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_doctor_lovetoday at 5:26 PM4 repliesview on HN

Wow. I knew the current administration was bad but this is something extra.

It also shows the short-sightedness of the "scholars" in the administration. Sure, the Avignon Papacy did occur, that's historical fact.

It's also a historical fact that the Catholic Church is an actually ancient power broker in the world still and they have been around for much, much longer than the United States. The Church is actually quite good at playing the long game (and I say that as someone raised firmly Protestant).

I saw a headline in NYT today saying this current historical situation is the United States "Suez Crisis" moment. Hard to disagree and hard to see how America recovers from this. I don't feel the pinch will come in the next few years but by 2036 I think the US will wonder what happened.

Also...I don't think a fast-follow conflict in Cuba right after this Iran affair is going to do much good, but that seems like where their appetite is going next.


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reactordevtoday at 5:38 PM

AI, Politics, Social Media, and indifference have all played their part. It’s not just the administration. The administration just knows how to manipulate those things.

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Imustaskforhelptoday at 5:40 PM

> Also...I don't think a fast-follow conflict in Cuba right after this Iran affair is going to do much good, but that seems like where their appetite is going next.

I was watching a video by Man carrying thing about Iran war, (he makes skit about things which are still good) and he mentioned the Cuba thing.

I am being 100% serious right now, I thought that it was just a joke of the skit. Are we actually being serious right now of America doing a conflict with Cuba?

After the Iran war where now Iran gets to tax the Strait of Hormuz, something it previously didn't do.

As Non-American, where is my say in all of this, heck, where is the say of every american in all of this. Nearly all the americans I know/talk to is disappointed themselves in all of this. You have got to be joking about yet another conflict.

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orochimaarutoday at 5:41 PM

So but T is unbiased. He threatens the Holy See and the holy khamenei.

Just another day.

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theodrictoday at 5:59 PM

I pasted the article into ChatGPT[1] for a synopsis and it confidently informed me that Francis is Pope, there's no Donroe Doctrine, no Department of War, and this is all just some kind of strange non-canon fanfic. What a relief!

[1] https://chatgpt.com/share/69d7e794-aa7c-832d-a0ec-5afa21aff4...

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