[dylan604]

<adjustsTinFoilHat> The Trump plan in Iran is not working. Gotta make them look like the evil bogeyman to get people to support further action.

[Aurornis]

This conspiracy theory would make more sense if he wasn’t working so hard to divert blame away from Iran: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/31/trump-minnesota-wat...

> “I blame it on Minnesota because they are grossly incompetent,” Trump said at a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, adding that Walz is “corrupt” and “Iran has bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota.” Asked later if he could rule out Iranian responsibility, Trump said, “ I don’t think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its act together.”

[garciasn]

As if it were only Minnesota. But his base doesn’t pay attention to details.

[zahlman]

The rest of the thread demonstrates well enough that flagging would have been a better response than trying to engage with it factually.

But I do appreciate the attempt anyway.

[krautburglar]

Iran is beside the point. There is always a convenient bogeyman: China, Russia, North Korea… They sow discord between peoples to cover-up the ineptitude of domestic institutional assholes.

[garciasn]

Blacks.

Homosexuals.

Communists.

Islamics.

Hispanics.

Liberals.

Intellectuals.

There’s always an other. That’s what the Republicans have been doing for decades.

[zahlman]

> There’s always an other. That’s what the [group I definitely don't belong to] have been doing for decades.

Please reconsider your logic. And:

> Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity.

[danaris]

Sorry, this is just plain facts, and anyone who doesn't understand that at this point is clearly trying to avoid cognitive dissonance. Or they have their heads terminally in the sand.

[garciasn]

This isn’t any such thing; it’s a statement of fact.

[krautburglar]

Irrational reach.

   The Blacks! hacked our firewall!
   Those darn Hispanics! exfiltrated customer data!
   F\*\*ing Liberals! hijacked the PLC for pump 3!

...said no one ever.