Al Sweigart1d ago
Someone left the comment "They don't know how to do anything if someone isn't actively bribing them and telling them what to do" and I'm going to remember that for the rest of my life.
Show threadDuckbilled Plattypus.23h ago
@AlSweigart They sent JD Vance who practiced law for under two years and never rose to more than associate in civil litigation and has virtually no experience in hard negotiation to "negotiate" with Iran. He has gotten suckered and publicly humiliated by both the Iranians AND Trump (his own side) who have zero respect and total public contempt for him.
A negotiating basic: The other side must believe whatever you utter has the complete 100% support of your side/bosses, if you don't, you are USELESS to them, and an insult, as you have no power to actually deal and are "bargaining in bad faith."
I did this for a career. Vance is a global joke.
Show threadSomeAnoTooter
@pattykimura @AlSweigart I think trump and Vance don't have a problem with zero respect, as trump values bootlicking more than anything and maybe if you want bootlicker and you get them, they and you don't have respect for each other, but that is what you wanted in the first place?
4:35amWeb
Show threadDuckbilled Plattypus.2h ago

@SomeAnoTooter

Negotiations depend on trust; if there is no respect and trust, there is no way to come to agreement because your word is worthless. And a peace agreement between liars ends in war.

This isn't a stupid game or a reality show; humans will die without an agreed suspension of hostilities. Israel's calculation is that it will kill more than their own will be killed before it will agree to stop seizing other nations' land - it's Putin's gamble in invading Ukraine, it's also why he won't agree to peace talks, for now. Iran knows all of this, they sent professionals. You also NEVER agree to single items without making them dependent on all accepted demands.

Yalie JD Vance isn't even the best liar to send. But his ego is too big to accept he's the sacrificial goat, while UMiami Law School grad Marco Rubio conveniently hides out. Vance is the cannon fodder.

@AlSweigart