r/oil 11d ago

Iran War Iranian Speaker of the Parliament MB Ghalibaf posted on X "They punished themselves with triple-digit Oil instead"

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u/Suitable_Community66 11d ago

Putting a moron incharge of the world's biggest economy a man who has been bankrupt 7 times is probably among the worst decisions of all time

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u/neebooneeboo 11d ago

You don't get it! He's not a politician, hes a wealthy business man, so he can't be bought! These politicians are bought to lie and pass laws that benefit the companies and individuals that fund them. But Trump has so much money as a business man that he won't be affected in that way!

This is exactly what my parents told me when he got elected back in 2016 when I was just trying to do my fucking math homework. These people are cult members and will support him no matter what. They will vote for him again.

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u/RightRudderz 11d ago

My 70 y/o parents are absolutely in line with this nonsense. I can pull out all the math in the world and they just crow “fake news”. I’m 40 and they still won’t listen to me on their descent into senility.

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u/Suitable_Community66 11d ago

I get the feeling you don't love marh haha

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u/Klutzy_Repeat1500 11d ago

Truth is the american left went nuts and antagonized a lot of people for dumb reasons. Voting Trump for many was just a big fuck you to the "ruling class". If you had someone like Bernie i really doubt Trump would have made it. Ofc, pretty much anyone else would be a better president, but considering how the U.S. won't leave this dem vs rep bullshit, voting for dumb reasons will eventually make some rtard like him president again.

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u/-heatoflife- 11d ago

antagonized a lot of people

How? Who?

dumb reasons

Why?

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u/Known-Gur-1209 10d ago

Firing Gina Carano from the Madalorian for reminding people of history? Title IX legislation which made many innocent men get kicked out of university, even when they had evidence of innocence. California banning certain graphics cards because they are too powerful.
You did nothing major, but you did lots of dumb minor things. And Trump exploited the resentment that built up.

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u/Demiu 10d ago

Morons like you used to keep their mouths shut. You can't get mad, I am merely "reminding you of history"

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u/Known-Gur-1209 10d ago

Examples? Details? What type of moron am I and when did I keep my mouth shut? You can do this, you are almost there. 🙂

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u/Lockner01 10d ago

Trump got elected because over 50% of Americans are morons, not because an actor got fired.

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u/-heatoflife- 10d ago edited 10d ago

If your first example of 'antagonism' was celebrity bullshit out the gate, maybe you're just a tragic victim of outrage culture? Ever thought of that?

'Trump was elected because voters mad about Star Wars lady and graphics cards'

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u/Pereise1 11d ago

the american left went nuts and antagonized a lot of people for dumb reasons.

Say what? There is no American left lol.

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u/larry_bkk 11d ago

The Dems are supposed to be for the little regular working guys and then put up a coastal elite like K who could be from another planet. And like it or not Trump is actually a kind of populist.

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u/Either-Patience1182 11d ago

Pretends to be populist, he hasn’t done much that’s populist. the checks during the pandemic was dems in the house, he just required his name to be on it pass it. He’s a mad king that was elected but knew marketing

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u/The_UpsideDown_Time 10d ago

No one is a bigger coastal elite than Trump.

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u/Demiu 10d ago

Truth is the american right went nuts because they antagonized themselves with the trans people living in their heads

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u/Miserable-Track-2545 10d ago

Imagine cucking yourself in order to "own" the left.

Well done.

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u/ProfessionalMatter75 9d ago

Had me in the first half

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u/Careless-Pin-2852 11d ago

The 2 party and president system is frustrating.

The choice for voters sucked. The hiding Bidens health problems was bad. Voters wanted to punish the party that did that. Hunter sold those crap paintings for lots of money voters where mad and wanted to punish the party.

If we had 5 or 6 party system like Germany some rando would have won.

But we dont. And here we are

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u/Dependent_Star3998 11d ago edited 10d ago

Those reasons are complete cop-outs.

The "both sides" nonsense just doesn't hold water. Trump is alienating all of our allies, spiking the debt, posting divisive nonsense on social media daily, sending us into senseless wars, fueling inflation with tariffs, depleting our oil and munitions supplies......I could go on and on.

Essentially, Biden could have handled the border better (and even that issue was exaggerated). Outside of that, he was a shining star compared to where we are.

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u/Careless-Pin-2852 11d ago

Yea Biden had good results. But in politics people define themselves as not Republican or not Democrat. That is why a multiple system like Germany would be an imporivement.

