With the exception of Reagan and Trump, every single one of those Presidents wanted Iran to be a destabilizing force in the Middle East ... every fucking one of them.
Reagan made it clear that he was going to defeat the USSR ... he succeeded, though he never should have fallen for that bullshit amnesty bill that was pretty much the DS's fallback plan once it was clear that the USSR was going to shit. Moreover, the USSR had a vested interest in a hostile Iran ... the Soviets would have risked nuclear war defending that country had we attacked.
I think Trump is Reagan's third term ... he's cleaning up the nonsense be it hostile foreign enemies and bullshit government programs and giving zero fucks what the critics (mainly communists) think.
I thought VZ already had refineries to refine their tar crude ... they were shut down due to lack of people with experience running and maintaining them. They may not be a total loss ... just in need of maintenance to bring them back online.
Fuck it ... throw it in Somalia ... they can use all of the money stolen from the USA to build their new "Creature Cantina from Star Wars" (as Rush Limbaugh used to call it). It'd at least make that stolen money result in a net gain for the USA over the next few years.
Good point about Sega (I keep forgetting that the SMS dominated in Europe and South America in the mid 80s up thru the 90s for the most part!)
Nintendo's draconian licensing agreements with 3rd party companies (Konami in particular) damaged the Sega Master System here in the USA ... 3rd parties weren't allowed to make any of their titles for the SMS or Atari 7800 if they appeared on the NES (there are a couple of minor exceptions like Ikari Warriors, Xenophobe, and Commando on the 7800)
Atari basically killed itself ... Their idiot CEO during the Warner era allowed two of the stupidest things to happen to the Atari 2600 ... That shit version of Pac Man and the infamous ET. There's more to the story, but those two games mortally wounded them.
The following is all worthless opinion :-) ...
Iran and Venezuela are two of those underpinnings you mentioned.
Capturing Maduro basically broke communism's back in South America ... there is absolutely no way that pinko pig has kept his mouth shut ... he's likely ratted out a long list of names, entities, and plans involved with destroying the West.
I think a few of the problematic countries in South America (like Colombia) are done for as we know it with the loss of Venezuela. They can't survive in their current form w/o drug money propping up the government. I don't think Colombia's cocaine production is enough. That's bad for the cabal, but a big win for humanity.
Venezuela falling will likely lead to the liberation of Cuba w/o a single shot being fired. That all but eliminates Communism in North America.
Venezuela falling also isolates drug cartels in Mexico and other parts of Central America. They have nowhere to run now w/o surrendering all of their land and property and fleeing to one of the few nations left that will take them.
On a global scale, a liberated Venezuela means that the cabal no longer has a reliable port of entry to the Americas to distribute drugs, human beings, and criminal trash from scumbag countries in Asia (mainly China) unless "Lulu" in Brazil is forced to take up Maduro's role. I don't think "Lulu" has the balls to do it though. In fact, I doubt he's going to win reelection.
Iran being liberated pretty much does the same thing in the Middle East what the loss of Venezuela did in the Americas ... less money can be had by the cabal, trade routes for drugs, sex trafficking, and other disgusting things are being cut off. The cabal loses billions of dollars they'd normally use to fund their worldwide revolution every day they lose their formerly "secure" parts of the world.
I think the third and final underpinning is Ukraine. That's the cabal's last stand. If I'm not mistaken, even Soros has eluded to that. All of the cabal's dirty secrets are there. That country has been used and abused ever since the USSR fell. It is basically the nexus for distribution of natural gas to all of Western Europe (explains why cabal set up shop there as that's a LOT of money ... we all know why a Biden, a Pelosi, and a Romney had their relatives running "businesses" there) + there have been many reports of trafficking be it sex trafficking, kid trafficking, etc..
Leadership in the UK, France, and Germany are willing to risk nuclear war over Ukraine ... exposing Ukraine to the world ends them. Even "socialist" Finland is looking to cut billions from "muh education" to fund the war in Ukraine (and against Russia). To me, decisions like that indicate that the cabal is going broke ... they're getting that despirate!
I suspect things in Ukraine will start "happening" once it becomes clear that Iran isn't returning to its "communism masked as Islam" ways. I'm pretty sure Venezuela is secured as our disgusting media here in the States never mentions anything about that country.
I have a feeling that Ukraine is going to be the precipice, and that's going to be the beginning of the unveiling of information that will shock the world.
Of course, I could be 100% wrong too :-)
It's funny. The hag will claim she did all of this stuff for trafficked women, but when asked about her husband's proclivities, she claimed it was like "dragging a dollar bill through a trailer park" implying they all wanted money.
I wonder if she's logged into reddit ... I forget her exact user name ... u/maxwellhill maybe ...
Funny how that 200 year timeframe started around the time monarchies shit the bed and individuals began to realize that they're better off taking care of themselves.
I've often felt that socialism was created to replace the monarchy ... Socialism invariably ends with a small ruling class having massive power over a large, poor working class. Only some kind of mind virus can convince people that other people know what's best for you ... And that kind of weapon would likely be easy to engineer for some kind of intelligent alien race :-).
