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RiverCityTider
| Favorite team: | Alabama  |
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| Registered on: | 10/30/2008 |
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re: It might have been better to keep Khamenei alive.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/18/26 at 8:15 pm to Adam Banks
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Take kharg island and be done.
Thats what the blockade is for.
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re: It might have been better to keep Khamenei alive.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/18/26 at 6:44 pm to Godzilla jr
Its like the Hells Angels or the Mongols.
Just a point of clarification on the blockade. The American blockade is in place.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/18/26 at 6:43 pm
There are two blockages. The original Iranian one that collected a toll and prevented "hostile country" vessels from entering and exiting.
That is the one that the iranian Foreign minister said was off. Then others in Iran said it was not off.
The American Naval blockade prevents ships from leaving if they have visited Iranian Ports. That one is still ongoing.
So the Iranians have still lost their trade revenues.
That is the one that the iranian Foreign minister said was off. Then others in Iran said it was not off.
The American Naval blockade prevents ships from leaving if they have visited Iranian Ports. That one is still ongoing.
So the Iranians have still lost their trade revenues.
It might have been better to keep Khamenei alive.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/18/26 at 6:30 pm
As it stands, there is no one left to surrender.
There are like three governments.
There are like three governments.
After we eliminate the Iranians, Russians, Chinese and cartels...
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/15/26 at 11:38 am
Could we please, just once, try to take down the real enemy...
The Democratic party and their GOP collaborators?
The Democratic party and their GOP collaborators?
A Republic Without First Principles "Where do rights come from?"
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/11/26 at 10:40 pm
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“ A republic, if you can keep it. ”
Benjamin Franklin
The Question That Should Have Been Easy
The other day I saw a discussion on this board about a basic question: where do our rights come from?
The answers were not just wrong. They were unsettling. One person said rights come from government. Another said they come from our ability to defend them. Eventually someone said they come from God and was treated like a fool.
What troubled me was not just the disagreement. It was the carelessness of the answers. The weightlessness. The sense that people were speaking about a foundational question as if it were just another prompt for banter. These were not children. I assume there are educated people on this board; patriotic people, people who think of themselves as defenders of the country and admirers of the founders. And yet when confronted with a question that goes to the root of the republic, many of them answered like people who no longer understand what kind of question is being asked.
Rights Must Stand Above Power
If rights come from government, then they are not rights at all. They are permissions.
If rights come from force, then they are not rights. They are conquest.
If rights come from consensus, then they are not rights. They are temporary arrangements.
Rights only mean something if they stand above power. They have to bind rulers and majorities alike. They have to remain real even when they are denied. Otherwise the whole idea collapses. The strong do what they can, the weak endure what they must, and we stop pretending that the word rights has any durable meaning.
That is why the answer that rights come from God, whatever one thinks of it personally, was at least closer to the truth than the others. It understood that rights must be grounded in something higher than the state, higher than force, higher than appetite, higher than the will of the majority.
Call that God. Call it natural law. Call it conscience. Call it the moral structure of reality. The label matters less than the point. Rights must transcend power, because if they do not transcend power, they collapse into power. And once that happens, they do not stand at all.
Why the Founders Used That Language
The founders were not being quaint when they spoke of a Creator. They were not writing decorative prose, and they were not preaching a sermon.
They were solving a problem.
They understood that if the state gives rights, the state can take them away. If force defines rights, then the weak have none. If rights are only what a majority says they are, then nothing prevents a majority from redefining them tomorrow.
So they grounded human dignity somewhere the state could not reach. They placed rights above human will because they knew that if rights do not stand above power, then power becomes the only law that matters.
This used to be obvious. Now even educated people seem puzzled by it.
re: If you are confused about whats happening, this may help.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/10/26 at 12:09 am to DyeHardDylan
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They haven’t fractured at all, they’ve coalesced behind Mojtaba Khamenei. They believe his father was a martyr, and he’s achieved a level of legitimacy now that he’s worked a deal with the U.S. and Israel that his people believe is a win.
Hmmm. This is not what im seeing at all.
re: If you are confused about whats happening, this may help.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/9/26 at 7:59 pm to thermal9221
Could be Civil War and we end up with Qalibaf.
