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[–] 253 points 4 months ago (10 children)

They took advantage of a mentally disabled octogenarian?! /s

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  • [–] 78 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    They escaped an abusive relationship

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  • [–] 26 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    No, no, America. They escaped a nasty fence dispute with a deranged neighbor.

    You're the one still stuck in the abusive relationship, unfortunately.

    Lots of love from the north. Good luck.

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  • [–] 53 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    They should have kept going. Like, get his banking info or something. Him getting scammed would just be chef’s kiss.

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  • [–] 164 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    I don't doubt this for even a second.

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  • [–] 60 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    It's literally the only way this could have ended.

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  • [–] 58 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    And it illustrates the advantages of dealing with a delusional narcissist - once you set aside your tendency toward truth about reality and instead just tell them whatever ridiculous fantasy they want to hear, they'll go along with anything you say.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Yup, though if Trump finds out, like from hearing this story, it might cause him to reverse course again.

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  • [–] 82 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Iran, if you're reading this, can we uhh, hire your psychologists? Asking on behalf of most Americans.

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  • [–] 161 points 4 months ago (1 child)
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    The great thing is that they can publish this and it won't change a thing.

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  • [–] 60 points 4 months ago

    "We are giving you the Iranian world peace prize and the golden key the the straight of Hormuz"....thx for the billions

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  • [–] 38 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    A lot of people know how to play Trump, give him some meaningless reward, a golden plane whatever. "best president the world has ever seen"

    Tell him last time he said this even though he didn't etc. like old people scammers.

    Experts are not even needed.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    The world needs to crowdfund a gold plated private jet and a "This person did not appear in the Epstein files" award to Trump, then tell him to send the military after the oligarchs and the theocratic fascists.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    It could all be much simpler than we think. Half a million people on earth spend 1000 bucks each and it's all over.

    A few million to say JD Vance is "crooked" on TV A few million to deport Elon or Peter Thiel

    Etc.

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  • [–] 25 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Narcissism? Dementia? Other?

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  • [–] 25 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I got news for you if you think Iran is the first and only country to negotiate with Trump in this manner…

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Russia, North Korea, India, basically tell trump he's a strong and wise leader and everyone respects him, and he'll agree to whatever you say.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Yeah, not really something you need to hire a psychologist for. He’s a pudding brained octogenarian who can be manipulated by giving him a simple compliment. Tell him his dick is the biggest in the world and he’ll probably hand over half our fucking Navy.

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  • [–] 20 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    This deal isn't worth the paper it hasn't been printed on.....

    But Iranians aren't stupid, they know this too, and they won't be caught with their pants down. They were ready 4 months ago, and they'll be ready next time

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    It's almost like they've been preparing for this for nearly 60 years or something. People are clever, and every time a major power decides to go to war they show the whole world what they're capable of, which isn't a good thing for someone like Trump. Man's all bluff and no follow-through.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Yet now they've let it get in the press that they see him as mentally ill. Trump's ego will not like that despite how true it is.

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  • [–] 33 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    I don't think this is unique, it's just rare for someone to openly say it.

    Especially since openly saying it runs the rather high risk of undermining the whole approach. If Trump hears this, he'll get all pissy and tank things for the sake of his fragile ego.

    You can see it in most every person in Trump's circle. They all play the game of manipulating the president, all you need to do is risk your dignity and you can pretty much get him to do whatever. If they dare to serve their own ego, they fail.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Maybe the con is longer than just this deal. Or maybe this is coming from someone other than Iran that wants the war to heat up rather than end (or even just to keep the strait closed).

    Or maybe someone's head got too big and they wanted to brag about manipulating Trump when it wasn't yet strategically or tactically sound to do so.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Colud be someone bragging to someone not expecting it to work all the way out to the media.

    Or a narrative that is probably fairly described, but editorialized. E.g. if they did state the fact they had the help of psychologists in negotiating, that statement by itself doesn't necessarily insult a man that thinks only very smart people pass cognitive tests.

    So the reporting actually extrapolates into the obvious, but unstated implications of why pyschologists would be useful in this situation.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    all you need to do is risk your dignity

    How quaint of you to think those psychos have a shred of dignity

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  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I think hiring psychologists pales in comparison to the other strategy of treating him like a 5 year old.

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  • [–] 42 points 4 months ago (25 children)

    addressing exploiting

    he deserves it.

    we pay the price.

    just another day in america

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago (23 children)

    Exploiting? America is not the victim here.

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  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    It is if you acknowledge who the perpetrator is, which isn't Iran. America is one of many of Trump's victims.

    ...course, Trump himself was the result of America shooting itself in the foot in the first place. Then instead of learning its lesson, shooting itself in the other foot one presidency later. So... I hate to victim blame, but we kinda stuck our dick in the hornet's nest. This particular victimhood was glaringly foreseeable and easily avoidable. We're getting what we asked for.

    Apologies to the rest of the world for being the meth house of the global neighborhood.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Just because we can see it coming doesnt make it stoppable. I can see a train coming but I'm not going to stop it.

    This seems to be the natural progression of things given the systems and stories we decide to live by.

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  • [–] 20 points 4 months ago (15 children)
  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (14 children)

    Let me clarify, America is in no way being exploited by Iran, what the fuck.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago* (10 children)

    America is being exploited by Trump is what is implied, not by Iran.

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  • [–] -1 points 4 months ago* (9 children)

    Thats not what the comment says.

    "Iranians say addressing Trump’s 'mental illness' head on helped secure deal: journalist"

    addressing exploiting

    The comment is implying Trump is being exploited and America is paying the price for Iran's exploitation of Trump.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago* (7 children)

    Both can be true. Iran took advantage of Trump's mental illness to get what they wanted. They deserved it, but it's a costly deal for the American people. I and everyone with a brain blame Trump.

