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ZaruenKosai posted...

I said Hamas has to be taken care of.

This is utterly unrealistic and underpins everything wrong with your opinions. Accept that or fuck off.

ZaruenKosai posted...

Once hamas is defeated in a way that does not incur massive civilian casualties,

Not possible. Full stop. Thankfully, no one is foolish enough to try to "defeat" Hamas. Trim them down a bit, remove some of their stockpiled weapons, sure. Defeat in any meaningful sense is an idiotic pipe dream.

ZaruenKosai posted...

it is worth repeating because you refuse to acknowledge that I am saying to defeat hamas does not require genocide.

I recognize that is what you are saying while also recognizing it has approximately zero basis in reality. I think you know that as well, which is why it comes off as so pathetically insincere.

ZaruenKosai posted...

I have a problem with seeing 20k-300k dead civilians by the hands of the IDF in a slaughter because they refuse to minimize casualties.

I think we just have massively different views on minimizing casualties. At the very least I hope you can admit to yourself that Israel is not doing anything to maximize casualties. To provide some perspective: Israel has reportedly dropped about 6000 bombs since October 7, and the latest estimate from the Gaza Health Ministry is Palestinian 3785 fatalities in the same time period - and that includes the 500+ fatalities from the hospital explosion that was almost certainly not one of those 6000 Israeli bombs. That averages out to one fatality per bomb dropped, with a third of them causing no fatalities at all. That could certainly be lower but indicates at least some effort is being given to minimize casualties.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-health- ministry-3785-palestinians-killed-israeli-strikes-since-oct7-2023-10-19/

Far less than the average American but significantly more than the world average.

ZaruenKosai posted...

i am copy pasting my previous posts.

They weren't worth posting the first time, and were certainly not worth repeating.

The short response to your drivel is that all your solution would end up doing is giving Hamas more resources with which to attack Israel. This is why you're so often - and so correctly - accused of supporting terror even if you think you are not.

ZaruenKosai posted...

take your own advice.

I'm the one posting stats and sources. You are not because you're posting entirely on feelings.

ZaruenKosai posted...

as oposed to what?

You could have read the rest of my post.

disarmament and containment, preferably with a higher degree of success than in the past.

ZaruenKosai posted...

no, not all palestinians think like hamas, now you're just being ignorant.

https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy- analysis/what-do-palestinians-want

A majority of East Jerusalem respondents once supported a two-state solution. In contrast, throughout the six-year polling period a plurality of respondents in the West Bank and Gaza have generally chosen regaining all of historical Palestine from the river to the sea as their preference. There was an exception in 2017, when 44 percent of West Bank respondents, a seven-point plurality, said that ending the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza to achieve a two-state solution was their main goal. By 2020, however, West Bank support for a maximalist Palestine rose sharply to two-thirdseven higher than in Gaza, where the option garnered 56 percent support.

Kindly fuck off if you're going to be that ignorant.

ZaruenKosai posted...

there will still be terrorism for a while. but slowly the views will change.

Sure, just endure several more generations of rockets, bombings, shootings, kidnappings, etc. They'll get bored of it eventually.

ZaruenKosai posted...

you cant punish an entire population for crimes some of them might commit years from now.

when the alternative is to exterminate them like rats, the choice shouldnt be that hard .

Since actual peace doesn't seem to be in the cards due to fundamental differences in strategic goals (Israelis would prefer to exist, Hamas and the majority of Palestinians would prefer they didn't), the best that can be hoped for is a continued strategy of disarmament and containment, preferably with a higher degree of success than in the past.

emblem-man posted...

Ways to fix it: take it out of neighborhood control and just have the city allow it from a zoning perspective

The OP article was rejected at the city council level because of the nimby complaints. The decision was not at the neighborhood level.

ZaruenKosai posted...

i said hamas would first have to be dealt with so the people of palestine can elect a proper government.

Problem is that the attitude reflected in that document is also widely held within the civilian population. Any elected government is going to demand the same thing.

haloiscoolisbak posted...

How though? Isn't collateral damage far more likely with bombs than bullets

Not saying it'd be a walk in the park just sniping Hamas members while sparing the women and children, but they could at least focus their fire on the dudes with guns shooting at them

And everyone within 50 meters of them, hence the higher casualties. Not to mention the IEDs and such.