He seems more like a mafia Don than a religious fanatic.
He is the Devil. But he migh be willing to deal.
We are going to use him like we used ex ISIS Abu Mohammad al-Julani who in now the President of Syria wearing $1500 suits.
This is Trump's M.O.
He seems more like a mafia Don than a religious fanatic.
He is the Devil. But he migh be willing to deal.
We are going to use him like we used ex ISIS Abu Mohammad al-Julani who in now the President of Syria wearing $1500 suits.
This is Trump's M.O.
quote:
In 2025-2026, Donald Trump praised new Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa—a former jihadist leader—as a "tough guy" and "strong leader" who could bring stability. Addressing al-Sharaa’s extremist past, Trump stated, "People said he's had a rough past. We have all had rough pasts,"
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Trump noted, "He comes from a very tough place... Tough guy. I like him".
re: If you are confused about whats happening, this may help.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/9/26 at 7:38 pm to idlewatcher
This guy is the wild card. Head of Parliament. Former IRGC. A real evil mother. But he is heading to Pakistan. And that has pissed off much of the IRGC who are calling him traitor.
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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (also spelled Qalibaf) is the current Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Islamic Consultative Assembly), a position he has held since 2020. A former IRGC commander and Tehran mayor, Ghalibaf is a hardliner who has recently been involved in negotiations regarding regional security and a potential peace deal with the U.S..
?United Against Nuclear Iran | UANI +4
Key Details about Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf:
Role: Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly.
Background: Born in 1961, he is a seasoned conservative figure, former Mayor of Tehran, and former Chief of Police.
Ideology: Governs as a hardliner with close alignment to Supreme Leader Khamenei.
2026 Activity: As of April 2026, he is heavily involved in high-stakes talks with the U.S. regarding a ceasefire and regional security, with reports indicating he may lead the Iranian delegation in negotiations.
Controversies: His tenure has been marked by allegations of corruption and embezzlement, particularly in 2022, which he has denied.
?Wikipedia +4
Ghalibaf has been re-elected as speaker multiple times by the parliament.
If you are confused about whats happening, this may help.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/9/26 at 7:27 pm
The IRGC (Iran bad guys) have fractured in two and verging on civil war.
There is no single coherent Government.
One part is heading to Pakistan to negotiate with Vance. The other side is calling them traitors or compromised.
There are drones being fired back and forth within Iran between factions.
As for confusing and contradictory reports being released... effectively, there is no coherent leadership and no way to really know which group is saying what.
Its just a confusing mess.
There is no single coherent Government.
One part is heading to Pakistan to negotiate with Vance. The other side is calling them traitors or compromised.
There are drones being fired back and forth within Iran between factions.
As for confusing and contradictory reports being released... effectively, there is no coherent leadership and no way to really know which group is saying what.
Its just a confusing mess.
re: Maybe Trump intended on losing to Iran all along.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/9/26 at 1:07 pm to Scream4LSU
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We would have to of lost for that not to be a fallacy. Iran has had their arse kicked in every facet and we did it from literally thousands of miles from our homeland.
Vietnam
Iraq
Afghanistan
re: Kanye makes his triumphant return to US selling out twice and proving he’s un-cancelable
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/5/26 at 10:26 pm to ReauxlTide222
I thought this was a more mature board full of experienced, thoughtful people.
Apparently not if woo or chi or wee or whatever the idjot's name is in a thing.
Apparently not if woo or chi or wee or whatever the idjot's name is in a thing.
re: Trump won't destroy Iran infrastructure.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/5/26 at 10:13 pm to Powerman
You people are being naive again.
Its not about freedom for the iranian people. Its about a government that we can control.
Think Venezuela.
Trump is worried about one thing. $100 oil....or more.
He's going to focus everything on the strait.
Its not about freedom for the iranian people. Its about a government that we can control.
Think Venezuela.
Trump is worried about one thing. $100 oil....or more.
He's going to focus everything on the strait.
re: Trump won't destroy Iran infrastructure.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/5/26 at 10:01 pm to meansonny
This^.
Open the strait and we are stuck for a couple of months.
As long as its closed we are stuck.
Leveling the infrastructure doesn't open it.
He's signaling what he will do.
