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[-] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 107 points 1 year ago

Bold words coming from a couch fucker.

[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Someone really should ask if the Whitehouse cleaning staff are being paid extra to get Vance's emission's out of the furniture.

[-] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 73 points 1 year ago

Vance is Peter Thiel's hand puppet, just like Trump is Musk's. Thiel and Musk first came to serious money when they merged their companies to create PayPal, and since then they've been cooperating on various projects. Their current project is to establish corpo-feudalism in the US, and for that they need geopolitical isolation (Thiel's job) and the dismantling of all social safetynets (Musk's job). That's all the context needed to understand Vance's behaviour.

[-] porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 year ago

So Thiel is really in control then, since Musk is actually an idiot. The idea that Thiel thought "I can't trust this guy to do anything" when he kicked Musk out of PayPal, and now "Wait, I need someone to ruin something and run it into the ground, I've got just the guy" is somehow absolutely hilarious to me.

[-] Hotspur@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

Yeah this has been what I’m wondering lately. Clearly Thiel can’t be super in love with Elon since they ousted him from PayPal while he was on his honeymoon… but if he’s a useful idiot that can take the attnetion and heat, when everything implodes it’ll be on Musk and then Trump, and then Vance, who has been higher profile as VP than most, can try and worm his way in there and voila, Thiel has got what he wants. Vance is pretty off putting to most people though, which seems like bad judgement on his handlers part if they want a pseudo-legit govt CEO… but then the handlers are also super off putting in real life and clearly live in a alternate reality/bubble so maybe it’s not that far fetched.

[-] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

Musk is dr evil. Thiel is dr no.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

It would be hilarious if it weren't for the 75m Americans being sacrificed because of these idiots. If it just affected morons who FAFO, it would be a bit more lighthearted.

[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Their playbook is The Sovereign Individual.

[-] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago

Hasn't fought a war in 30 to 40 years? Who came with us into Iraq and Afghanistan?

[-] Palerider@feddit.uk 16 points 1 year ago

Also a little over 40 years ago was the Falklands war.

[-] psmgx@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

And did real, actually fighting there, too.

Vance was in the Marines and ought to have known that

[-] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago

I hope this guy is a blimp in history and nothing more.

[-] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 63 points 1 year ago

Like the Hindenburg, I hope.

[-] brandon@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 year ago

Excuse me, the Hidenburg was not merely a blimp, it was a rigid airship. JD could never.

[-] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

JD rigid airships couches

[-] cygnus@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

He does strike me more as the flaccid type.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

Well, it shows Vances vast knowlege of politics, history, and reality. It fits on a very small piece of paper.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I've read longer fortune cookies

[-] Lanske@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

They do their best to get alienated from their allies, don't they?!

[-] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They are evidently trying to destroy the USA's traditional alliances and weaken its historical allies. The most immediate benefit is to Russia, but China also benefits while North America and Europe lose out. Their motivation seems to be that turmoil offers billionaires new opportunities to make more money, and they may also hope to strengthen their dealings with Russian oligarchs.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

War is good for business.

And despite the next rule being "peace is good for business", that's not actually all that true.

[-] notsoshaihulud@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

War is good for business.

wars fought on far away land, ideally fought by other people.

[-] MisanthropiCynic@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

What a moron! Everybody knows it’s four random countries

[-] Spuddlesv2@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago

Haha! Yeah! Wouldn’t want some loser military that hasn’t won a war in the last 80 years. Haha!

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Can't lose ac war if you don't declare war, taps head

[-] TheEschatonSucks@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago

What a knob, the Australians were right.

[-] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Sounds like something a knob would say.

[-] Palerider@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Not a knob, more of a bell-end.

[-] meowmeowbeanz@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 year ago

Britain hasn’t fought wars? Try Googling Iraq and Afghanistan, Mr. Vice President.

🐱

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Pretty disrespectful of him.

[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

What a weirdo

[-] shadowDingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago

Fuck you, Vance. You fucking dick puppet.

[-] Veedem@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I hope he at least likes it when Putin’s balls slap his chin repeatedly.

[-] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago

King Charles has my full support to TAKE BACK THE COLONIE!

[-] vodkasolution@feddit.it 6 points 1 year ago

No surprises, he couldn't find it on a map

[-] Windex007@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It's always projection.

[-] martin4598@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

As a french, I expect an apology. Come on, you expect that from Zelensly so it's not that hard.

[-] painfulasterisk1@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Welp, his education (if any failed him).

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Apparently he's yale educated

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