ZaruenKosai posted...

a two state solution is another step on the right path

So that's why you favor the "do absolutely nothing" approach, you foolishly think a diplomatic solution is possible.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hamas-2017-document-full

18. The following are considered null and void: the Balfour Declaration, the British Mandate Document, the UN Palestine Partition Resolution, and whatever resolutions and measures that derive from them or are similar to them. The establishment of Israel is entirely illegal and contravenes the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people and goes against their will and the will of the Ummah; it is also in violation of human rights that are guaranteed by international conventions, foremost among them is the right to self-determination.

19. There shall be no recognition of the legitimacy of the Zionist entity. Whatever has befallen the land of Palestine in terms of occupation, settlement building, judaisation or changes to its features or falsification of facts is illegitimate. Rights never lapse.

20. Hamas believes that no part of the land of Palestine shall be compromised or conceded, irrespective of the causes, the circumstances and the pressures and no matter how long the occupation lasts. Hamas rejects any alternative to the full and complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea. However, without compromising its rejection of the Zionist entity and without relinquishing any Palestinian rights, Hamas considers the establishment of a fully sovereign and independent Palestinian state, with Jerusalem as its capital along the lines of the 4th of June 1967, with the return of the refugees and the displaced to their homes from which they were expelled, to be a formula of national consensus.

haloiscoolisbak posted...

Boots on the ground surgically removing Hamas is I guess the most palatable option, though I personally have no idea how viable that is as a military strat, it would probably mean a lot less Palestine civilian deaths though so that's something going for it

Likely far more Palestinian deaths, not fewer. Just spread out over longer and with quite a few Israelis mixed in.

WalkingPlague posted...

Unless its a 24hr daycare. Between the hours or drop off and pick up would be noisy say 6am to 6pm.

People have a problem with that? Most homes are issued a license for daycare that is limited on the size of your home.

Again, most homes can house eight children max (depends on state) Anything bigger requires a larger facility. All of this is up to licensing. If the state sends someone to the home to inspect its safe these people complaining dont have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of.

Noise violation is laughable.

This was one of those larger facilities, not someone watching a few kids in their house. That's why they were complaining about 65 parents dropping their kids off every day.

You'd think that having a daycare half a block from your house would be at least break-even in terms of property values, as couples in need of such a service would probably pay a premium to have one in walking distance. Then again, I'm no realtor.

I trust them to put their own financial interest ahead of any other consideration, so yes that technically counts as "trust".

gmanthebest posted...

I'm glad you said what not to do. Now, can you answer what you are supposed to do when cowards set up shop in a civilian location to shoot rockets at you?

They'll never answer that - at least not truthfully - because their honest answer would be "just fucking die, I guess".

WoodenRook posted...

That's not a suggestion.

How're you going to fight these terrorists?

They've already given their answer: Nothing.

Or maybe they'd prefer to give the arms for hostages trade Reagan tried a second time, only this time give the weapons directly to the terrorists rather than using Iran as a middle man.

Sir_Will posted...

Women would be less likely to be alone because they know the dangers. Men would get in more fights, intentionally or otherwise. Gang stuff. Lots of reasons.

I wish we could harness this level of backpedaling to generate renewable energy.

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Which is actually quite stupid, as the vast majority of vehicle fatalities do not involve semi trucks. The number of fatal SUV rollovers - ignoring all other types of fatal SUV collisions - is roughly equal to the number of total fatal semi truck collisions regardless of vehicle. The short version is the difference between 2 tons and 3 tons doesn't matter much when the other vehicle is 17 tons.

WoodenRook posted...

You provided a Tweet with Top Gun levels of propaganda music that didn't address 90% of what was said by Israel. Your evidence was, frankly, bullshit.

Not to mention it's Qatari state owned propaganda. Al Jazeera can be trusted on some things but fairly reporting anything to do with Israel is not one of those things.

Torgo posted...

He's probably just trolling for reactions.

Taking the sexual assault component out of it for a moment, attackers will go after targets that are smaller and less likely to be able to put up a fight, or be armed. It just makes no sense to try and claim men are more likely to be targeted.

Except, you know, the actual statistics. Don't like the US data I linked? Here's some Australian data

https://www.smh.com.au/national/men-more-likely-to-be- attacked-by-strangers-than-women-20180703-p4zp5z.html

Sir_Will posted...

What?

That's been known (if generally ignored) for decades.

https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/vvcs9310.pdf

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They're safer for the occupants* but far less safe for everyone around them. Smaller cars, motorcyclists, bicyclists, pedestrians, the occasional first floor building occupant....

*unless it's a rollover, in which case they're less safe than anything other than a motorcycle or convertible

Revelation34 posted...

Yes it is. The government cannot punish somebody for speech.

