maplebar @ maplebar @lemmy.world

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The right thing is to enact a ceasefire in exchange for the immediate release of all Isreali hostages.

The US was right to veto this unenforceable, performative UN bullshit on the grounds that it didn't call for the immediate release of the hostages.

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war in Gaza because it was not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas militants in Israel in October 2023. [Source: https://apnews.com/article/un-gaza-resolution-veto-hamas-israel-hostages-b5281432fc2acdc1860adb3015392c0b]

Despite the knee-jerk reaction from uninformed people here, they were absolutely right to veto it.

Any ceasefire deal should obviously demand the immediate release of every remaining Israeli hostage.

There is simply no justification for the withholding of these hostages who have been tortured and raped in Palestinian captivity for >13 months. The civilians of Gaza do NOT benefit from the continued torture of Israeli civilian hostages, so what is the rationale for not calling for their immediate release? Release the damn hostages, and only then can we have a meaningful path towards a ceasefire.

It doesn't matter who it was started by or whether the resultant state was democratic or secular, as it is an open proclamation of an intent to wipe Israel off the map. It doesn't take a geography expert to point out that all of Israel exists between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, does it?

You cannot claim to be anti-genocide if you support wiping Israel off the map.

You cannot claim to support a two-state solution if you support wiping Israel off the map.

Any one-state solution amounts to genocide of the other state, fucking duh.

You say that as if the Palestinians don't have an equal desire to utterly destroy the Israelis and rule over all of the land from the river to the sea.

If I remember correctly it was the pro-Palestinian groups all over the world who were chanting "Palestine shall be free from the river to the sea", was it not?

At any rate, this is 100% about the hostages, as the US's reason for voting against this gesture was because it did nothing to call for the immediate release of all Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip. Why is it wrong to demand that the hostages be freed?

So, if you're living in "Israel" aren't you actively part of the "genocide" that you're describing?

The Palestinians are just as responsible for putting shitheads like Sinwar in power as the Israelis are responsible for putting shitheads like Netanyahu in power. Both groups of people have empowered the genocidal extremist warmongers at every opportunity, and y'all want to blame American politicians for the sad state of the nations that were handed to you on a silver platter by the League of Nations after the fall of the Ottoman Empire?

As someone actually living in "The United States of America", I'm sick and tired of my democracy and tax dollars being held hostage because of your problems, and I ain't the only one.

Why is it wrong to call for the immediate release of the Israeli hostages in Gaza in exchange for a ceasefire? How does the prolonged suffering of the hostages and their families help the people of Gaza in any way? Is a unilateral ceasefire that doesn't guarantee the immediate return of the hostages "doing the right thing" to you?

Not that it never mattered anyway. The UN doesn't control whether a ceasefire happens or not, only the Israelis and Palestinians can decide when to lay down their weapons and release the hostages--and that should have happened a fucking year ago.

Says a guy who wholehearted supports genocidal Islamist terrorists. October 7th massacre? Now that's inspiring!

"Stupid uninformed people didn't vote."

Oh really?

Sure, that's definitely nice in theory.

In practice, however, because the client is closed source and there's no way to self-host and instance, BlueSky users will eventually find themselves at the whims of the people/person who controls the software. What's to stop some Elon Musk type from buying BlueSky next and then adding things to your algorithm without your consent?

That's why I'm very skeptical of BlueSky's pseudo-federation, as it feels like people are just making the same mistakes (with regard to corporate social media) over and over again. Unlike Mastodon (which I understand is less popular right now and thus the network/peer effect is weaker for people), the users have very little control over BlueSky as a platform, and that feels like a mistake.

With all that said, priority numero uno should simply be to get people off of shit like X.com and TikTok, which aren't just at risk of becoming toxic playgrounds of oligarchs, but already are. If people choose BlueSky as the next corporate platform to go to, it's a small step in the right direction, but it's worth proceeding with caution.

I've found tons of new "content" on Mastodon by following hashtags related to the things I like.

Personally I like the fact that I'm not being fed some corporate algorithm.

It’s those who stayed with their parents while they saved for a flat, or stuck it out in a profession they were passionate about even though the wages are chronically low.

This part in particular I find to be a strange thing to complain about... Like, some people have the option of living with their parents, so what..?

This fantasy that everyone moves out of their parents' house and becomes totally independent the day they turn 18 is just another bullshit American dream that has little basis in reality. If you happen to have the privilege of your empty childhood bedroom in your parents house, and you have a good enough relationship with your family to make it work while you follow a vocation or save up money for later, that's not something to be ashamed of--it's making the best of your circumstances and being smart with how you spend money.

Remember kids: there's no magical stat bonus for adult dignity in giving half of your monthly wages to some asshole landlord if you don't have to, so don't let people shame you out of living with family in a multi-generational household like so many people do relatively happily in countries all over the world.

Yes, it's true that not everyone has that privilege (a good relationship with their parents, an extra bedroom to sleep in, etc.), but as long as you're contributing (financially or otherwise) to the shared household in some way, there's no more shame in living with your parents than their is living with non-family roommates, a spouse, or whatever.

I think most people, whether they've experienced it or not, would agree that the privilege of living with your parents isn't exactly a luxury or an ideal way to live, but there really is no shame in it. If you're a good person who works hard and are only able to save up enough money to work towards your goals because you save money on rent by living with family, doing something like saving up for a house is still a big achievement and nobody should try to take that away from you.

Imagine being butthurt about people who live with their fucking parents and not laser-focused on the fact that a 0.1% of people have 99.9% of the money in society. It's fucking nuts.