"Hey, no more fighting! I need the Nobel Peace Prize. Now let's watch my fighters beat each other to a pulp"

[dalton99a]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

This morning’s attack on Beirut should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran. Israel has the right to defend itself against threats, but the attack it was responding to was very small and meaningless, nobody was hurt, injured, or killed, and should not disrupt this important process. We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down. There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel. This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace — Let’s not blow it! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
Jun 14, 2026, 9:46 AM

[displacedvermoter]

1. The argument for a wise and benevolent Supreme Being

is, to my mind, easily dismissed by the fact this man still lives to do harm to the entire world.

[dalton99a]

3. +1

[Bluetus]

7. And the fact that hundreds of millions of humans still behave like cave men.

This is no longer a bell-shaped curve. Maybe there is a bell-shaped curve for the upper 70% of the population, but there is another big hump way off to the left.

[displacedvermoter]

11. Religion has not been the force for making

our species more humane it is cracked up to be ..

[erronis]

2. Irony is lost on them.

It's a pity because they are such a wonderful source of ironical memes.

[sop]

4. Trump will be awarded The Ig Nobel Peace Prize

The Ig Nobel Prize, a satirical prize awarded annually since 1991 to honor achievements that make people laugh. The award is named after Ignatius Nobel, the fictional cousin of Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel Prize.

[dalton99a]

6. +1

[ananda]

5. I wonder who wrote this.

It certainly wasn't Trump.

[Matthew28]

8. Violence is

what defines Trump and who he is.

[dalton99a]

10. +1

[hlthe2b]

9. I am just going to say it... as a medical professional for decades I know the chance of an

unrecoverable brain injury from this modern-day gladiator nonsense, but even if I didn't, I cannot help but look at these shirtless (and thus technically 'half naked') men barefoot and kicking with great force-- and being reminded of the most aggressive non-human primate, Chimpanzees (as well as many species of monkeys) who use their bare hands and feet to kill even members of their own group. Not to mention the use of teeth to rip the face and carotid artery from their opponent, but I guess we haven't quite replicated THAT.

But those head level kicks with bare chest and feet do not look like any human I want to associate with or be compared to. They look like menacing, nasty, instinctively-aggressive nonhuman primates.

I guess all know how I feel. If MMA is your thing, sorry, not sorry. I cannot agree. Whether based on my professional assessment of risk or my own instinctive reaction to the "sport." NOPE. And yes, I am quite aware that this is only a few degrees less dangerous and brutal than many other sports, including football, but at least in the latter some effort to decrease risk with protective equipment AND RULES exist. To the extent the latter occurs in MMA, I certainly don't see it and it feels so much like a gladiator event, I am just appalled. Okay, fans can go after me now, and I suspect there may be some on DU, but again, sorry, NOT SORRY.

[Ocelot II]

12. I'm surprised he hasn't done the Roman-style thing with humans vs. lions.

Probably because he doesn't like animals, and he'd rather watch muscly men in tight shorts anyhow.