one of the horses of the apocalypse?

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Cliff'sEsportCorner 3d ago

@SpiritualAnnie @stingraz @HighlandLawyer @cstross I think they were just convinced the end was coming, and thought having horses would help somehow?

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Spiritual Annie ☮️3d ago

@CliffsEsport @stingraz @HighlandLawyer @cstross

LOL I forgot the Jewish part. Yeah, not sure why they'd want to go to the holy land when it's in the war to end the world.

Horses don't need gasoline, so that's a plus.

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Charlie Stross 3d ago

@SpiritualAnnie @CliffsEsport @stingraz @HighlandLawyer Judaism doesn't believe in the New Testament apocalypse bullshit. Or Jesus, for that matter. I really doubt that couple were Jewish: if they were, they were several species of crazycakes rolled into one.

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HighlandLawyer

@cstross @SpiritualAnnie @CliffsEsport @stingraz
Possibly one of the weird (nominally) Christian sects which self-describe as "the true jews/israelites" (see also British Israelism). So as you say, several species of crazycake.