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Wanderer, in We vibing 😌

Isn’t this for lk99?

It’s over.

planish, in We vibing 😌

lfg lfg lfg

Blackmist, in Housing is a Human Right, Hording unimaginable sums of Wealth, is not.

Oh don’t worry.

The billionaires will make sure the homeless don’t exist soon enough.

EmperorHenry, in We vibing 😌
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I don’t understand this meme

Letstakealook,

Just vibe, don’t ball. We don’t want that unpleasant high energy shit. Feel me?

Nahdahar,

*Smell me?

Nika03,

Might as well lick me

mriormro, in We vibing 😌
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fr fr

ChemicalPilgrim, in oh no Germany what is u doin

Well, they’ve only killed 1% of Gazans, surely that’s not enough to worry about their intentions!

Amaltheamannen,

And wounded or mailed many more! Not to mention making large parts of the strip uninhabited and leaving hundreds of thousands without homes.

GenEcon,

Thats not the definition of a genocide… Germany killed 1 % of the french population in WW2 and its wasn’t a genocide.

A genocide is characterized by the intention to annihilate a people. And while the far right in Israel is voicing support for a genocide, the current offensive is definitely not a genocide. This doesn’t mean that its not against international law or just. But it simply doesnt fit the definition of a genocide – no matter how often you call it that way.

TangledRockets,

Have you read the articles of the genocide convention?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide?wprov=sfla1

arymandias,

That is what he says, it’s time to look into the intentions. And saying that it is just far right fringe figures that are making genocidal statements is a nice way to play with the facts, because the far right is currently in power in Israel. The SA case at the ICJ contains a long segment of quotes from Israeli officials and ministers making genocidal statements on the record.

To add to this, western governments are fully aware that Israel is breaking international law (and proud of it), because they refuse to answer any questions on this topic. For example David Cameron called on Israel to allow for fresh water to enter Gaza, implying that Israel is currently blocking this. Blocking access to drinking water is in violation of international law, when pressed on this Cameron said he was quote “not a lawyer”, and said he could not remember if he has been shown any evidence of violations of international law by Israel (as if that is something you would forget).

The west is showing that a rules based international order only applies for the global south, many people in the west might be too stupid or ignorant to see this but outside of the west this is doing irreparable damage to the credibility of the west.

rauls4, in shocked, I say

That guy is an atheist hating asshole and has got far more miles from the shtick than ever should have.

Uglyhead, (edited )
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Not to mention his being massively misogynistic, and his ‘Moral Barometer’ bullshit.

tigeruppercut,

and completely unfunny, never done anything in his entire career except gape at the camera in mock surprise-- you could throw a rock in Antarctica and hit someone with more talent

CallumWells, in Housing is a Human Right, Hording unimaginable sums of Wealth, is not.

*hoarding

EvolvedTurtle, in #memes

I got in a car crash late on the 31st and was stuck in the emergency room till like 1-2 on the 1st

Darken, (edited ) in We vibing 😌
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LemmyFeed,

Ah I see. This really helps to clarify. Thanks.

Anticorp, in Dont be fooled by cable news

Eh… Most of us see our country as somewhere in-between now a days.

OceanSoap,

Yeah, this meme is fine, but it also goes the other way. Media runs off negative news and fear, and what the rest of the world is seeing is our media.

pocketman_stuck, in True

I love you

lolola, in We vibing 😌
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Bookmarking for reference during therapy

steakmeout, (edited ) in South Africa is the Legal Arm of _____.

It’s a legal argument because South Africa is raising the case. Painting it as a silly conspiracy theory by saying that Israel identifies any criticism as Hamas is reductive - a common trend here. You may not agree with Lior but he is doing his job in defending Israel to the UN.

crapwittyname, (edited )

I think the argument goes:

  1. Israel is innocent of genocide (of course this is the standpoint of a lawyer defending Israel against accusations of genocide).
  2. If the court decides against Israel, it will make provisions which will make it more difficult for Israel to freely execute its military strategies against Hamas (because the argument is that all of the military operations so far have had the sole objective of wiping out Hamas)
  3. South Africa is therefore attempting to make it harder for Israel to pursue Hamas
  4. South Africa is assisting Hamas, indirectly.

I think that’s right?
So there are a few problems here, firstly the claim that South Africa is the legal arm of Hamas is clearly propagandising. It attempts to paint South Africa and Hamas as collaborators without evidence and it is a stretch to say this from the logic above.
Secondly, there is a fallacy present, it seems to me, in the assumption that if Israel were to be found guilty of genocide, then that would be aiding Hamas, which is unacceptable. This is a fundamentally flawed assumption: censuring Israel for genocide is a goal in itself regardless the consequences; crimes cannot be allowed even if they are perpetrated in pursuit of the goal of stopping other crime; Israel should be able to pursue Hamas without committing genocide.
It’s also an unsound tactic because it does fit so well with the narrative that Israel blames Hamas for everything. When interrogated about questionable Israeli military actions, on many occasions, their representatives have publicly blamed Hamas, often to the point of absurdity. This argument therefore seems like an extension of that tactic.

That this is his chosen, and presumably best available strategy belies the shakiness of the ground he is on, and does not bode well for Israel’s defence. The consensus among impartial academics is hat Israel is guilty of this crime, or is imperceptibly close to it.

It’ll be interesting to see how things unfold, and I stand ready to have my mind changed from my current interpretation of the facts on the ground and the legal definition of genocide which are pointing to Israel’s being guilty.

steakmeout,

You misused the word belies, which really sums up the very issue with your argument - at its core is a fundamental misunderstanding of the courts, language and the nature of what’s at play here. South Africa is doing what its financiers want - to destabilise the region and in particular that of the US and its partners . They had the opportunity to arrest Putin for war crimes last year and bent over backwards to avoid doing so while also inviting a delegation of the some of the worst of Hamas to visit the country seeking funding. ZA cares about war crimes when it suits them to grab some distraction from their own political woes.

sajr.co.za/why-south-africa-is-suddenly-in-love-w…

crapwittyname, (edited )

I’ll overlook what appears to be a baseless insult about me fundamentally misunderstanding language for the moment.

It is irrelevant that South Africa might have tried a different case, it’s irrelevant that they may care about some war crimes and not others, irrelevant where the funding might be coming from, what their motivation may be for trying this case and it’s irrelevant that may be experiencing political woe. None of these have any bearing on the credibility of the legal arguments being made. Discrediting the character of the source of an argument does not change the veracity of the argument; it stands or falls on its own merits. While you’ve raised a lot of interesting questions, they are separate and distinct from the question “is Israel committing/has Israel recently committed war crimes”, which is what the court is hearing.

P.s. his confident, yet flawed rhetoric belies the shaky legal ground he stands upon. I thought that would be implicit.

steakmeout,

It’s not irrelevant. This isn’t a court, this is meme discussion sub. Are you confused where you are?

crapwittyname,

Hang on, were you misunderstanding my reference to “the court”? Had you forgotten that we’re discussing a court case? You did mention it in your reply.
Yet you thought I was referring to this forum as a court, is that what you were saying here?
Have another read of it, and take your time by all means.

crapwittyname,

Oh I’ve hit a nerve. That wasn’t my intention. I’ll leave you to it, mate.

steakmeout,

What a weird response.

crapwittyname,

I’m a weird guy I suppose. Laters!

Anticorp, in POV:

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