hanekam

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[–] hanekam 2 points 8 months ago (8 children)

So Hamas killing kids is a-okay?

[–] hanekam 9 points 8 months ago (12 children)

It is possible to condemn both this attack and the embassy strike, just as it is possible to find the October 7 attack an appalling act of barbarism without wanting kids killed in retaliation

[–] hanekam 9 points 8 months ago

It's a built-in feature of internet groups that they are bad at producing messages and leaders for a wider audience. The dynamics of facebook groups and internet forums reward preaching to the choir and punishes compromises, both with opposition, moderates and reality.

[–] hanekam 20 points 8 months ago (15 children)

Leadership of my country has been calling for a ceasefire and reduction of violence since the beginning. Great to see that we're lumped in with the Americans regardless.

[–] hanekam 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You're right. The problem is not so much the concept as what happens when residential property can be turned into Hotels by installing an app.

[–] hanekam 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

I think going after short-term rentals is exactly what they should be doing. If they take bribes not to then that's a huge problem though.

[–] hanekam 2 points 8 months ago

Ireland runs a budget surplus and has the lowest debt since the financial crisis. They've never been better placed to take on this project.

[–] hanekam 1 points 8 months ago

South-East England even

[–] hanekam 32 points 8 months ago (5 children)

The problem here is that you're competing with tourists sleeping four to a room and you just can't outbid them for apartments, even with high wages. The solution here is to set aside properties for resident locals so that they aren't forced to.

[–] hanekam 6 points 9 months ago

Russians don't really use motherland. Rodina, which means birth-land, is translated that way because there's no simple English term to convey that

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