The reference to Oman is interesting, because that's who controls the other side of the Strait, and it suggests a serious effort at creating a durable legal framework here.
It's kind of funny to me how this is get interpreted entirely as a critique of left-wing fiction, when anybody who reads a lot of hard sci-fi knows that "books where the protagonist turns to the reader and complains about the protests against the Iraq War" are a sizable portion of the market.
I have this groundbreaking new theory of electoral politics, and my theory is this:
My theory is that, in the same way that Peltola takes positions that she believes will win her votes from the constituencies she requires, so too are all the other Democrats in the country appealing to their voters.
The end-state of this is going to be "status quo ante bellum but with a permanently expanded and active US military presence in the Gulf" and then we're going to do it all again every six months for the foreseeable future.
Reminder that "the campaign" ≠ "the war".
Trying out a bold new experiment where I purchase multiple separate ingredients and then combine them into a single meal.
I don't really think you can entertain people without trying to affect their opinion, at least a little bit.
You will never, ever, ever be punished by the American political establishment for killing a bunch of people.
Status Update (D+31), some indications that traffic through Hormuz is picking up, but nothing in the data consistently yet, 🇮🇱 reportedly moving into a campaign of general economic warfare, Trump says 🇮🇷 is negotiating and also he'll kill them all if they don't negotiate. Brent crude at $114.50.
Nathan Goldwag
Nathan Goldwag
When artists/entertainers say their work isn't political, they usually don't mean "my work has nothing to say about human society." They usually mean "it's not a culture war polemic, it doesn't directly say you're a bad person if you don't agree, don't tell millions it's only for the 'other side.'"