That doesn't stop anyone who isn't the government from punishing you in the ways they have available to them, as in the case of the law student having a job offer rescinded.

MabinogiFan posted...

Are tampon dispensers actually a common thing in women's bathrooms? I'm not a girl so I wouldn't know.

They are in the US, don't know about anywhere else. They're often nonfunctional or empty but they are present.

If that's enough to shock you then you'd never survive the midwest. I've seen 80 one day and 20s with freezing rain the next.

Last year. My doctor didn't have this year's vaccine yet and I've been too lazy to hit the pharmacy.

ai123 posted...

I see that. It's just that willythemailboy mention that taxes can vary even by municipality and sub-municipality, so I wondered if it was ever enough to be worth travelling for.

Occasionally on large purchases. The issue where I live is municipal tax on vehicle sales, where buying a car at a dealership 10 miles away could save you a thousand dollars. No one is going to drive to the next town to save ten dollars on a PS5, though. Maybe if you're within a few miles of a border it would be worth the time and gas but generally not. Exceptions exist near states with zero sales tax, such as between California (7.5% state plus whatever local) and Oregon (0% in most areas on most products).

spikethedevil posted...

You know the EU isnt a singular country right? And the price on the shelf is what you pay at the till EU wide right?

The US federal/state divide makes it more comparable to the EU/country divide than comparing it to any single country in the EU. In this case, the VAT in one EU country does not necessarily match that of the neighboring countries so comparing the US to the EU as a whole makes more sense.

spikethedevil posted...

Or you could just have the same sales tax country wide like every other country.

The EU can't seem to do that either, and the US is roughly the same size.

ai123 posted...

Do you get used to just mentally adding the local sales tax to the price?

I'm sure some people have issues with it but most just accept it. Mentally add 10% or whatever your local rate is and you'll be close enough.

ai123 posted...

And do people travel to nearby places with lower sales tax for the reduced prices, or is the difference not worth the effort?

I'm sure it happens but see the bullet points regarding size and distance. I could drive more than an hour in any direction and not leave my state. Or three hours if I wanted to use Amtrak.

Only people living right next to a border with a significant tax difference could possibly benefit from that.

BurmesePenguin posted...

This one still baffles me. Why make grocery shopping so hard on yourself?

That one is simple logistics. Unlike most other countries, sales tax varies by state, county, municipality, and sometimes even sub-municipality. Compare that to countries with VAT set at the national level with no variance between locations within the country. Calculate that value once and apply it nationally.

The logistics of calculating and properly applying the correct display price of every single one of the approximately 100,000 different items in a Walmart makes it impractical, especially since every single store has to process their prices individually since their calculated prices could be different from the Walmart 3 miles away. It's much easier to display the retail price and have a database indexed with product categories (since not everything is taxed the same) calculate the taxes at checkout. It also means you don't have to reprice half the damn store when tax rates change by a tenth of a percent.

Vicious_Dios posted...

What's actually reeealllyyy weird is that they used 31 instead of just 30.

It was actually 32, you just missed the reference to Baskin Robbins.

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True, it is quite slow. And I wish the boxes had been all over the place; instead they came in walls that could fall on you at any time. One of the guys I worked with took four gallons of paint to the head.

NoMeLx22x posted...

Citation fucking needed what the fuck are you talking about?

About 20% of the country is Palestinian. I haven't seen anything one way or the other but there's a good probability that some of the people killed in the attack on the music festival were Palestinian.

Foppe posted...

Not using "sugar".

FTFY.

leafsRULE posted...

Paying someone $18/hr to do that will always be more economical. always.

I've done that exact job for way under $18 an hour (although it was 20 years ago).

potdnewb posted...

you work while you dream and you play while you're awake is the best idea ever

The idea of AI prompts coming from fucked up fever dreams sounds oddly appealing.

I tried giving my lungs this work schedule once, it did not end well.

Evol posted...

It's unclear whether the student has or will face any disciplinary action within the school district.

Somehow I suspect this will be the Colorado Department of Corrections' problem rather than the school district's.

Glob posted...

I agree. A lot of the incel forever alone crowd tend to not have many friends either.

A lot of the incel forever alone crowd have extremely low self esteem...

Nintendo_Porn posted...

Look, i know it sucks, but you gotta realize there is something you can offer someone no one else can, and you have a talent.

...and find statements like this to be about as believable as being told they can fly.

Questionmarktarius posted...

They signed it. The names are right there.

The students themselves didn't sign it, student groups (e.g. Harvard College Democrats as a group, not the individuals in that group) signed the letter. The CEOs are asking for the names of the students in the groups.