    Honestly this is a raw deal for the world in general. Oil will now forever be slightly more expensive due to the tolls. Iran will come out of this stronger and that's bad for the world too.

    We watched the two school yard bullies go at it and the one that started it lost. Which is fun to watch, but honestly nothing is materially better for anyone. We still have a fledgling fascist theocracy and an autocratic theocracy.

    The fledgling theocracy will probably thrash and cause more issues globally and the existing theocracy will use it's wealth to expand its local power.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago* (6 children)

    The fledgling theocracy will probably thrash and cause more issues globally

    Issues Iran has caused: defeating ISIS, helping Lebanon defend itself from America's attack dog Israel, helping Yemen defend itself from America's other vassal, Saudi Arabia.

    You're still uncritically accepting same "both sides" bullshit the US uses to prevent opposition to imperialism. A place not having your ideal government doesn't mean its good when the US keeps it weak by starving its people, finding some fascists to arm, and/or bombing them.

    Iran being able to stand up to the US is fundamentally a good thing. Maybe we'll even see social progress now that they're not facing an existential threat.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    News flash geopolitics isn't a fucking sports match. Sometimes both sides are evil and the average person always loses.

    You can hate the US and a literal theocracy that executes women for being raped.

    Why would you expect them to have any social progress? They constantly prop up Islamic extremists is surrounding states. They want their neighbors to be theocracies too. They want their neighbors to allow honor killings, to restrict the movements and agency of women, and to punish anyone that doesn't follow their holy laws. It's hilarious how you can clearly see the USA's geopolitical goals and machinations and ignore Iran's. Basically the only thing they have right is not supporting Israel.

    What happened in Iran will not stop the USA's meddling in foreign countries. Maybe things will change during midterms or next presidential election, but I won't hold my breath.

    All this has done has strengthened a theocracy to spread its oppression. There's absolutely no reason for a better funded Iran to step back from their decades long goals. The opposite actually.

    The average person in either country lost. I'm sorry real life can't be as simple as you want it.

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  • [–] -1 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    They constantly prop up Islamic extremists is surrounding states

    They prop up the people who are opposed to their enemies. Same reason the US props up extremists. Iran's actions are easily modeled pragmatic responses to geopolitical reality, and quite poorly as religiously driven, otherwise they wouldn't sometimes fund Sunni groups who they fundamentally disagree with.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    You know Marx would have a term for those that go out of their way to support a theocracy over and Imperialist nation.

    Class traitor

    We could argue the pros and cons of each nation, but why? All we are arguing about is two large nations trying to impress their will upon smaller nations. Neither is good for the people of the smaller nations.

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  • [–] -1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Countless Yemenis, Palestinians, Lebanese people are defending themselves from literal genocide with Iranian weapons. Don't bothsides this shit.

    Class traitor

    Thats not what that means lmao

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    The comment says there are many victims, referencing the fact that it's not just Iranians who have suffered because of Trump's senility and evil. You're choosing to read it differently than it was intended.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Trump caused this; while it could be seen as justified for Iran to exploit the situation, the American People, the majority of whom did not want to be in this position, are the ones mostly paying the price.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Iran getting reparations for hundreds of school children America murdered and its assets unfrozen is not Iran exploiting anybody, if I spend half a century repeatedly stabbing you, and then pull the knife out 1 inch, that's not you stabbing me, thats a slight decrease in how much I am currently stabbing you.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)
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    Exploiting his mental illness to their advantage makes no statement of if they're the victim of the war. For example, you may exploit the invader's military weakness in a war. To exploit means you take advantage of something, which they did.

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  • [–] 24 points 4 months ago

    Did they give him the FIFA Bigly Deal Maker Prize?

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    I think he'd believe it if we told him his golden bunker moon base was completed and ready for him. Then we could just send him out there somewhere.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    He’s a textbook malignant narcissist so that’s pretty easy to manipulate

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Are they refering to praying on his narcissism or his dementia??

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    He's clearly losing it, but this is also clearly propaganda from a country engaged in a war. Anyone who takes this seriously is a fool. Trump is a vacant turnip, but we can asses that for ourselves. Don't be stupid. Of course they will say anything they can to smear him. They don't need to. He's already covered in shit.

    Let's hope his derangement leads to a direct attack on israel when they refuse to honor whatever peace deal we make to pretend we weren't pantsed by Iran.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Just because it's propaganda doesn't mean it's untrue. The story tracks and changes nothing I believe about the US's tyrannical tangerine toddler.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    The next question: so why are they saying this? It seems to me that Iran values weakening the US more than they do a peace deal, even a lopsided $300B one. So Trump has a temper tantrum and goes back to bombing Iran. Through some twisted logic, that's good for Iran.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Unironically, the people leaking this want the war. Could be Iranian hardliners, could be made up whole cloth. Hell, could be mossad agents that have infiltrated the Iranian government, hoping to reignite the war for Israel. I have no doubt that this was written to reignite the war; we'll just have to see what comes out of it.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    So all we got to say is: ("Mr. Trump your the bestist big great leader of da world! Unmatched! And you know what the best leaders in the world do right?... That's right they take this little pill. It'll make your dick the biggest, your skin the fairest, and it'll give you the hutzpah to take down your enimes with you big fists!" Trump proceeds in taking the cyanide pill and the hell will be over.) And here I thought we needed to be aggressive to kill the facisits. Nah aprently we just got to treat him like a kid.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago*

    I do not care who is Trump or how person is he, But I'm sure Iran regime is the real mental and moral ill itself. Iran government is killing poor Iranian people every day.

    Cheers from Iran!

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    trump is definitely demented but this is definitely a propaganda bait.

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