I recently joined Patrick Bet-David for an extended discussion on the Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz, escalation dynamics, NATO, and the deeper strategic pressures now reshaping global politics.
I’m disappointed that you didn’t push back more on Trump’s political rhetoric, because that’s where I ultimately had to stop listening. His rhetoric since entering American politics has often been divisive and polarizing, and it’s a major reason the country feels so fractured right now. Pointing to something conciliatory he said one time after his third assassination attempt doesn’t erase the many inflammatory and harmful things he’s said over the years that have contributed to hostility and, at times, seemed to incite violence.
Please have substack merge your two substacks. This would simplify life for everyone. I can only comment on on the Escalation Trap substack, but not on the Professor Robert Pape substack. The two substacks do not have identical articles. There are other authors that have multiple substacks, but they cover very different subjects. Here is a comment from your other substack to which I am not allowed to reply:
David C Bender
David's Substack
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Prof Pape talked about the fact he ‘inadvertently’ created a second Substack for ‘Escalation Trap’. I gladly enrolled in the Prof Pape Substack but I believe my enrollment and paid subscription should provide access to both Substacks.
Its an important national discussion to have and thank you for having the foresight to host and formulate concepts for this national discourse. As Americans we have the right and even duty to question and to debate the never ending wars that have been placed upon our backs by BOTH political parties; the uniparty which demands the common citizen to pay for these wars in both financial burdens of inflation and escalating expenses plus the blood of our sons and daughters. I believe we had a revolutionary war in 1776 concerning 'taxation without representation'...and here we are yet again 250 years later.
Its been great to see your growth since the first breaking points interview
I’m disappointed that you didn’t push back more on Trump’s political rhetoric, because that’s where I ultimately had to stop listening. His rhetoric since entering American politics has often been divisive and polarizing, and it’s a major reason the country feels so fractured right now. Pointing to something conciliatory he said one time after his third assassination attempt doesn’t erase the many inflammatory and harmful things he’s said over the years that have contributed to hostility and, at times, seemed to incite violence.
Please have substack merge your two substacks. This would simplify life for everyone. I can only comment on on the Escalation Trap substack, but not on the Professor Robert Pape substack. The two substacks do not have identical articles. There are other authors that have multiple substacks, but they cover very different subjects. Here is a comment from your other substack to which I am not allowed to reply:
David C Bender
David's Substack
8h
Prof Pape talked about the fact he ‘inadvertently’ created a second Substack for ‘Escalation Trap’. I gladly enrolled in the Prof Pape Substack but I believe my enrollment and paid subscription should provide access to both Substacks.
Prof Pape, can you fix this for all subscribers?
How to Merge Substack Accounts
https://substackcourse.com/how-to-merge-substack-accounts/
Its an important national discussion to have and thank you for having the foresight to host and formulate concepts for this national discourse. As Americans we have the right and even duty to question and to debate the never ending wars that have been placed upon our backs by BOTH political parties; the uniparty which demands the common citizen to pay for these wars in both financial burdens of inflation and escalating expenses plus the blood of our sons and daughters. I believe we had a revolutionary war in 1776 concerning 'taxation without representation'...and here we are yet again 250 years later.
It's well deserved. Thank you for the brilliant insights.