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[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 184 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s called genocide

That word is too large for anyone in maga to know what it means

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[–] Redditsux@lemmy.world 147 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

If the stupid US laws don't persecute this war criminal, international court should. There's more than enough evidence.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 108 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Too bad the US doesn't recognize the ICC, for obvious reasons

[–] assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works 111 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Worse, they proactively passed legislation authorizing the invasion of The Hague in case a US official was ever brought there for war crimes. Thank dubya and the 2002 congress.

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[–] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago

As an American there is nothing more I'd love too see than this but it's never going to happen. The best we can hope for is a extremely painful death for him

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 134 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

If I ever found myself saying "a whole civilization will die tonight if I don't get my way", I think I'd just kill myself. What an utterly disgusting thing to threaten. He is truly devoid of any humanity at this point.

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

By that point you might need the ghost of christmas past to show a younger you your future

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 115 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Openly and directly threatening genocide.

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 87 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Trump will nuke Iran, and the trolls on here will still insist Kamala would have done the same thing.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Trump has been itching to use the nukes since minute one. I can easily see him dropping one on a city in Iran, and then threatening to drop another every day until they surrender and open the strait. While that is absolutely horrific, the irony is that Trump is too fucking stupid to see that the "whole civilization" that will die is the U.S.. The world will shun the U.S., dump it's bonds and destroy the dollar. There will be hyperinflation, bank runs, chaos, and a hard splinter of the U.S. into factions and likely a "hot" civil war. Trump will make clear that all of the "fearmongering" from radical Islamists about the U.S. and the western world was true, potentially igniting world war. None of this will take away from the tragedy in Iran, which just happened to be the convenient target Trump the bully thought he'd punch down on.

[–] coyootje@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think what you're describing here is the best case scenario (if he would drop one). The worst case scenario (the one I'm most worried about) is that other (adversarial) nuclear powers react to the US launching one by launching their own, aimed at either the US, Israel or (worst of all) somewhere unrelated, like someplace in Europe or on Kiev.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

That is very much a risk. When chaos rules, it becomes very difficult to anticipate all the potential consequences.

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[–] spagbolioli@feddit.uk 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If he does, Israel will get so heavily nuked it will be a dead zone

Russia, China, Pakistan even India would be heavily impacted, all nuclear armed states

I can't see this working out well for America's greatest ally ever but won't put boots on the ground

America desperately needs a military coup

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

If Israel gets nuked, it will do the Samson Doctrine, which is:

Nuke every nearby national capital, friend or foe.

Europe, Turkey, Egypt, fuck it.

That's been their nuclear doctrine since they'd had nukes, which is roughly the 1970s.

BTW, they learned how to build nukes, in part, via stealing nuclear material from the US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_affair

The most insane thing about all of this is that Iran does not possess nuclear weapons.

But Israel does, and has for decades.

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[–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 48 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

World peace through extermination.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"The bombings will continue until peace is achieved" is an actual quote from Trump

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[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

I'm looking at the /r/conservative subreddit right now. Of the comments that weren't removed (and there aren't that many, that place is a partisan shithole and a comment graveyard), it's just accusations of Iranian bots, claims that the Democrats are clutching at pearls, and mental gymnastics claiming that this is part of Trump's playbook...

How many world leaders have you seen make vulgar and genocidal threats like Trump has over the last few days?

[–] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

How many world leaders have you seen make vulgar and genocidal threats like Trump has over the last few days?

I can think of another one of the criminal, Bibi Netanyahu.

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[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He's going to nuke them ,almost the same words were used moments before the hiroshima bombing

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 73 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

This is the first time I think someone's gonna drop a nuke and that it can actually happen.

If the pedohitler really drops a nuke, it's gonna be over for Iran but mostly for the US. Dropping a nuke is basically admitting they have lost not just the war but their own society.

[–] Mr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Immediate global pariah. All agreements with a rogue nuclear state would immediately be voided. All trade ceases, all loans rescinded. Every US base would be evacuated and be blown up from afar by their host countries. The word American would become a synonym for murderer.

[–] kcweller@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

European leadership will still be kissing "Daddy" Trumps little asshole even after nuking Iran. They haven't shown any sign of resistance up until now, what is a few extra dead Iranians going to change for western leaders?

Its fucking disgusting, but the greatest risk to world peace seems to be western civilization.

Fuck USA Fuck Israel Fuck war

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[–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 17 points 2 weeks ago (18 children)

If a nuke is dropped it's over for the world. Mutually assured destruction guarantees this.

[–] orclev@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

No, the rest of the world isn't just going to instantly nuke the US. If Iran gets nuked it won't be via an ICBM but more likely a traditional aircraft or possibly ship launched nuke. Until it goes off it won't look too much different from any of the other weapons being dropped on Iran. What it would do though is instantly turn the US into even more of a pariah than it already is. You'd likely see pretty much instant sanctions across the board which would tank the US economy, and might finally manage to get Trump impeached and convicted. Might even be able to convince the spineless bastards in Washington to hand Trump over to the ICC in exchange for lifting some of the sanctions.

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[–] Ontimp@feddit.org 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Not immediately with Iran, but even if it would be a singular nuclear strike without any reaction, it would cross maybe the only real red line that still exists in international relation; Russia might then use nukes in Ukraine, or China in Taiwan, even if only for the EMP or to sink a fleet of ships at once. It will cause a dam to break regarding the use of tactical nuclear weapons.

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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 40 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

This is a pretty straightforward declaration of genocidal intent. If the Americans bomb civilian infrastructure, there is a credible case for accusing them of Genocide in the Hague.

EDIT: Historian Timothy Snyder also identified it as such, pointing that this creates legal liabilities up and down the American state: https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-president-speaks-genocide

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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Will someone please help us remove him? Our people who are supposed to do it are too spineless to try.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 weeks ago

Where are the international assassins we see in movies??

[–] Foni@piefed.zip 32 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

The Persian civilization has existed since like 500BC when most of Europe was still nomadic and the Roman Empire was still centuries away, and this buffoon thinks he can do something about it? the desperation of being a loser, the audacity of being ignorant, or both

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[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Now I'm sincerely hoping it's gonna be another TACO Tuesday and Trump wimps out at the last second like he always does.

How he hasn't been 25th Amendmented yet is beyond me...

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[–] forkDestroyer 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I really should start taking my PTO.

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[–] ryrybang@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

I'm sure Trump's spiritual advisor, Kid Rock, will talk him out of this once he's briefed into the classified plans.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Low key concerned he’s gonna try to use nukes tonight

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[–] silverneedle@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If these are my last words on the public internet, I would like to say that Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt, while crossing the boundary of what can be considered tasteful, is a pretty funny series.

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[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah, just threatening with some casual genocide. No biggie.

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[–] DrStrange@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Real piece of shit.

[–] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Seriously fuck the USA, the only civilisation that deserves to disappear.

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I still cant believe Im on Irans side in a war

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[–] illi@piefed.social 15 points 2 weeks ago

I so hate the fact that the whole world is a hostage to one lunatic voted in by stupid people...

[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How's he going to do that? Just more bullshit from the deranged imbecile. Just a clown clowning around.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 27 points 2 weeks ago

The obvious fear is nukes. He has the authority to launch them, or to at least give the order to do so.

Scary stuff

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