Iran War?

[Zanza]

Bessent called the blockade a "temporary chokepoint" and implored American allies to help secure the strait.
"They're the ones who need this oil," he said. "The U.S., we're an oil exporter."

"Oh, your supply got cut because of our actions? Watcha gonna do about it?"

The US as a country and the 1% that actually own the oil companies will profit. American car owners will share the pain of the rest of the world. Bessent knows that of course. Driving up gas prices in the US is probably one of the most potent weapons against the Trump regime.

[Sophie Scholl]

I'm just saying I live in America, I see household spending, we aren't a country in struggle. That's largely a fake news narrative people ran for 4 years under Biden. I think America is mostly indolent and intolerant of even a little bit of adversity.

Out of curiosity, do you think your view of the way things are now in America versus 2007 might be tied to being a much better financial situation yourself and interacting with folks who are also in a much better situation? As someone who was broke and working borderline jobs in 2007 and in 2026 and interacts with a lot of folks in said positions, including a lot of younger folks, I don't agree with your assessment of the health of America's economy and population's lack of adversity.