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US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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These people live on manufacturing crisis after crisis in order to exploit the manic status that they generate. Why worry about how the midterms, if you can create a situation where elections cannot be held at all...? Yes, it sounds crazy right now, but a lot of things sounded similarly crazy 10 years ago, and here we are.

There is no crisis in the US that results in canceled elections

I’m keeping a link to this comment to see how well it ages

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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One of the self-owns of all time. Triggering a global supply chain crisis right before midterms is bottom of the barrel strategy. But then again, who expects competency from any recent American administration, most especially this one?

These people live on manufacturing crisis after crisis in order to exploit the manic status that they generate. Why worry about how the midterms, if you can create a situation where elections cannot be held at all...? Yes, it sounds crazy right now, but a lot of things sounded similarly crazy 10 years ago, and here we are.

The only way you could do something like would be to "appoint" someone as the presidential candidate in a two party system without holding a primary

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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One of the self-owns of all time. Triggering a global supply chain crisis right before midterms is bottom of the barrel strategy. But then again, who expects competency from any recent American administration, most especially this one?

These people live on manufacturing crisis after crisis in order to exploit the manic status that they generate. Why worry about how the midterms, if you can create a situation where elections cannot be held at all...? Yes, it sounds crazy right now, but a lot of things sounded similarly crazy 10 years ago, and here we are.

The US held elections during the Civil War.

There is no crisis that would create a situation where elections "cannot be held".

That is to say, if the current admin attempts to suspend elections, the legality of that and the magnitude of the reaction will be the same, crisis or no.

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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The US will make a LOT of money from selling their oil at premium. https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2032091651422720197 *Edit: Now I understand that some companies may make more money, but the economy overall may suffer. *Seems like I hit a nerve with stereotypical people groups.

Unsure if this is sarcasm or not. Plus gas is largely immune to sales tax and we don't really tax corporations so this will largely lead to no revenue for the US and instead just record profits for Exxon.

It's delusion.

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

These people live on manufacturing crisis after crisis in order to exploit the manic status that they generate. Why worry about how the midterms, if you can create a situation where elections cannot be held at all...? Yes, it sounds crazy right now, but a lot of things sounded similarly crazy 10 years ago, and here we are.

There is no crisis in the US that results in canceled elections

What's the basis for this war in Iran? Did that stop this administration? This is akin to pointing out that it's actually illegal to drive 30 mph over the speed limit.

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These people live on manufacturing crisis after crisis in order to exploit the manic status that they generate. Why worry about how the midterms, if you can create a situation where elections cannot be held at all...? Yes, it sounds crazy right now, but a lot of things sounded similarly crazy 10 years ago, and here we are.

There is no crisis in the US that results in canceled elections

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Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

These people live on manufacturing crisis after crisis in order to exploit the manic status that they generate. Why worry about how the midterms, if you can create a situation where elections cannot be held at all...? Yes, it sounds crazy right now, but a lot of things sounded similarly crazy 10 years ago, and here we are.

There is no crisis in the US that results in canceled elections

We're talking about the same guy that sent a second slate of electors for the 2020 election.

The same guy that told the government of Georgia to add 10,000 votes to his total so he'd win.

The same guy that received 0 punishment for either action.

Why wouldn't he try something for the mid-terms?

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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There is no crisis in the US that results in canceled elections

I’m keeping a link to this comment to see how well it ages

It's currently historically accurate. It's aged 250 years so far.

Civil war? Elections. WWII? Elections. Covid? Elections.

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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The US will make a LOT of money from selling their oil at premium. https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2032091651422720197 *Edit: Now I understand that some companies may make more money, but the economy overall may suffer. *Seems like I hit a nerve with stereotypical people groups.

Is this how it really works? With demand outstripping supply, prices rise across the globe. Prices at gas stations go up as well. The only ones earning a „LOT“ of money are Big Oil shareholders?

Re: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

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Depends, I just want to point out that the US is a net exporter of Oil. They also secured oil imports from Venezuela while at the same time in 2 strokes seriously hurt Chinese oil imports. If the goal was to hurt China / BRICS and kneecap Iran it seems on point. It's always hard to predict how the USA will vote when "war" is happening.

> They also secured oil imports from Venezuela while at the same time in 2 strokes seriously hurt Chinese oil imports. This 'Venezuelan oil' is a pipe dream for the moment. It will take a significant amount of years to get anywhere near completed.

really? where are their oil exports going now?
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