ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
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ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
3d ago
Just wanted to express my appreciation of this post.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
3d ago
That's pretty uncertain, many Muslims don't vote at all and the rest aren't, as a group, that focused on Israel/Palestine (despite the efforts and a drop in share a majority of them still voted for Labour in 2024 UK elections AFAIK).
Labour MPs in Muslim-heavy constituencies are probably very vocally pro-Hamas, though. I know it's more typical to vote for the party rather than the MP, but maybe it's different when it comes to Muslims in the UK?
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
5d ago
The best way I've heard it explained is that it's not asking a guy (or anyone) out if there's plausible deniability. Batting your eyes and giving hints doesn't meet this threshold.
ToZanarkand
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7d ago
Can only imagine how angry Biden must be with Netanyahu after this
ToZanarkand
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8d ago
I think that's to help with evacuation. I think there's a long way to go before there's a chance US troops will actually be deployed for combat.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
8d ago
I would assume US pressure against a ground invasion is also a significant factor in Israel's decision making here.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
9d ago
For "The Palestinians" to have a chance of anything they need to have agency.
I'd be more sympathetic to this if not for just how transcendentally ecstatic the Palestinians seemed about the Oct 7th attack. I know Palestinians are used by Iran and the UN (only slightly exaggerating) in their mission to eliminate Israel but even without these influences the widespread resistance to any form of peaceful co-existence with Israel seems entirely organic.
Of course the prospects for peace would be very different if the UN used the resources it pours into Gaza to deradicalise the population rather than funding Hamas. But that's not going to happen for the foreseeable future.
ToZanarkand
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10d ago
Because they're still paying taxes to the US? No taxation without representation etc.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
15d ago
Russian fisheries practices have generally leaned towards conservation and effective management of existing stocks
Interesting. Perhaps this is bigoted of me but my general impression of Russian institutions would have led me to assume they'd take a far more recklessly extractive approach. Glad to hear that's not the case.
It's interesting seeing the split in perspective. About half of comments are saying things like "Hezbollah is destroying the country by dragging it into a conflict it clearly can't win" while the other half are along the lines of "This just shows how much we need Hezbollah, to protect us from the evil Zionist entity that would otherwise invade and us and try to take all our land".
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
17d ago
Huh, Shark Bay is apparantly bigger than Israel. I'd unironically be in favour of this if Australia made the offer.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
17d ago
and since I'm given to understand the U.S. generally sucks at the types of infiltrations that sabotaging all of Hezbollah's pagers would have required
Does it? I know nothing about this area, but I'd have assumed the US would have the resources to become top performers in any field related to national security.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
17d ago
True. At the very least though, the Romans weren't following the current trend of ME nations impoverishing themselves for the sake of killing Jews not within their own borders.
I wouldn't go that far, but I stand by my position that those who decide to try to persecute Jews don't tend to have great things to show for it.
(Although post WWII, you could argue they have been historical winners, which is arguably more relevant for deciding whether going to war against them is a great idea).
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
17d ago
Ah I misread 200 as referring to people affected. My bad.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
17d ago
I do wonder when people will stop picking fights with the Jews. None of them seem to learn that it never ends well.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
17d ago
Anyway, it is impressive, if pointless.
I've seen it suggested that one of the main aims of this incident was to throw H's communications into disarray. They were already avoiding standard modern telecoms for fear of being spied on, now they've found out that their alternative isn't safe either.
That's fair, I was feeling lazy and posted the last account I saw reporting it. FWIW I'm pretty sure I heard it being reported to be in the thousands by the national broadcaster in Sweden.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
17d ago
Somehow, Israel hacked the pagers used by a couple thousand Hezbollah members. And then they made the pagers explode simultaneously, leaving over 200 of them seriously injured.
I've seen posts on Twitter suggesting the casualty numbers could be in the thousands.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
21d ago
The main positions I've changed stances on would be:
1/ The British monarchy: I was a pretty hardcore republican when I was younger, now I don't have strong feelings about them either way, but I have a lot of appreciation for things like the monarchy as unifying symbols of tradition that grounds the nation in its history.
2/ MENAP Immigration: I always thought that the decisions by countries like Germany and Sweden to throw their doors wide open was a bit rash, but I've become especially black-pilled in recent years on the socially destructive nature of immigration from particular regions, even if they are genuine refugees.
3/ Criminal justice: I used to be a big believer in rehabilitation (and still am, when it can be done) but I've come round to the position that a lot of people who go to prison, particularly repeat offenders, aren't likely to change their behaviour when released and the best thing for society at large would be to keep many convicts locked-up.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
21d ago
By their explicit, stated reasoning these committees would rather make the happy person's live miserable until they are exactly as sad as the other person.
A pretty common variant of this philosophy exhibited by the left in the UK is the occasional suggestion to do away with private schools. No one should have something better than anything else, so let's try and destroy some of the nice things some people have.
Even when I was an unabashed liberal I found this sort of thinking unpleasant and off-putting.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
21d ago
Sweden is much less densely populated than most other countries people compare it to and that has a large effect on viral transmission.
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
23d ago
One silver lining for Republicans, according to that model, is that they're at least well funded by donations from smart right-wingers who make it big in the fields you mentioned (at least in finance and business).
ToZanarkand
Some day the dream will end
24d ago
Did you know that 8% of global carbon emissions come from the production of concrete,
I would assume the processes involved in producing things like steel and concrete are amenable to electrification. Most serious suggestions for how to tackle climate change come down electrifying as much as possible and generating as much clean electricity as possible. Of course for this you need a lot of nuclear energy, which is needlessly politically contentious.
The most surprising thing to me is that apparantly Iran didn't clear their airspace before launching their missiles, significantly raising the chances of a horrific accident.
This makes me suspect the attack was a rash decision, rather than something carefully thought through.
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