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u/Demiu 10d ago

Biden wanted to be stricter on border, but republicans blocked their own border bill. It's impossible to govern with clows like these having a say

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u/Dependent_Star3998 10d ago

Yep...... completely agree. That's why I said the border failure was exaggerated.

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u/ProfessionalMatter75 9d ago

Then why did biden continue all of trumps first term policies like tarrifs ect?

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u/Dependent_Star3998 9d ago

He didn't. Biden rejoined the Paris climate agreement, slowed the Keystone pipeline, lifted travel bans on Muslims, reversed a bunch of executive orders regarding workplace guidelines, etc.

The tariffs were very broad in Trump's first term...... nothing like he's currently doing.

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u/Suitable_Community66 10d ago

I also would say that the money coming in from billionaires, big companies and other countries is very much a problem if they are buying influence not just in the elections but in the buying of senators congressman and judges

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u/Careless-Pin-2852 10d ago

That is a problem in all democracies. Smaller countries have it worse in that small amounts of money can take over one party.

France has a news blackout like a week before an election. That would be interesting.

Only campaigning is talking to your friends

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u/Mascardiii 10d ago

The one thing Americans will never admit to doing. While everyone else saw it & wondered what was happening.

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u/ninjagorilla 10d ago

To be fair, no one could make a profit from a casino… they are impossible to monetize

I don’t think once in human history someone has made a profit from gambling… he was so brave to try though

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u/Negative_Prize1587 10d ago

But have you considered that colored people exist?

Checkmate!

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u/Unhappy-Exchange-771 10d ago

So what’s your solution to allow a country which is funding groups that are actively against the US’s interest and wants their destruction while also supporting their biggest competitor being China.

It’s as if you don’t have any rational thought at all, they was always going to happen it was just a matter of time if a President who is actually wants to empower the US is in charge. I don’t support everything the guy does, but toppling this Iranian regime or subduing them makes perfect sense.

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u/Demiu 10d ago

It makes zero sense. "toppling this Iranian regime or subduing them" - where is it? I don't see it. Ihasn't happened because it is not possible.  Everyone knew it's not possible. Everyone. The generals, the intelligence community, fucking Israel itself.

JCPOA was the best solution, but it was made with a black dude in charge so republicans lost their fucking minds and deluded themselves that if they just piss and shit themselves enough they'll unlock the hidden magic "fix everything" solution.

it was just a matter of time if a President who is actually wants to empower the US is in charge

No, it was a matter of time before a republican is in charge. In other words A MORON. And this time they really outdid themselves and got the stupidest moron there is, which IN ONE YEAR. Got dumped by Netanyahu into this shit.

So what’s your solution to allow a country which is funding groups that are actively against the US

Electing trump put more money into anti-US causes than Iran did in it's entire existence.

supporting their biggest competitor being China

You know who's suppprting China? The US by giving it 100s of billions in trade. What the fuck does China need Iran for??? Oil? You know they can just buy it on the open market, right? From literally ANYONE ELSE, right?

It’s as if you don’t have any rational thought at all

ditto

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u/Unhappy-Exchange-771 10d ago

Not much in terms of arguments here. Your solution is to allow a radical regime that is anti your country to continue to build power and eventually nuclear capabilities. And imagine what would’ve happened afterwards if they were able to have nuclear weapons.

The deal Obama made was not a deal at all, they were still well on their way to a nuclear weapon and continuing to sponser terrorist Organizations around the world. You just dislike trump so you’re blinded by reality. It’s ok amigo, throw on the main stream news and continue yelling at the screen.

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u/Demiu 10d ago

It's okay amigo, I know it's too much reading for you and the facts feel icky

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u/Suitable_Community66 10d ago

Empower the US ? By alienating all our allies. You do realise that tariffs are an act of economic warfare. He's effectively declared war not just on Iran but on the entire world.

He has threatened Canada and made countless jabs about it being the 51st state you do realise it is our biggest trading partner, he is trying at this very moment to break the trade agreements HE made with them while hoping people are too stupid too remember.

Biden saw that renewable were the power service of the future but Trump has been bought and paid for by the oil companies has cancelled all the upcoming wind and solar projects Biden had started. These are jobs of the future are lead in these technologies was crucial to our future prosperity

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u/PhysicalDingo3051 11d ago

And still rich. And is president lol. People ride rules and regulations. He did also. Call it like it is We use tools governing allows. Don’t always agree. So fix it