Brace yourselves, the next couple of days are going to be very ghoulish as many liberals peel their human faces off and start advocating for this war like its the most natural thing in the world. I never get used to it.
Can't wait for my government to implicitly applaud the attack, talking about how evil the Iranian state is, then in the same breath say that "everybody has to follow international law" while never calling their allies out for breaking it.
And then in 10 years, they were always against this.
you can see they were already salivating for the opportunity if you talked to them about iran these last few days.
I'm thinking of my former classmate and friend who lives in Iran, she is most thoughtful, kind and intelligent. And Israel bombs. And bombs. And gloats. And the US bombs. And bombs. And gloats. And she may be in the rubble and I do not know.
Inhuman, despicable, cowardly. Humanity cannot progress until the USA and its vassals collapse.
America must burn. I despise this evil empire with every fibre of my being. Truly the enemy of every human being.
I despise the USA and have to say it's the American people as a whole who have CONTINUALLY allowed this to happen.
"We're vooting as hecking hard as humanly possible over here, what more do you want?!" 
I think you’re confused about the power the American people have to prevent this
“I despise the Russian empire and have to say it’s the serfs as a whole who continually allow this to happen”
99% of voting amerikkkans do, they are evil people
Over 80% of Americans are opposed to this. Even the people who voted for Trump, a large portion did so in part because he framed himself as the anti-war guy. They’re stupid for believing him sure, but the alternative was directly arguing for war with Iran during her campaign.
Or are you just saying we should storm the White House and the Capitol and _______? Sounds like a great plan, the most surveilled people on earth fight the strongest military power in the world.
The United States can only be stopped by outside military force, as it was with Germany, as it was with Japan.
Americans always try so hard to remove themselves from responsibility for their society's actions. You are culpable, and people outside the US are justified in fucking hating Americans.
The United States can only be stopped by outside military force, as it was with Germany, as it was with Japan.
pathetic weaselly way to throw your hands up and let it happen. This is why Americans suck. They "don't support" what their government does but don't believe they can do anything about it, and leave the rest of the world to suffer until some "outside force" comes to save the day. Internal turmoil is in fact a crucial step in dismantling the US empire, christ
Sure let me just rig up a suicide vest and go blow up my local town hall, that will surely be productive.
People want to do something but telling a single individual they are complicit - while possibly technically correct - isn't really helpful. We are severely lagging behind on organizing against this but lashing out at the few of us the care the most about this shit is unproductive imo. They are definitely wrong that only outside force can stop this and on that I will concede you are correct, there just is a much better way to make this argument.
Sure let me just rig up a suicide vest and go blow up my local town hall, that will surely be productive.
Literally no one said this, what I argued against was the bullshit position that somehow we shouldn't hate Americans because they are "powerless." Fuck Americans. Americans should (and I'm sure many are) deal with their problems and work together and all that shit. But people outside America are fully justified in saying: Fuck Americans. Especially losers who spend their time defending how it's not their fault, that they don't support the evil. No one cares, stop centring yourselves, American feelings literally do not matter to people outside of America watching a girls' school get blown up.
Also "possibly technically correct" is weaselly bullshit too. Yes an American is complicit. Full stop. Not "possibly", not "technically." Fully. Acknowledging that complicity is the first step in doing something to change it, and prevaricating about it just shows a lack of commitment to actually be responsible for change.
Edit: An American who was actually opposed to this and in solidarity with the people that are dying for their shitty government's bloodlust would not be defensively arguing their lack of responsibility, they would understanding the rightful anger of others and not making it about ensuring they don't have to personally feel any guilt.
Are opposed as in they are setting on fire ammunition production? Or those 20% are all in military production by coincidence? Maybe they are refusing service to veterans? Or maybe they are blockading ports instead of arguing for americans on tankers stealing oil?
The alternative in voting were libertarians and greens and psl, if they are both the same - which they are, but even that effort is too much for burgerreichers. So no, i don’t believe they are opposed to anything, they have opinions which they don’t act on even if it were not costing them.
Amerikans have the only agency in the whole world to oppose this, and they dick around arguing about burger prices
I hope they geht a carrier destroyed. Fucking United Shitstains.
