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Well ya Biden is too old and embarrassing. Are you thinking this hasn't been discussed before or something? Not sure if you heard but he is so old and embarrassing that he actually dropped out of the presidential race.

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I'm primarily concerned because the middle east is literally about to explode at a new very very dangerous level. Traditionally the leader of the free world ie the US President would somehow be some kind of stabilising influence. Typically the US leader is some kind of impressive statesman like Obama, Clinton, Reagan. Now there's a corpse in the White House, soon to be replaced either by a criminal buffoon or a useful idiot.

The world is at a very unstable dangerous point in history. I just find it stunning more people aren't concerned.
 
Traditionally the leader of the free world ie the US President would somehow be some kind of stabilising influence.

This actually made me laugh out loud for real.

Actually, traditionally if anything the US has made things less stable in the middle east. The middle east has been in conflict literally like forever. And the US has caused or worsened much of it.

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I have not weighed in on the book burning issue, but I will weigh in here. Here in the united states, where we have a clear and unimpeachable right to freedom of speech (minus of course inciting speech like yelling fire in a crowded theater, etc.), yes this would be viewed as offensive by some of the population, but still allowed. Given the context of this being governed in the laws of the EU then the EU standard would apply. I am not sure if this is in keeping with the EU laws, it sure feels like it is, but if it is then if they want to continue having access to the EU on Twitter/X then they probably need to comply, as the laws of the United States do not govern other nations. Seems fairly clear to me.

Now, do I agree with it? Not sure actually. I think they should be able to post and send what they want to, within the law, but I think there is also a moral responsibility beyond the legal terms defined in "the law" that operators of sites like this should be expected to uphold. I think the same for Facebook, et al. that they should all be willing to reduce the inflammatory content and reduced the targeting of children and young people in their addiction-generating algorithms, for example. But they have shown only a propensity to chase the almighty dollar regardless of who it harms or how much general harm it does in society. I think that is "more wrong" than what is being sought here in this letter.

Do I feel this is akin to book burning? No, not really. I mean I think an argument could be made, but to me this is not the same thing.
Utah’s state board of education literally was debating what to do with banned books and burning them was an option. Even today they don’t have answer since banned books in districts cannot be resold or donated. People splitting the hairs of books being burned vs kept out of circulation in perpetuity are playing a silly word game. Republicans are clearly playing a (losing) game to try and enforce their own unpopular view of public education onto a public that has rejected their draconian religious views.
 
This actually made me laugh out loud for real.

Actually, traditionally if anything the US has made things less stable in the middle east. The middle east has been in conflict literally like forever. And the US has caused or worsened much of it.

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I don't think there's been too many times where Israel and Iran are so openly threatening and attacking each other. There's been reports of Hezbollah evacuating their bases in Lebanon as preparation to avoid retaliatory strikes from Israel. So yes obviously US foreign policy has always contributed to political instability but the looming threat of the US clearly backing Israel has often been perceived as preventing more acute all out conflict. So your'e missing the point. Or choosing to Enjoy your laugh
 
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I don't think there's been too many times where Israel and Iran are so openly threatening and attacking each other. There's been reports of Hezbollah evacuating their bases in Lebanon as preparation to avoid retaliatory strikes from Israel. So yes obviously US foreign policy has always contributed to political instability but the looming threat of the US clearly backing Israel has often been perceived as preventing more acute all out conflict. So your'e missing the point. Or choosing to Enjoy your laugh
Your point was that the US has been a stabilizing force. Maybe you want to change that point now but that is what it was. But that is incorrect.
We have been meddling in the middle east for decades and decades and decades. And there has always been conflict.

Regarding this specific conflict happening right now? Ya you are right. Gaza, Israel, Palestine and Iran have typically been beacons of peace and cooperation throughout history lol. The fact that Biden is president is what is causing turmoil in an area typically free of turmoil.

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I'm primarily concerned because the middle east is literally about to explode at a new very very dangerous level. Traditionally the leader of the free world ie the US President would somehow be some kind of stabilising influence. Typically the US leader is some kind of impressive statesman like Obama, Clinton, Reagan. Now there's a corpse in the White House, soon to be replaced either by a criminal buffoon or a useful idiot.

The world is at a very unstable dangerous point in history. I just find it stunning more people aren't concerned.

Putting my own bias and personal acrimony aside, I thought Obama's diplomacy was incredibly smart for the most part, he contained the Russians by keeping the price of oil down, his policy toward the middle east however was sadly lacking, in his 8 years Israel completely walked away from anything resembling a peace process and set about the course of history that has led to todays genocide in Gaza. Despite it being a vanity project for the most part, Clinton was the last American leader to have any real authority in the middle east.
 
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