Etiquette



DP Etiquette

First rule: Don't be a jackass.

Other rules: Do not attack or insult people you disagree with. Engage with facts, logic and beliefs. Out of respect for others, please provide some sources for the facts and truths you rely on if you are asked for that. If emotion is getting out of hand, get it back in hand. To limit dehumanizing people, don't call people or whole groups of people disrespectful names, e.g., stupid, dumb or liar. Insulting people is counterproductive to rational discussion. Insult makes people angry and defensive. All points of view are welcome, right, center, left and elsewhere. Just disagree, but don't be belligerent or reject inconvenient facts, truths or defensible reasoning.

Monday, June 23, 2025

Okay, help me out here…


As we all know, this last weekend Trump decided to come to the aid of Israel and deployed seven stealth bombers to bomb Iran’s three known nuclear-developing sites.  The Trump administration announced it was a great success (but who really knows?) and that “we are not at war with Iran; we are at war with Iran's future nuclear capabilities.”

Word has it that Iran is a “state sponsor of terrorism” and they live for the day when they can “wipe Israel off the face of the map.”

We hear both sides of the story: Iran is close to producing a nuclear weapon; Iran is years away from producing a nuclear weapon.

Now, no love is lost on Trump around here (this blog).  Same with Israel, considering the brutality they are unleashing in the Gaza area.  Brutality seems to be a way of life in that little corner of the world.  And you will find relgion(s) are the taproot of that burning bush.

While violence is never (rarely?) looked upon as a “good” thing…

Question: Do you think it was a good thing that Trump bombed those Iranian facilities, or a bad thing?  Make your case.

(by PrimalSoup)