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(Since when was I allowed to chat in here again?) Um…I’m very scared to drop a message in here lol. But, just to drop some thoughts: Trump has continued the Ukraine conflict (as expected) and has marginally ramped up the genocide in Gaza (as expected). I’m not super informed on domestic affairs…but I do know that his tariffs aren’t good. I also worry about a war breaking out with Iran given Israel’s rabid nature. I don’t keep up with politics, so IDK much details on all of this. And yeah. Politics is a forbidden fruits which bears nothing but strife. No human has the solution to our world’s problems, so I often stay away from this.

That’s all. Hope you all have been well! (I’m just gonna ignore all these posts here…there’s a whole lot of hatred in these comments.)

btw: If anybody here still has “beef” with me and wants to debate me on my statements from past or present, I won’t be responding. So, please save yourself the time. (I’m editing this note in after having responded to Pi Guy.)

Last edited by firebush03 - on 22 May 2025

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firebush03 said:

 Trump has continued the Ukraine conflict (as expected) and has marginally ramped up the genocide in Gaza (as expected). 

I have no strong feelings about you being here or not. 


Where has Trump "continued the Ukraine conflict"? Ukraine has it's own free will. I'm not aware of Trump giving any support to Ukraine since he got elected. He's even made a mockery of Ukraine. 

Yes, Trump has ramped up the genocide in Gaza. But you said why should we be worried before he got elected. Apparently there was reason to be worried.  



the-pi-guy said:

Where has Trump "continued the Ukraine conflict"? Ukraine has it's own free will. I'm not aware of Trump giving any support to Ukraine since he got elected. He's even made a mockery of Ukraine. 

Yes, Trump has ramped up the genocide in Gaza. But you said why should we be worried before he got elected. Apparently there was reason to be worried.  

oops that was not well worded. What I meant is that Trump hasn’t forced/enabled Zelensky to reach a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Zelensky recently agreed to the Minerals Deal, which—as far as I’m aware—will ensure a slow burn to this conflict (as Trump himself reaffirmed).

Regarding Gaza, I’m not looking to debate, so I won’t say more than this: Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both responsible in this genocide. The biggest difference I can see is that whereas Netanyahu had a 95% blockade on essentials entering Gaza when Biden was in power, there is now a 100% blockade on essentials. It’s a sad thing what’s going on in Gaza. There is no hope whatsoever for those ppl. :(

Last edited by firebush03 - on 22 May 2025

firebush03 said:

oops that was not well worded. What I meant is that Trump hasn’t forced/enabled Zelensky to reach a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Zelensky recently agreed to the Minerals Deal, which—as far as I’m aware—will ensure a slow burn to this conflict (as Trump himself reaffirmed).

Regarding Gaza, I’m not looking to debate, so I won’t say more than this: Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both responsible in this genocide. The biggest difference I can see is that whereas Netanyahu had a 95% blockade on essentials entering Gaza when Biden was in power, there is now a 100% blockade on essentials. It’s a sad thing what’s going on in Gaza. There is no hope whatsoever for those ppl. :(

Another difference is that under Biden you were at least allowed to protest against what was happening.



firebush03 said:

oops that was not well worded. What I meant is that Trump hasn’t forced/enabled Zelensky to reach a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Zelensky recently agreed to the Minerals Deal, which—as far as I’m aware—will ensure a slow burn to this conflict (as Trump himself reaffirmed).

Regarding Gaza, I’m not looking to debate, so I won’t say more than this: Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both responsible in this genocide. The biggest difference I can see is that whereas Netanyahu had a 95% blockade on essentials entering Gaza when Biden was in power, there is now a 100% blockade on essentials. It’s a sad thing what’s going on in Gaza. There is no hope whatsoever for those ppl. :(

There's always hope. Some western governments are finally starting to say, enough is enough after the starvation of Gaza is finally no longer ignored by the mainstream media.

However some idiot just killed two Israeli embassy staff workers in DC which is now of course taking over the news, just as 29 children and elderly people have died in Gaza in the last couple days from starvation with 14 thousand babies at risk of dying.

Yeah it's a tragic mess with half the world still supporting starving 2.1 million people.



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firebush03 said:

oops that was not well worded. What I meant is that Trump hasn’t forced/enabled Zelensky to reach a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Zelensky recently agreed to the Minerals Deal, which—as far as I’m aware—will ensure a slow burn to this conflict (as Trump himself reaffirmed).

And what does this peaceful resolution look like to you? 

Because it keeps sounding like you think the Russia's invasion of Ukraine is in America's hands. It's not. It's in Russia's, it has nothing to do with America. Ukraine wants to retain it's own sovereignty, doesn't even have anything to do with Zelenskyy. 

I'm not sure how likely it is that Trump will support Ukraine, even with the minerals deal. 



Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students.

This can't be legal, right?



the-pi-guy said:
firebush03 said:

oops that was not well worded. What I meant is that Trump hasn’t forced/enabled Zelensky to reach a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Zelensky recently agreed to the Minerals Deal, which—as far as I’m aware—will ensure a slow burn to this conflict (as Trump himself reaffirmed).

And what does this peaceful resolution look like to you? 

Because it keeps sounding like you think the Russia's invasion of Ukraine is in America's hands. It's not. It's in Russia's, it has nothing to do with America. Ukraine wants to retain it's own sovereignty, doesn't even have anything to do with Zelenskyy. 

I'm not sure how likely it is that Trump will support Ukraine, even with the minerals deal. 

It’s possible Trump could get Xi to the table and have Putin surrender some of the annexed territory (China does have vested interest in Russia not conquering Ukraine, and Russia is very reliant on China ever since the U.S. enforced their embargo on Russia). Tricky thing is that nationalist factions in Russia would likely want Putin’s head on a stake if that were to happen…whether they’d be able to do that? I mean, there is precedent for such factions successfully uprising against a leader in these situations. If there were to be an uprising, and the uprising were to be successful, then you bet the conflict would resume directly after the faction takes power. So, best case scenario: Xi talks Putin down, and there is no nationalist uprising in Russia.

Another situation is that the U.S. offers Zelensky refuge upon recognizing the annexed territory as Russia’s, and ending the war there. Not the most ideal situation, especially given that most of the world refuses to recognize Russia’s annexation as legitimate.

Though at this point, the minerals deal is set up, and we have nothing to worry about, thankfully. The war continues onward for the foreseeable future! Whether the U.S. will continue being the main supporter of Ukraine in this conflict, or whether responsibilities will be handed off to EU nations, I can’t say for certain. Sounds like the Trump administration is trying to hand off the EU so as to free up U.S. resources for the inevitable conflict with Taiwan. But IDK.



the-pi-guy said:
firebush03 said:

oops that was not well worded. What I meant is that Trump hasn’t forced/enabled Zelensky to reach a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Zelensky recently agreed to the Minerals Deal, which—as far as I’m aware—will ensure a slow burn to this conflict (as Trump himself reaffirmed).

And what does this peaceful resolution look like to you? 

Because it keeps sounding like you think the Russia's invasion of Ukraine is in America's hands. It's not. It's in Russia's, it has nothing to do with America. Ukraine wants to retain it's own sovereignty, doesn't even have anything to do with Zelenskyy. 

I'm not sure how likely it is that Trump will support Ukraine, even with the minerals deal. 

I'm definitely not fire's biggest fan, but given that Trump himself stated that he'd end the war in 24hrs, I think its entirely valid to make note of the fact that he has not in fact accomplished that feat. Every day that the war goes on is another day of failure for Trump, not because he has power over it, but because he lied about having power over it.