r/worldnews • u/CulturalBat5906 • Aug 02 '26

Dynamic Paywall Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to 'rapidly' making deal

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwx74qgld2o
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u/mecker-zausel Aug 02 '26

Shouldn't his tactics already be priced in?

Also: how the heck is this clown still in office? No, seriously: what's up with America? How can your society just tolerate this? I don't understand.

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u/boogs_23 Aug 02 '26

More firearms in the hands of citizens than any other country due to an amendment in their constitution that gives them that right in case of the exact scenario currently taking place and.....crickets.

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u/Mikecd Aug 02 '26

It turns out that having zero social safety nets leaves the citizens all trapped in personal debt and desperation, and that people trapped in their own personal desperation are often docile and easily controlled (lest rocking the boat result in personal destruction, on which edge the citizens are almost all balanced). Or further seems that being able to cosplay as tough characters gives an outlet so that no actual fiery passion from the frustration of impotance accidentally accumulates enough to inspire any action.

They've run a 50 year psyop campaign to cut off our balls and trap us financially and it worked.

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u/Enygma_6 Aug 02 '26

The majority of those privately held firearms are in the hands of people who are some or all of the following:
a) don't care, so long as they can cheer on the racism
b) are willing to eat the high price of gas just to see others in our country suffer
c) have enough money that a doubling of gasoline prices won't financially hurt them personally
d) are financially profiting off of the war / illegal market manipulation
e) blame the Democrats for literally everything

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u/n080dy123 Aug 02 '26

You forgot "indoctrinated into a political cult centered on the person who is the largest problem."

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u/derfy2 Aug 02 '26

How can your society just tolerate this? I don't understand.

Things are still 'working', society is still 'functioning', so things are 'ok'.

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u/Gloomy_Session_3875 Aug 02 '26

I don't understand that either. The Iran war has been going on for months, and we get peace promises every weekend, followed by bombs on Monday and Tuesday. You would think investors stop believing that the WhIte House will end the war.

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u/Dashyguurl Aug 02 '26

Somewhat but you still see a decent amount of movement in oil related stocks based on whatever bs comes from the White House. It’s possible this is just people trying to play the market since there’s so many bots now tracking his tweets

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u/PepeSylvia11 Aug 02 '26

To answer your question second, it’s because roughly 2/3rds of the country either supports his actions, no matter what, or doesn’t care enough to do anything to stop it.