Mammal

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[–] Mammal 28 points 1 year ago

You need to be more specific. Are you talking about the civilians inside the prison? Or the civilians outside the prison?

[–] Mammal 38 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The prisoners have to be punished brutally for daring to retaliate against their conditions.

[–] Mammal 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A few days ago I went out to a local wine bar and ordered a charcuterie.

On the bill, there was a $1.85 "Kitchen Appreciation Fee". Not a tip ... a fee. For ordering food from the menu.

WTF.

[–] Mammal 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Israel has a nasty habit of bombing the very places they tell civilians to go to.

Even if it was logisticaly possible for every Palestinian to evacuate to the Northern half of the Gaza Strip, even if Israel didn't bomb areas they demanded the residents to flee to; based on Israel's history we know what would happen: Israeli settlers would rush in to claim the land.

It would be far more honest if the Israeli government just came out and said what we all know they are about to do: Massacre every man, woman, and child in Gaza.

[–] Mammal 38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Very true!

"Me first! Fuck you! Every man for himself!" is a terrible basis for a society.

[–] Mammal 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No. They don't. It's like asking why you didn't give your goldfish a bicycle when you did exactly that for your 10-year-old daughter.

And frankly, it's hard to believe that people who would ask this type of question are doing so in good faith.

[–] Mammal 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The situation in Ukraine versus the situation in Israel is about as different from each other as a brick is to Jupiter.

To pretend otherwise is intellectually dishonest.

[–] Mammal 84 points 1 year ago (17 children)

I don't like the guy either, but why is it controversial to expect a country to pay for their own defense?

Heck, as I remember it the issue wasn't even to build the thing. It was mainly funding to replace ammunition.

[–] Mammal 62 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To be fair, it already was a giant concentration camp. That's the reason they got uppity in the first place.

[–] Mammal 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here's the thing: Arguing Biden vs 3rd party is stupid.

My point is that trying to bully people into voting a certain way is counterproductive. It objectively does not work.

If you can't convince someone to support a candidate based on material conditions and life experience, you certainly aren't going to change their mind by trying to convince them that voting a certain way will make other people vote that way.

[–] Mammal -1 points 1 year ago (33 children)

Trying to bully people out of voting their conscience is worse.

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