sqgl

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sqgl, (edited )

False equivalence.

Russia bombed Kiev for the hell of it, not even pretending there was a military objective. Russia also is conscripting Ukrainians to fight against their fellow countrymen as cannon-fodder on the front line. It is kidnapping children into Russia.

sqgl, (edited )

The whole point of the article is Biden criticizing Israel for going too far in their mission to eradicate Hamas. He even criticized US for invading Afghanistan.

sqgl,

Israel ain’t Taiwan. What tech do you think is indispensable there?

sqgl,

I once did the sums to calculate that USA could have afforded a run a gun buyback scheme (like Australia) rather than invade Iraq, you know… to cut down on Americans killing Americans.

sqgl,

Kubrick’s 2001, A Space Odysseyvs Dr Strangelove

sqgl,

You have a point there.

sqgl, (edited )

I often hear of Bioscience “breakthroughs” from Israel which amount to nothing but hype.

What military tech apart from Iron Dome? (which protects against crappy home made rockets)

sqgl,

You are describing r/Worldnews not other Reddit subs.

And Lemmy has been 50-50, with very little actual personal attacking.

sqgl, (edited )

Haven’t visited those subs.

I might be describing beehaw rather than other Lemmy instances. That was why I joined beehaw, because it promised civility.

sqgl, (edited )

50-50 here

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sqgl,
sqgl, (edited )

If it makes you feel any better, I got banned for my first and only comment there (not even a post) which was a link and an explanation of the high credentials of the author. Like this…

…substack.com/…/how-america-took-out-the-nord-str…

Hersh first gained recognition in 1969 for exposing the My Lai Massacre and its cover-up during the Vietnam War, for which he received the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.

sqgl,

Ah, so only beehaw prohibits downvotes, not other Lemmy instances. TIL.

I guess even what I showed you may have gone negative if downvotes were allowed. The person I was arguing with wasn’t being nasty about it, just incredibly obstinate.

I worry about a return to Nazi style anti-semitism (though I hate Likud) which the polarized discussions are leading us towards. It is arrogant to think it could never happen again.

sqgl, (edited )

Do you not think Israel could have killed pretty much everyone in Gaza if they were interested in ethnic cleansing?

Meanwhile Hamas really did do their best to ethically cleanse, and have said they would do it again given a chance.

The reality is still pretty bad: at least 10,000 civilians killed and it seems Bibi wants to push all Gazans out of Gaza altogether in their mission to root out Hamas.

sqgl, (edited )

This shit goes back further than people here care to investigate…

"The Antichrist will pass by this salty barren area i.e. Madinah, in a passage of a canal. Most of those who will come out to him will be women so that a man will return to his intimate wife, mother, daughter, sister or aunt to tie them up for fear that they might go out to him. Then, Allah will afflict him with Muslims who kill him and his followers and the Jews will hide behind a tree or a rock and the rock or the tree will say to the Muslim: There is a Jew behind me, come and kill him!”

This Hadith was reported by Ahmad in his Musnad. About 1200 years ago.

…github.io/hadith-on-stones-will-speak

sqgl, (edited )

Am aware of Bibi supporting Hamas. It was a cynical ploy by him.

Bibi required five (re)elections to resume power. There were huge protests for ten days when he wanted to control the judiciary.

Palestinians are not Hamas

Istaelis are not Likud

sqgl,

OK. By the way Israel always has coalition governments so there are several parties in this coalition although the largest component is Likud. The war cabinet is only Likud and National Unity (party led by Benny Gantz).

sqgl,

I guess that is like trying to discuss who the trainer of the football team is with a guy in the grandstand who just wants to throw beer cans at the opposition.

sqgl,

Will the old data be removed from the Google servers?

sqgl,

Legally possible because Israel is not a party to the convention on cluster munitions. Neither Ukraine nor Russia are either.

I can’t imagine cluster bombs being useful in urban warfare though.

sqgl, (edited )

your own picture shows 16°C

No, it shows 21⁰C. Why are you looking at the minimum temperature? That is totally irrelevant.

You can see from the photo that it is the middle of a winter’s day (sun is slightly lowered in the sky in winter at midday, not directly overhead).

On Thursday, a video emerged of men rounded up, forced to stand in formation, and then to sit down in the street

So let’s get even more accurate. That particular Thursday it was 22⁰C in the shade. Perfect temperature to be sitting out in the sun comfortably as it happens.

Thursday 7th December Data

There were dreadful bombings earlier and yet you want us to focus on this non-story.

sqgl, (edited )

If it would have been 5°C this could ave caused serious medical issues. it would have been freezing, some of them could have reached life threatening hypothermia.

If it would have been hailing they could have been knocked unconscious.

If there was a hurricane they could have been dashed against the concrete walls.

If there was a meteorite they could have been pulverised.

If they didn’t have dicks they could have been women.

If they were 5 years old they would have been children.

If they had long necks and four legs they could have been giraffes.

sqgl,

16⁰C is not the temperature they were sitting in. What is wrong with you? How many times must you be told?

sqgl, (edited )

Firstly this is a non-story of try-hard outrage. Secondly, the real concern of bombing was addressed just today by Biden who sees through Bibi’s ultra-conservative agenda and publicly criticised him for it.

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