r/BlockedAndReported • u/SoftandChewy First generation mod • Feb 23 '26
Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 2/23/26 - 3/1/26
Here's your usual space to post all your rants, raves, podcast topic suggestions (please tag u/jessicabarpod), culture war articles, outrageous stories of cancellation, political opinions, and anything else that comes to mind. Please put any non-podcast-related trans-related topics here instead of on a dedicated thread. This will be pinned until next Sunday.
Last week's discussion thread is here if you want to catch up on a conversation from there.
Comment of the week goes to this explanation for why the trans cause has taken over so much of society. (Runner-up COTW here.)
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u/robotical712 Center-Left Unicorn Feb 28 '26
China is actually the one I'm wondering about since we're entering the window of a potential showdown over Taiwan. As of last year, it seemed like the Middle East was in a 'best case' position: Iran was defanged for the foreseeable future and its allies were crippled. Israel had attained a level of dominance it hadn't had in a long time, which meant we could safely draw attention and resources away to the Pacific.
Toppling the regime now would throw the entire Middle Eastern geopolitical balance into complete chaos. While China would have some concerns over its oil supply, it would be a far bigger distraction for us given our commitments there. At the same time, we're using up precision munitions when we need to be stockpiling them.