BigB0ss13 posted...

best one is "You're Losing Me"

I don't even use Spotify and I found it in like five seconds.

https://open.spotify.com/show/4Nlvuykh7M0UJ6qU1vTbxP

Dakimakura posted...

Both probably just get attacked by a pitbull

This.

NoxObscuras posted...

Music > city noise. But I agree, situational awareness is important for everyone. Not just for intentional threats, but accidental ones too. It's not quite the same as jogging, but I see so many college students on bikes with just zero awareness of how many cars have almost hit their dumb asses.

Nothing beats watching a bicyclist hit a low retaining wall because they were texting while riding.

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This. ALL of Vader's lines are overdubbed. The only line I know of that was shot with different dialog entirely was the "I am your father" bit in Cloud City because they didn't want the twist to get leaked. The line shot on the day was "Obi Wan killed your father."

The full statement. Believe as much or as little as you like.

The IDF calls for the evacuation of all civilians from Gaza city, from their homes, southwards, for their own safety and protection, and to move to the area south of wadi Gaza, the river Gaza, as shown on the map.
The Hamas terrorist organisation waged a war against the state of Israel, and Gaza City is an area where military operations are taking place. This evacuation is for your own safety. You will be able to return to Gaza city only when another announcement permitting it is made. Do not approach the area of the security fence of Israel. Hamas terrorists are hiding in Gaza city, inside tunnels, underneath houses and inside buildings populated with innocent civilians who are using you as human shields.
In the following days the IDF will continue to operate with significant force in Gaza city and will make extensive efforts to avoid harming civilians.

voldothegr8 posted...

I mean, if there's any perving going on here it's Bowser exposing his fat and/or elephant fetish.

He's thinking of all the kinky things that trunk could be used for.

It's burying a life sentence prisoner in the prison graveyard, literally not even letting them out of prison when they die.

hockeybub89 posted...

You're too smart to think that applies here. This is like if the Nazis fought the Taliban.

Hamas is basically the equivalent of Nazis and ISIS having a love child. Read their charters, even the "kinder, gentler" version they put out is basically Nazi policy from the early 1930s. "We don't care if you're Jewish, just go be Jewish somewhere else."

The older version from 1988 was basically "kill them, all of them. Allah has commanded it." It includes as part of the text the hadith:

The Day of Judgment will not come until Muslims fight the Jews, when the Jew will hide behind stones and trees. The stones and trees will say, 'O Muslim, O servant of God, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him.' Only the Gharkad tree would not do that, because it is one of the trees of the Jews.

Meanwhile, the Israeli population is 18% Muslim. It's pretty hard imagine Nazis being fine with 18% of the population being Jewish, so the constant comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany are deliberately dishonest.

Jupiter posted...

I feel like whoever did that did it on purpose.

Probably a case of malicious compliance. I can't tell which chain store that is, but policy is generally "this is where price tags go" and someone just followed the rules.

ZaruenKosai posted...

Question Time.

If/when Hamas Terrorist group is annihilated,

Will Israel allow the people of Palestine to live there (Palestine) in peace?
They would not be banished or executed? or assimilated?
Would they really be treated with respect and dignity if they chose/were allowed to stay?

Muslims account for about 1 in 6 Israelis already, including serving in the military and sitting in the Knesset. I guess you could call them assimilated to a degree, but they're certainly not banished or executed.

As for Palestinians, it's hard to separate actual public opinion from the policies of Hamas. Certainly the general public is more moderate than the openly nationalistic, Islamic state stance of Hamas, but who really knows how much more moderate they actually are.

ZaruenKosai posted...

I didnt excuse hamas , I said the people of palestine have the right to want to live.. and its quite obvious israel doesnt give a crap about them because they are so hell bent on destroying hamas at any cost.

And should be, as the stated goal of Hamas is to destroy Israel. You should read the 1988 Hamas Covenant sometime, there are parts of it that read like it was written by Hitler.

The only end I can see to this mess is the Palestinian people themselves rising up and ending Hamas, and I can't see that happening any time soon.

Karovorak posted...

Chaotic evil in the truest sense.

Enjoying the suffering of others.

They slaughtered innocent and harmless civilians, and paraded their defiled corpses.

There is no logic in that, because the logical consequence is that the most of the world will now turn a blind eye to whatever the counterattack is going to be.

People frequently forget that Hamas does not recognize the existence of Israeli civilians. Every person is considered a combatant and is to be treated as such.