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Killing civilians doesn’t avenge anything, no matter who does it.

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What part of “no matter who does it” did you not understand.

I’m embarassed for you.

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That’s an interesting theory but there are many churches where women are supposed to put on a hat especially for church.

Probably it has more to do with this rather ridiculous passage from Corinthians:

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. 6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. Source 1 Corinthians 11: 2-16

@CharlesDarwin

Visitors to Greece appear ill informed about heatwave risk, warn rescuers (www.theguardian.com)

Over the past week, three search and rescue operations have been started for tourists who have gone missing during treks on far-flung islands, including one for the popular TV presenter Michael Mosley, who was found dead on the island of Symi....

JacksonLamb,
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Californians don’t live in Death Valley.

The countries with the hottest temperatures in inhabited areas are places like Kuwait.

U.S. company found liable of financing Colombian paramilitary death squad to advance its interests (www.latintimes.com)

A U.S. jury in Miami has ruled that Chiquita Brands International is liable for financing the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a paramilitary death squad designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. during Colombia’s civil war....

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This article makes it clearer.

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To determine that, I will need two pieces of information:

  • do you stand to profit from the killing or intimidation of Palestinians?
  • are you one of the US Government’s main sources of money and weapons?
JacksonLamb,
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Speechless that two people have come in here to defend United Fruit Company/Chiquita for its well known use of death squads.

Remind me not to post about Nestlé.

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I like hypotheticals myself, but not when they are used to mislead.

Chiquita was the entity calling the shots and the death squads were killing and intimidating anyone who went against their commercial interests, including politicians.

For that reason, the hypothetical above reads like an attempt to pretend Chiquita was somehow a passive participant.

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You may be right. It may have been an innocent attempt to turn the discussion away from this landmark decision and back onto the more well trampled ground of US politics.

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No, it’s like if you owned a massive chain of Italian restaurants that notoriously exploited people, and you were actively paying the mafia to intimidate your workers and to bust unions.

The judge saw through Chiquita’s ridiculous fabrication, I’m disappointed to see you parroting it here.

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It’s a false analogy. Chiquita were paying the paramilitary to do its bidding.

Here is a more in-depth article.

Hamas leader said civilian death toll could benefit militant group in Gaza war (www.cnn.com)

The military leader of Hamas has said he believes he has gained the upper hand over Israel and that the spiralling civilian death toll in Gaza would work in the militant group’s favor, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, citing leaked messages the newspaper said it had seen....

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Israel have already said that they are not interested in the agreement.

JacksonLamb,
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She might be a TOFI.

JacksonLamb,
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Putin is not a communist in any sense of the word.

JacksonLamb,
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You’re arguing for both sides of the argument.

First you argue that people obeyed rulers because they didn’t question authority.

Then you argue people obeyed rulers for their own benefit and material gain.

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After reviewing their modlog history, I think Masquenox displays a level of emotional incontinence that is effectively the same as trolling.

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Of course you did, or I wouldn’t have commented on it.

Here is a wikipedia page that explains what a tankie is.

JacksonLamb,
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I do see what you mean. I think when a dork engages in repeated personal attacks they cross the line for me regardless of their intent.

It’s a philosophical question akin to Baudrillard’s “simulate a robbery” idea.

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Great analogy.

Israel’s obstruction of investigation into 7 October rape allegations risks truth never being found, advocates warn (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

Israel’s leadership is pushing the allegations that Hamas fighters raped Israeli women during the October 7 attacks for its own political objectives while the government’s ongoing refusal to allow the United Nations to conduct a full investigation into the matter threatens to hinder any evidence, advocates have warned.

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Yet that rescued hostage from yesterday did not look very pregnant.

Out of order. You can easily make the same point without resorting to perpetuating a misogynist myth about rape.

JacksonLamb,
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Why on earth do you mostly have pro-terrorist facebook friends? Did you not realise you can just block people like that?

JacksonLamb,
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When I think of genocide, it comes to mind images of some evil dictator using poison gas in a population, chemical weapons, an atomic bomb, etc.

That’s just lack of education on your part, though. Neither the Cambodian Genocide nor the Rwandan Genocide would be a genocide according to you, but in reality these were two of the worst genocides in the last 50 years.

Come to think of it, neither would the Bosnian Genocide according to you, because it mainly targeted males for execution.

then cry genocide

The people who are “crying genocide” are those of us in the international community who know what a geenocide is, including experts in international law.

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Disappointing.

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The US president is literally going around his own Congress to ensure the Israelis are always well stocked with weapons during their genocide.

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