Serinus

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It's both. Even terrible people with something to lose are less likely to throw it all away.

If this guy makes $35k a year at dollar general, he probably doesn't go on a murder spree.

But you could also just not be an asshole. Why go after random people instead of someone who actually helps cause the bullshit?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If there's one issue, ever, that you should be at least a little "both sides" on, it's this one.

There's no way you can honestly argue only one side of this.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, yes. Less working class people vote (as a percentage) than rich people.

Also the rich people help run ads telling the working class who to vote for. And that works often enough to be effective.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

the land they stole.

Do you consider that all of Israel?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Wanna bet? There are ways to frog in a boiling pot this. And chrome isn't the only browser that will support blocking Firefox. (They'll argue Chromium is not Google, only Chrome).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

As a software dev, I don't think there really is a better way. One thing you could do to avoid this is to install a second drive and boot to completely different OSes. You could boot to a Linux drive for personal stuff, and only use Windows for gaming.

These gaming companies are pretty aware that they go bankrupt if they either get a reputation for abusing anti-chrst data OR are full of cheaters. They have some incentive to use data ethically. But it's still a good thing to keep an eye on.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

It’s possible to support the Palestinians but not Hamas.

In sentiment, maybe. In reality? What concrete things can you do to benefit Palestinians that don't also benefit Hamas? Hamas are Palestinians.

That's like saying "I support Israel's right to defend itself, but not to harm innocent Palestinians." You don't get to choose. It's a package deal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

have been in a position to end the conflict for ages

There's only one way Israel can end the conflict. I don't think you're in favor of it.

"Equally evil" is such a weird phrase. Who was more evil, Jeffrey Dahmer or Jim Jones? And I don't think standing up for evil because the other side is more evil is any better of a stance than enlightened centrism.

As a devil's advocate, Hamas uses 100% of their capability for evil, even sacrificing their own lives in the name of religion to inflict the maximum damage. Israel doesn't use 10% of their capacity, and has more justifiable reasons for doing so.

This does not mean I endorse Israel. You're right in that Israel causes more overall harm.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Oh, the airport is just named "National". I think the rest is a typo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They named him "National"?

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