Sarmyth @ Sarmyth @lemmy.blahaj.zone

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Are they equals, though? Individual people are sure, but countries surely aren't. Maybe it's just wishful thinking to think they should have been negotiating on equal footing to begin with.

Palestinians expected to be negotiated fairly, but what individual wouldn't press their advantages when their resources allow them to for the good of their own interests? Do Palestinians have a history of treating the disadvantaged in their sphere of influence with equality? And should that guarantee them the same with a rival neighboring nation?

Serious question.

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No.

"How do you feel about financing a genocide?"

The statement says the reader is financing a genocide in its phrasing. It's insulting by implication. It's like if I asked you, "If you've stopped beating your wife yet?" It's inflammatory by its nature, and I'd be right to feel offended if I didn't recognize it for the flame bate it was.

The point is that you've made an insulting and reductive statement that borders on propaganda in its presentation. Obviously, no one would be pro genocide but that's not a side that actually is available to participate actively with either.

This question accomplishes nothing but lets people virtue signal to each other. Feel better now?

So what you just said is you could but don't want to. I feel that deflates the point.

I got new for ya. There were rarely more than than 2 checkstands open before self checkouts were commonplace, too. If you remember differently, you must have been in a different part of the country than me. Either way, you are choosing the self checkout because it's more convenient, not because of a lack of choice.

Sure.

I'd say yes. They may not politically identify as such, but they were functionally socially similar to the American conservative movement, which is likely why they find such ready allies within it.

What?! No one else gets unemployment checks while striking. Also, there is literally negative money. Unemployment isn't for people turning down their paychecks anyway. Their union should be covering this with the dues they pay.

That's not how plates are obtained. It has nothing to do with it. When buying a car from a dealership new, they submit all the paperwork, and your plates are sent to you within a month. If it's used, it should already have a plate, but you can still get one from the DMV through online services in almost every state.

Not having a plate is usually someone avoiding tolls or red light cameras or some other petty crime thing. And to play devils advocate, I suppose it could have been stolen, too.

Also, forcing them to leave their guns* "outside", which in this case would be in the car, wouldn't just mean some criminal could break into the car and steal their weaponry?

They carry more weapons than the ones on their person anyway. If their vehicle isn't secure enough for their sidearm while they are on break then they aren't secure enough for the rest of their arsenal.

And they're paying the bank, income tax, and property taxes. It's not just free money. Slumlords exist, but the post doesn't stop at slumlords and references landlords in general, which opens it up to fair criticism from much more of the populace that may just own 2-3 houses. Unless you've owned and maintained the house for over a decade, you wouldn't profit from renting it it many areas. It's mostly just paying bills while you hope the value goes up.

We criticize, but I don't think public transit evolves in a vacuum. People obviously wanted systems like Uber and Lyft, looking at their popularity and mass adoption. I don't think we can rely on public institutions to finance the risk to see if a market exists for every improvement though.

We can't forget people we never knew...

Besides, this begging for America to play World Police for them again isn't sustainable. Fight your own fights.

I hope we find out.... I could barely afford this used screwdriver. I don't think I could afford a whole new wardrobe in this economy.