At the moment, I'll settle for an F-35 confirmed shot down and we can raise the stakes from there.
Shoot for the moon so if you miss you'll hit the stars. Fingers crossed for total the total annihilation of Tel-Aviv and US bases in the region.
SINK A CARRIER
SINK A CARRIER
SINK A CARRIER
This is a war of choice against a nation that has nit attacked the US. DEATH DEATH TO THE IDF AND AMERIKKkA.
I hate being an American. I HATE my taxes are involuntarily given to this shit. I hope every US commander involved dies.
American citizens are now at risk across the world. America anything is a legit military target. I hope Iran doesn't puss out. Fucking Russia has an oppertunity to do something really funny too. But they won't.
This comes on the crux of Pakistan and Afghanistan at OPEN WAR.
Russia’s Rosatom says nuclear sites in Iran should not be targeted ‘under any circumstances
You dropped these, here you go:
i fucking love waking up to world changing events
one silver lining is seeing tel aviv get it's shit kicked in again at least
but instead of sulking in my room, i'm going outside and getting involved. recommend you do the same
Yeah good call
Please god let them get past the Aegis systems, I just want to smell burning carrier groups.
The political aftermath of that would be pretty interesting. They are big targets & tech does keep advancing.
AHHHHHHHH. fuuuuck! I just want one day of my life where this bloodthirsty fucking country isn’t involved in a goddamned forever war. Fucking pedophile ruling class deciding that your aunties, uncles, cousins, siblings, niblings, parents need to be fucking blown to bits or destroy every remaining shred of their humanity in order to boost the cursed MIC, fossil fuels, and insatiable imperialist bloodlust. I hope for nothing but the worst things in life for the architects of this destruction. They deserve nothing short of their remaining days being beaten in the streets and spat upon. They deserve nothing but the contempt and cruelty they bring into the world to be returned to them tenfold. God damn Amerikkka, Allah damn amerikkka, Yahweh damn amerikkka - all nations colors and creeds should denounce and damn this cursed nation and its rabid dogs. How many need to die? And for what? May this spawn a million luigis upon the parasitic ruling class
EPSTEIN COALITION ATTACKS IRAN
News elsewhere is that Iran has launched missiles now, some of which have hit. I haven’t seen news on exactly what yet.
Yeah at least two waves have been launched so far:
https://iran.liveuamap.com/en/2026/28-february-08-israeli-military-a-barrage-of-rockets-was
https://iran.liveuamap.com/en/2026/28-february-08-the-israeli-army-says-it-has-detected-another
Missile alerts in northern Israel and Tel Aviv area. Explosions reported near Haifa.
Edit: Explosions reported near Jerusalem as well just a few minutes ago.
“All American and Israeli assets and interests in the Middle East have become a legitimate target. There are no red lines after this aggression, and everything is possible, including scenarios that were not previously considered,” the official said.
“The United States and Israel have started an aggression and a war that will have wide and long-lasting repercussions. We were not surprised by the joint American-Israeli aggression and we have a complex response with no time limit,” the official stated, adding that any calls for Iran to show restraint or surrender are “unacceptable and mere wishful thinking”.
May every Iranian missile find its target
Explosions reported in Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE now. They are certainly not holding back this time.
AMK reports only a few scouting launches in the first wave but that a second wave may have just launched
Look at my president of peace bro.
May capitalism finally fall
explosions were heard in my nation's capital as part of the strikes besides Israel (no casualties). L shouldn't have supported the great and little satan.
Do any of our more military equipment knowledgeable comrades know what the process for mining the strait would look like?
Time to organize
It's been time. Get out there.
Be a revolutionary optimist. Don't give in to doomerism.
I'm looking forward to the Iranian version of this song bout the ford
Hearing rumours that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in one of the strikes. Anyone got anything?
The answer, as for almost anything from now on is "wait and see".
If they did kill Khamenei tho, I think Iran will get nukes fast tracked
Only seeing that his home was destroyed, no indication yet he was inside.
A specter is haunting the United States - a specter of communism
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