re: “Comic” Dave Smith: “US is arguably the worst terrorist organization in the world”

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Only about 10-20% of the Iranian people supported the Ayatollah.

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Even in this optimistic scenario, I'm correct.

I found some data that bad but only for "strongly" supporting the regime.

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So you’re wrong, as usual.

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You don't do math good, do you?

20% of 93M is 18.6M.

And other polling/data puts it much closer to 30-40%

You're also forgetting that a US/Israeli puppet is going to be the alternative. Sure, lots of younger/urban people will be fine with that, but plenty of moderates who may not "Strongly" support the regime will take the old regime over Western-Zionist control.

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Anyone who gave this idiot the slightest bit of credence should really stop doing so.

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That’s exactly why I am not clicking on that to feed that filth.

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This is why we're not getting anywhere here. I have said numerous times now that the Trump admin isn't trying to put in an American-democracy regime.

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I never said that.

You did say that the regime has to bend to our will or we'd kill them, though. Which means they will be puppets of Israel and the US. I never said it would be a democracy. The last time we did this we installed a dictatorship posing as a monarchy (which was so brutal it led to the 1979 revolution that put the current regime in place).

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But it makes no sense to mischaracterize their position and stated goal.

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You're doing that to me and the irony is amazing.

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Now do 80-90% of 93M.

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Majority populations in Muslim countries face terrorism all the time.

And, again, that 10% are the ones who "Strongly" support the regime

He’s not simply “anti war”

He’s an open retard on all things political with extreme TDS and Israel derangement syndrome, which goes beyond all reasonable criticism of Israel which there are many. He also operates under an extremely childish and naive philosophy, libertarianism

Idk what’s funny ?

My implication was he could be called accurately an anti war pundit but he goes beyond that into full on retardation and his philosophical stance for being anti war isn’t foundational solid

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Idk what’s funny

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I know

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Anti-War pundit Dave Smith says anti-war thing

MAGA and SFP clutch pearls and gasp

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I never really comment on his anti-war status, only his "muh CIA" status.

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He also operates under an extremely childish and naive philosophy, libertarianism

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This is only en vogue b/c people perceive their team to be in power (the time to use that government power).

When the out-group is in power, they'll do a 180 and want to restrict government (as the out-group uses that sweet state authority).

This is just like the neocon bullshite and how it comes in/out of favor when convenient. Long-term principles be damned.

I can’t speak for anyone else but I have believed this since I was in my mid twenties and realized how stupid and not pragmatic libertarians are.

It’s not simply a small government philosophy as you’re implying. It’s often a no government philosophy, which is retarded and suicidal

It’s why many of them support of open borders (not saying Dave Smith does because he doesn’t) and call themselves “anti war” as a Motte and Bailey strategy for never war as in we should never use our military for any purpose whatsoever for any reason, ever. Among many other retarded positions that if enacted would lead to the total breakdown of society

Trump gave them more than any other politician ever would in pardoning the silk road guy, which is all he promised them