The consumable on the US side is interceptors, not missiles. Iran's ability to land hits goes up dramatically once we are out of them.

Technically we are. We won't be out in our lifetimes, to my knowledge, but we aren't making more helium. Once its gone, its gone. So, it is running out, but on what time scale?

When will the human race start slowing down? Its eventually just going to get crazy expensive and only used when vital. And we're filling party balloons with it.

The US already sold their reserves.

Their only strategy is to escalate and try to look stronger.

Now, the US military is not something to scoff at, but they’ll eventually end up escalating to nukes and threats of nukes, because there’s no way to win.

semiconductors is most critical industry. US is an equal producer to Qatar (33% of supply each), and it is made from LNG (part that doesn't liquify) byproduct.

Show me. Why isn't lemmy full of protests?

They can stop many news outlets, but not all of them. Not all social media platforms.

The protests are small and insignificant.

They should be massive. Like the trucker convoy in Canada was.

I have been able to talk some of my neighbors into at least saying that we'll stand together should ICE comes. But getting them to cross state lines? Or even do a Rent/Mortgage strike is just too many steps too far for most of them. Especially when take into account that it's days of travel, and you still need money for food and gas. Also our families needs food, shelter, and so on.

Surviving even at selfish costs, is unfortunately the Las Vegan way.

I at the very least thought a Rent/Mortgage strike would appeal to those selfish and apathetic, but somehow a strike that keeps your resources in your pocket is less liked than a General Strike that you have build resources for ahead of time. And arguing that we should encourage our homeless population to just take up homes that are sitting empty due to corps buying up houses for renting out was.... well let's just say I have to wait until people are more fed up before I can bring up that particular strategy again.

Hell getting people to go armed to protests has been met with hard no's even after I point out how different police act when people are armed. And that all you need to do is look at the Bundy Ranch standoff to see how much different police treat those that are armed. (The police at the time came in unarmed, and without body armor to negotiate just so they wouldn't set off the snipers).

So you want to know why we're not using the unique way of protesting? Logistics, survival, and because most Americans prefer to be livestock for the Oligarchs than to actually be wolves fighting for our liberty, and will make every excuse to just wait for the slaughter.

All the ones that know what's happening are aware they are losing their freedom.

Im not bothered by maga or ignorant people not doing anything.

Its all the people that know what is happening. That think posting "release the Epstein files" will help. It would if they did it on congress' front lawn, but not in their echo chambers.

They don't understand they are.