Open the strait and we are stuck for a couple of months.
As long as its closed we are stuck.
Leveling the infrastructure doesn't open it.
He's signaling what he will do.
re: Trump won't destroy Iran infrastructure.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/5/26 at 9:55 pm to SirWinston
Ok smart asses. Just wait and see. You take every word he says literally.
Last week he said it wasnt our business to open the strait.
Then he said the strait would open on its own once we left.
Then he said we were going to level infastructure.
Now ge demands they open the strait or "hell".
So he is going to open it. He has to.
Last week he said it wasnt our business to open the strait.
Then he said the strait would open on its own once we left.
Then he said we were going to level infastructure.
Now ge demands they open the strait or "hell".
So he is going to open it. He has to.
Trump won't destroy Iran infrastructure.
Posted by RiverCityTider on 4/5/26 at 9:46 pm
He is going to open the straight.
Just an FYI.
That's why the 50k troops in theater.
Just an FYI.
That's why the 50k troops in theater.
re: So How Bad Did Iran Hit Us? Some Media Says They Hit Us Pretty Hard
Posted by RiverCityTider on 3/29/26 at 11:26 pm to Bunk Moreland
We have 15 of those awac planes and 15 more that were just mothballed. And a new version on the way.
re: Bret Weinstein's Hypothesis on Trump / Iran
Posted by RiverCityTider on 3/29/26 at 11:01 pm to KidCreole
I think Trump may see this as a way of riding ourselves of two milstones at once... Israel and NATO.
If you read the National Security Assessment of a few months ago, it clearly said we should see to the Western Hemisphere and Pacific and pivot away from Europe and the middle east.
If we can deal with Iran, Trump doesnt have to take BB's calls anymore and no one will be shocked when he walks away from Ukraine, NATO and EU's Russia phobia.
In fact, he thinks its dumb to push Russia into China's camp and he knows the CIA and the Euro/ Democrat globalist and GOP warhawks caused the war.
If you read the National Security Assessment of a few months ago, it clearly said we should see to the Western Hemisphere and Pacific and pivot away from Europe and the middle east.
If we can deal with Iran, Trump doesnt have to take BB's calls anymore and no one will be shocked when he walks away from Ukraine, NATO and EU's Russia phobia.
In fact, he thinks its dumb to push Russia into China's camp and he knows the CIA and the Euro/ Democrat globalist and GOP warhawks caused the war.
re: What is the source of our rights?
Posted by RiverCityTider on 3/29/26 at 10:49 pm to UtahCajun
This is such a depressing thread.
Rights come from God. If they came from Government, then they would be gifts, not rights.
Believing that they are given by Government means Govt has no limits. It can give. It can take away.
How in the hell have we sunk so low that we no longer get this?
Have any of you heard of people like john locke or Thomas Aquinas?
God help us. Our days are numbered.
Rights come from God. If they came from Government, then they would be gifts, not rights.
Believing that they are given by Government means Govt has no limits. It can give. It can take away.
How in the hell have we sunk so low that we no longer get this?
Have any of you heard of people like john locke or Thomas Aquinas?
quote:
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) expressed strong objection to the assertion that human rights originate from God, calling it a "radical and dangerous notion" during a September 2025 Senate hearing. Kaine argued that rights come from laws and government, not a creator, sparking backlash for appearing to dismiss the founding principle of "natural rights" found in the Declaration of Independence.
God help us. Our days are numbered.
re: Rubio with a message for the new Never Trump / Iran / leftist coalition
Posted by RiverCityTider on 3/29/26 at 10:31 pm to jbdawgs03
Well im with Vance.
If the GOP nominated Rubio, it will be Bush, McCain, Romney part deaux.
If the GOP nominated Rubio, it will be Bush, McCain, Romney part deaux.
re: WSJ: Trump weighing Iranian ground operation to extract Uranium
Posted by RiverCityTider on 3/29/26 at 10:11 pm to SDVTiger
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Kharg Island dummy. It does nothing for us? Good grief
I despise people like you. You're what is called a drive by poster. You take your shot. You insult and correct spelling, but you never present an argument. And i know why. Because you have never had an original thought in your life. And you know it.
Get lost.
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