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General Discussion Thread - Juche 115, Week 11 (thelemmy.club)
submitted 7 months ago by [M] to c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml
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Welcome again to everybody. Make yourself at home. In the time-honoured tradition of our group, here is the weekly discussion thread.

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[–] 10 points 7 months ago (6 children)

It would kill millions of Iranians and irreversibly effect Iran on a ecological, societal, and economic level.

The rest of the world doesn't yet have the capacity to destroy the US, so what exactly would they do in fear of a US weilding nuclear weapons?

Honestly I think I might develop a genuine irreconcilable hatred of the white race if the US nukes Iran. I don't mean meme "unlimited genocide on the first world" I mean I will refuse to interact with white people at every opportunity and cuss them out if they try to be cordial.

I'm fucking terrified for my family's life in the events of a nuclear strike.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (5 children)

    It would kill millions of Iranians and irreversibly effect Iran on a ecological, societal, and economic level.

    How is this any different than if they use conventional weapons?

    The rest of the world doesn’t yet have the capacity to destroy the US,

    They do in a nuclear war. This is the whole concept of M.A.D.

    Like yes it would be horrible but only as horrible as what they already have done to Gaza.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

    How is this any different than if they use conventional weapons?

    My fear is that if the US runs out of conventional weapons or if they want to keep some stockpiled for a future altercation with China, a nuclear weapon would be the "solution" to that problem.

    They do in a nuclear war. This is the whole concept of M.A.D.

    Russia, and China have the capacity to bring about mad, the rest of the Global south has no defense against an atomically reckless US.

    Like yes it would be horrible but only as horrible as what they already have done to Gaza.

    I don't want my family members to have to go through what Gaza has, nor do I want anywhere to be like Gaza again.

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Russia, and China have the capacity to bring about mad, the rest of the Global south has no defense against a atomically reckless US.

    Yes they do. Russia and China are the defense. A first strike is the only defense for Russia and China against a belligerent usa that is willing to use nukes. It forces their hand no matter who the target is because of the usa's proven track record of antagonism against China and Russia.

    If someone screams over and over that they are going to kill you but they don't because you have a gun pointed at them and then you see them pull out a gun and shoot someone else are you going to wait for them to face you or shoot them right away?

    You are dooming for no reason. The results of a nuclear strike are horrible for everyone but they are markedly worse for israel and usa. You are worrying about people doing something that would hurt themselves more than it would hurt anyone else. Even a psychopath wouldn't do that. They do not believe the armageddon tripe that some jar heads are spouting. There is no up side to them and all they care about is the upside.

    It is a waste of energy worrying about something that is very unlikely to happen especially when there is nothing you can do to stop it.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    "How is this different from conventional weapons."

    If Iran stops 50% of conventional weapons, that's a great victory despite the damage

    If Iran fails to stop 1% of nuclear weapons, entire cities are gone and land and air is poisoned for decades, if not centuries depending on the bomb used.

    The US would have to drop hundreds to thousands of MOABs to do equivalent damage of one nuke

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