MicroWaveMar 22

Trump threatens to 'obliterate' Iran's power plants if Strait of Hormuz isn't opened in 48 hours

https://lemmy.world/post/44586968

Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants if Tehran fails to open the Strait of Hormuz - Lemmy.World

Iran responded Sunday with threats of its own, a day after Donald Trump warned the United States will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran fails to fully open the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours and Iranian missiles struck two cities near Israel’s main nuclear research center, injuring dozens and shattering apartment buildings. The developments signaled the war in the Middle East, now in its fourth week, was moving in a dangerous new direction. Sirens blared across Israel as Iran launched new barrages Sunday. In the country’s south, residents faced the devastation in the cities of Dimona and Arad. In northern Israel, a man was killed in a strike by the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.

Show threadbiscuitMar 22
Thanks for ruining the world, Americans. Holding you all responsible for this.
Show threadStillAliveMar 22
But Democrats equally bad or something.
Show threadIAmYouButYouDontKnowYet
…they all get played out by wealthy corrupted people. It’s the entire culture that’s fucked up.
Mar 22 at 2:46pmWeb
Show threadStillAliveMar 22

Oh come on.

This is his second term. I’m not going to give free pass to trump voters, third party voters, and non-voters. 

Show threadTotallynotJessicaMar 23

I’m not gonna give a free pass to the spineless conservative Democratic voters who were so afraid of rocking the boat that they refused to help change its course. Neoliberal ideologues and anti left fear mongering kept the party divided, and it’s not like the left wing of the party were the ones unwilling to compromise. AOC played ball to have influence in the party, voting rights activists endorsed voter ID laws to try to compromise with Republicans, yet it didn’t matter because they were always the ones who were expected to give something up. The right wing of the party used the spectre of needing to compromise with fascists to bend the progressive to heel, and they couldn’t even win over the people on the right they were trying to appeal to.

The sad part is they doomed the party in 2020 when they voted for Biden because they wanted to “return to sanity.” That was the last opportunity to right the ship, but because Bernie was still too radical despite the conservative losing in 2016, people voted for the “safe” picks in droves. It didn’t even matter what the lower levels of the party demanded, as Biden refused to hold an open primary because he saw 1 win as a mandate for 2.

So no, it’s not just the non-voters or third party voters who are responsible, but the rank and file Democrats who fumbled the game. Even the progressives should’ve been more demanding. People were still unaware of how bad things could get; unaware that left wing populism wasn’t just an idealistic dream, but the necessary weapon for defeating right wing populism.