Armin Navabi is a like a compelling villain protagonist. He's got a villain origin story where he seeks to hurt Muslims because they hurt him. In 2017, Armin Navabi said Islam is worse than Nazi ideology which would make anyone want to eradicate Islam and consequently Muslims. Armin has made it clear during ExMNA speaking engagements that he does not want a reformation of Islam. No "replacing an evil lie with a nicer lie." He wants mass deconversion. Although he never says how. He probably wants to give himself plausible deniability. We know he supports Israel and is completely okay with them bombing civilians including children. I don't think he is too bothered with a USSR or People's Republic of China style cultural genocide with re-education facilities for adults and residential schools for children. He's already allied himself to Christian Nationalism and Hindutva. His problem with Islam clearly isn't the bigotry or authoritarianism. Armin is understandably hurt by Islam and Muslims. It's obvious he is seeking vengeance. He will side with anyone if they allow him to get his revenge against Muslims and if they pay him. Seriously, if Armin was a fictional character, he would be my favourite villain. I also like that he's a free speech absolutist.

According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the president “does not remove options off the table.” Officials say a draft is not currently planned, but the administration has refused to rule it out amid the Iran conflict. If the answer is truly no, why not just say so clearly? If yes, will the children of political elites be asked to participate? Source: https://youtu.be/4LxhsTC_RaA?si=QpJ7K4kF6jT1Z7ck

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Do you think that freedom of speech has gone too far, and that people are exploiting it for hate speech? ​Do you think it's possible that our societal obsession with this 'freedom' is actually robbing us of the liberty to think independently and logically? "Freedom is only part of the story and half of the truth. Freedom is but the negative aspect of the whole phenomenon whose positive aspect is responsibleness. In fact, freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness" Victor frankel

When American service members die in combat, reporting it is not “trying to make the president look bad.” It is the basic duty of a free press. Pete Hegseth complained that when U.S. troops are killed, the media makes it “front-page news,” suggesting journalists are simply trying to embarrass the president. Karoline Leavitt then backed him up, scolding reporters and defending the administration’s criticism of the coverage. This is an outrageous way to talk about the deaths of American soldiers. When Americans die in war, it should be front-page news. Their sacrifice is not a public-relations problem for the White House to manage. These are human beings who volunteered to serve their country. Treating the reporting of their deaths as political sabotage dishonors the very people the government claims to support. If anything deserves national attention, scrutiny, and reflection, it is the loss of American lives in war. Thoughts for discussion? Sources: C-SPAN: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WBMvalJnBXY CNN: https://youtube.com/shorts/gas4clAq53U Fox News: https://youtu.be/X7yeVfsETeY The Independent: https://youtu.be/06DeDUYX4_M