Pakistan is playing some 5-D chess, here. Butter up the raging narcissist by flattering his ego, in the hopes that he backs down on Iran or risks losing his Nobel prize nomination.
Smart. He actually might fall for it.
this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2025
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“They’re dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done — I’ll have that done in 24 hours.” -Trump, May 2023
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I sincerely hope once this fucker keels over we never have to hear from him again.
I think this to myself sometimes too but then I realize some other shit stain will take his place.
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They've got that ass-kissing down now, don't they!
I nominate him from the biggest diaper filler.
This is the worse timeline ever
Not sure if worst, but quite likely the stupidest. I'm no genius myself, but the amount of utter (and aggressive!) stupidity that surrounds us is so exhausting...
I really dislike that so many people in this timeline don't know or can't see the difference between worse and worst.
Nominations don't really mean anything.
The subtext behind Pakistan doing it, and doing it now, is to try and bait Trump away from getting involved with Pakistan's ally: Iran.
If Trump does anything to Iran, Pakistan is going to make a big fuss about doubling-back on their nomination.
Does the nomination mean anything? No. Is he going to get the award? No. It's entirely a diplomatic maneuver for a very specific goal of keeping the US out of Iran.
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Actual medals don't mean much anymore either.