[ExI] Trump suggests letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego

[Ben Zaiboc]

On Friday, 9 October 2026 at 14:29, spike at rainier66.com <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
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> ...> On Behalf Of Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat
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> >...Spike, you should have been a politician.
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> Ben
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> Likewise Ben!  You and I could have been colleagues in congress or
> parliament.  Together we could solve this world's problems.
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> spike


You insult me, sir. I know what politicians are like, or what they turn into, despite their best intentions (from experience. Fortunately the person in question chose integrity over opportunity, and abandoned politics).

If I were to pick a role model, it wouldn't be any politician, it would probably be David Dimbleby (probably not well-known in the US, but very well-known over here, for being an interviewer who doggedly attempted to get politicians to say something meaningful, usually pissing them off greatly in the process).

I know that this world's problems are not solvable by mere humans. History backs me up on this.

However, I think you know what I meant.

You're as slippery as an eel in a bucket of soapy water, when it comes to declaring any opposition to, or even criticism of, a certain individual who has demonstrated, over and over and over again, his blatant corruption, utter disregard for the rule of law and basic human rights, and his total unfitness to lead a nation. I'm completely baffled by your stance on this excuse for a human being. You won't even acknowledge the immense harm he is doing to your own country, let alone the problems he's creating for the rest of the world (the 'free' world, anyway. I can think of three or four leaders in other parts of the world who must be cheering him on).

Perhaps your game is deeper than my feeble intellect is capable of following. I certainly hope so, but your stated neutrality regarding this particular despicable creature fills me with despair, I have to say.

Maybe all this is easier for me to say because I live in a different country, but still, I do think that Martin Niemoeller's contribution to history is highly relevant.
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Ben