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Hormuz Minesweeper – Are you tired of winning?

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Re: Hormuz Minesweeper – Are you tired of winning?

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Post by jacquesm »

ghywertelling wrote: post #24
BoredPositron wrote: post #20

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This is symptom of the misunderstanding among people that somehow more people being knowledgeable about politics will bring about a change. "Pen is mightier than sword" was probably written by a person who only wielded pen. It's a collective psyops inflicted by people on themselves, belonging to an era where it made sense. In today's world, it doesn't matter. Bring missles to a sword / knife fight. Only true power is…

> "Pen is mightier than sword"

You completely misunderstood that. Take into account that you see the swords failing all around you whilst one nation effectively messed up the rest of the world through propaganda and maybe you'll begin to understand the true meaning of that sentence.

Information, used well or abused well, is more powerful than any other weapon of war.

Re: Hormuz Minesweeper – Are you tired of winning?

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Post by ghywertelling »

mulnz wrote: post #26
ghywertelling wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is symptom of the misunderstanding among people that somehow more people being knowledgeable about politics will bring about a change. "Pen is mightier than sword" was probably written by a person who only wielded pen. It's a collective psyops inflicted by people on themselves, belonging to an era where it made sense. In today's world, it doesn't matter. Bring missles to a sword / knife fight. Only true power is…

Cool man, can you please just pass the blunt.

Listen to Netanyahu speech where he said Evil can win over Good through sheer power.

Re: Hormuz Minesweeper – Are you tired of winning?

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Post by 9dev »

ghywertelling wrote: post #24
BoredPositron wrote: post #20

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This is symptom of the misunderstanding among people that somehow more people being knowledgeable about politics will bring about a change. "Pen is mightier than sword" was probably written by a person who only wielded pen. It's a collective psyops inflicted by people on themselves, belonging to an era where it made sense. In today's world, it doesn't matter. Bring missles to a sword / knife fight. Only true power is…

This sort of ridiculous reductionism has never been true. Do you seriously think all the conflicts we experience have never been there before?

"Only true power is respected"—what’s this even supposed to mean? Right now, the American military is shooting with all its mighty glory on Iran, yet loosing the war, money, and yes, respect from the rest of the world. Well, except for Putin maybe, who is unilaterally benefiting from this disaster.

This little incel power fantasy of rule by force you guys are cooking up there is complete and utter bollocks.

Re: Hormuz Minesweeper – Are you tired of winning?

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Post by lukan »

jacquesm wrote: post #31
ghywertelling wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is symptom of the misunderstanding among people that somehow more people being knowledgeable about politics will bring about a change. "Pen is mightier than sword" was probably written by a person who only wielded pen. It's a collective psyops inflicted by people on themselves, belonging to an era where it made sense. In today's world, it doesn't matter. Bring missles to a sword / knife fight. Only true power is…

> "Pen is mightier than sword" You completely misunderstood that. Take into account that you see the swords failing all around you whilst one nation effectively messed up the rest of the world through propaganda and maybe you'll begin to understand the true meaning of that sentence. Information, used well or abused well, is more powerful than any other weapon of war.

"Information, used well or abused well, is more powerful than any other weapon of war."

Indeed, because people with the swords will decide on that information who to slain or who to defend. If you do it right, you don't need to fight the enemy soldiers, but they will fight for you.

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