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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus
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this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2026
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Not trying to get too much into semantics here, but yes, if you only hope and choose not to act, nothing will be improved. Conversely-ish, hope is needed for many to act. Being without hope will lead many to loudly announce that nothing can be made better, in addition to not acting. Again, we may only be disagreeing on definitions here.
I disagree based on human history, although I admit that our conflicts are much more well documented than our ability to work together.
Do you not think that people have worked together to prevent conflict and bring about a better world? Also, do you not think that we've ever worked to improve things, or are you saying that our ability to create conflict is louder than our ability to work against conflict?
Most importantly, what do you believe you're doing, through your existence? I doubt that you're going around trying to create conflict in your environment, but: are you?
As long as the planet isn't absolutely destroyed, I assume the destruction of our species wouldn't cause the ecosystem to fail entirely. Who knows, though.
Here’s the thing, we are going to destroy the actual planet. Not in that, “tHe pLAnEt WILl bE FInE!” Dumbass semantics shit, we have enough nukes to glass the surface, boil the oveans, and melt the atmosphere that is paired with a literal instinct to use them. The environment required to have an environment won’t exist.
Sure, we’ve “improved” things, and there has been “progress”, but literally all of it came at the cost of decimated societies and genocides for any non western white cultures, and for what boils down to nothing more than convenience that is only allowed to exist because it directly supports and maintains the structure that is a capitalist war machine that is fueled by hate and orphans. Not to mention the amount of species we’ve wiped from this planet with no notice nor regard simply with our basic existence and viral consumption as an unstoppable biomass, let alone those we killed on purpose.
Oh, yeah, I forgot to apply the concept that I’m at the center of all of this. Forgot that I can single handedly fight all of this, like the main character in some short sighted fantasy storybook. Fuck off with this self-centered, woo woo, narcissistically detached, masturbatory nonsense. Pull your dick out of your mouth.
You wrap it ip perfectly there at the end, though with a “Who knows, though?” We do. You don’t, that doesn’t equate to some objective truth. You are literally saying “ignorance is bliss, everything will be great for everyone and everything, tralalalala!” as you ignore blatant realities. You just spent like six paragraphs explaining the joys of being a detached, oblivious, deliberate moron.
Grow the fuck up.
Why are people on forums so mad all the time? I'm trying to talk about the points you raised up - I'm not trying to attack you. If you don't want to have a productive discussion online, and prefer to have a cathartic release: I can't stop you.
You're not psychic and this hasn't happened yet. We should do everything we can to work against that.
You're not, but you are human, and therefore a puzzle piece in it all.
Never said that.
If I was that flexible, I probably wouldn't be on the forums.
Do we?
Where did I say that?
You spent a lot of effort to disparage someone you don't know who was trying to talk to you respectfully. Have the last word if you want, now.
You just love jerking off up there on your soapbox, huh?
You spent a lot of time there to say absolutely fucking nothing other than reality is too much for you to dane contemplate on a realistic level.
Have fun blowing yourself, there, Chuckles.