I said I wasn't sure if the USA could pull off a victory and I'm not sure what their objective is because I don't think regime change is going to work.
The normies had such a different take. One guy said Iran has no military left, everyone defected, the USA took out all their equipment and military installments so the USA can just deploy some ground troops and easily take the country.
Another guy said Iranians are protesting like crazy and they'll topple their own government soon enough such that the USA can then gain access to all the oil in the area so it'll be a huge win.
I asked where they were getting their information and one of them said he only watches mainstream news because they're the most trustworthy.
I asked if they thought maybe their take on Iran was more propaganda that reality and then denied that.
I just don't get how people can be so easily tricked. No one really has any clue what's going on, cause fog of war. Every side always lies about military accomplishments. Yet... They just accept what they're told. I don't get it.
That's how NPCs can so comfortably hold contradictory thoughts with no cognitive dissonance (defined as the "discomfort at holding contradictory thoughts simultaneously"). NPCs hold the contradictory thoughts because of the pure passive receptiveness, but without self reflection or intellect there is no discomfort in holding those conflicting positions.