I'm not necessarily agreeing with you about aliens, but outside of power mongers and those born into socialist systems (like NK, China, USSR, etc), I can't see how any person with a half functioning brain could subscribe to socialism as being something that benefits the human race.
I have to give Seth MacFarlane props for The Orville ... He may be a flaming liberal, but that show blows away almost all Star Trek produced in the 21st century.
I personally want a non-Disney Millennium Falcon if aliens are here and start giving away spaceships, and take it to planets mentioned in Star Trek just to piss off the Trekkers that worship the shit they call Star Trek these days.
I had a brother in law screw me out of a lot of money and seemed to be the start of a downward spiral in my life that lasted from late 2021 through 2024.
It was due to me being too nice and trusting ... I lent the loser a house ... we had a handshake agreement that he does the work needed to get it ready to sell and I basically didn't charge him much, if anything, in rent so long as he gets the crap that needed to be done finished (and it was mostly painting ... really simple shit ... and he did that for a living!).
You probably see where this is going ...
Without going into too many details that distract from your post, he turned what was supposed to be a six month stay into a 4 year welfare check I paid for. Year 4 was a real pisser in that he moved his brain damaged girlfriend (now wife) and her kid in with him (didn't know about this since the scumbag did it when his sister died ... my wife was a mess when that happened, obviously). I also found out he left the house via a Facebook post they made about buying a house (I paid for the down payment on that place from what I can tell ... never got a thank you).
Yes, I am well aware I handled the situation poorly and should have thrown the bastard out after a year, but he was family ... I'm sure some people would want to criticize my handling of the situation and point out I was in control the whole time ... I agree with you 100% :-).
Anyway, that happened in late 2021. From then through 2024, it seemed like I was hit with a nonstop barrage of misery (similar to what you are going through in many ways) that drove me to a breaking point. I've been through a lot in life and NEVER gave up. Around mid 2024, I did ... I started to give up. While I didn't do anything stupid, I never felt so lost. I even started to flake out at work ... and in the 25 years I have been doing what I do, that has never happened ... I've always been the go to guy when the shit's hitting the fan and the task is impossible :-).
In early 2025, I started to pray more. I always felt like God gave me enough skills to survive on this planet and that I don't want to waste His time knowing damn well I can get through this. That was stupid on my part. Even if you are a non-believer, just try it. It helps your brain process everything going on ... that helps calm you ... and that allows you to think more clearly without emotions getting in the way.
I FINALLY started feeling like myself in July of last year. I'm pretty much back to normal now :-). I also learned that I will NEVER make an agreement with anyone unless legal docs are in place as I thought my brother in law was a good man and wouldn't dream of doing what he did.
You will make it through this fren. Many of us are always here to help. So many of us have been through our own personal forms of hell. When I get depressed, I tend to forget that and think I'm the only one that's going through it. You are never alone though ... never.
I think Miss South Carolina did a better job back in the late 00s ... you decide ...
Is it just me, or does it seem that Trump basically eliminating the Marxist's hijacked countries they use for $$$ and terrorism?
Venezuela went full retard Marxist after Hugo Chavez followed by Maduro. They're no longer a factor. They sit on a shitload of oil + was a trafficking hub for both humans and drugs.
Iran is a Marxist country disguised by theocratic lunatics. They're soon to no longer be a factor. They sit on massive amounts of oil and have loads of terrorists both active and in training.
Ukraine is a natural gas hub that services all of Europe.
It seems the DS has a rather cozy relationship with those three countries ... they're basically Marxist run shitholes that are corrupt enough for world politicians to skim billions of dollars to keep their evil dreams alive.
The entire left was singing the praises of Venezuela right up until Maduro rose to power.
Obama had an affinity for Iran (probably why Valerie Jarrett was a prominent member of his regime). He made sure they stayed well funded in fucking broad daylight ... our media said 'nothing' about his funding of terrorism and leftists that did know what he did shrugged it off as "it wasn't our money anyway man ... ".
We know there were a lot of bad seeds working for energy companies in Ukraine that were related to prominent US politicians (Hunter Biden, Romney's nephew, a Pelosi clan member ... I'm sure there were more). Moreover, even Soros said they really can't continue if they lose Ukraine.
I think these military operations are cutting off major funding to Marxists all over the planet. If Trump succeeds in Venezuela and Iran, and Ukraine comes to a close with the DS no longer being in a position to corrupt that country, they'll basically be out of money. That's a shitty position to be in if you want to conquer the world and shove sickening Marxist bullshit down people's throats.
I know there are other Marxist shitholes out there ... Cuba is pretty much a non-factor anymore and will probably fall without a shot being fired. North Korea and Turkmenistan are hermit kingdoms for the most part ... those scumbags running those places seem to be more interested in maintaining their own fortress (though NK has nukes ... but they've been pretty quiet about that recently).
Does anyone agree/disagree with this sentiment. I am NOT saying I'm right ... but that's the way the pieces seem to be set up on the chess board today.
Also, I still think Ukraine will be the precipice ... there's a reason a lot of left-wing faggots are well trained to react harshly to any criticism of that corrupt shithole run by that retard. They'll gladly accept a nuclear exchange over that country all due to their TV's telling them that is OK. The media needs their lapdogs.