Doesn’t really matter cuz the Jesus they care about is the fictional Jesus in the story.

That seems worse because it means they went out of the way to get so rich, rather than just having it handed to them.

just by being the biggest player in the system so all the activity is on their server, then they shut it down and leave the rest of the drivers with a big hole in the community.

Roboto Slab, Iosevka

I’m wondering what kind of peace they think they’re asking for. Israel has a buffet of oppressive laws that deny Palestinians access to water, land, and infrastructure, and allow the IDF to raze villages at their discretion and detain people indefinitely without evidence, all under the pretext of fighting terrorism and protecting national security. Meanwhile Israel has been the occupying force in this region for decades. Remember they are, by definition, not on the defensive. These laws actually do discriminate against Palestinians, and make life very hard for them.

I wonder if this is the kind of peace where Israel thinks “why won’t they simply accept our oppressive laws and let us displace them and take their land? Why are people fighting back all the time? We just want peace!”

I cannot stress enough that settlers and housing developments come at the same time as the military, and they work together. Like it’s not even a terrorism thing. They are just chasing Palestinians around with housing developments to justify forcing them out. As far as I can see the only way Israel’s operation could be peaceful is if the Palestinians literally just accepted their widespread displacement, dispossession and sometimes even mass murder, but we know that’s not how peace works :)

Change. Change is ruffling people’s feathers. They want what they are used to, and the new thing is unequivocally evil.

Then you are extremely lucky, as am I. I have enough money saved up that I took a break.

However, something like 40% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and just don’t have that option. The threat of poverty is constantly chasing them. When you’re in that situation, you will take the best option available even if it’s garbage or next to garbage.

One of them is a well known journalist.

The main argument is that we are in a system of people who are way more powerful than us, and have largely taken away our options until we agree. We’re facing widespread protests and international strikes right now because we don’t like the options they’ve given us, and we’re trying to change the system.

Just because somebody takes away your options until you agree, doesn’t mean they aren’t forcing you. Just because you happen to be satisfied with what you have, doesn’t mean that something better is not being denied from you, even though it is possible for you to have it.

Categorically false.

Many people with down syndrome live fulfilling, independent lives, and even have children with other people who have down syndrome

So… Without a government, there just wouldn’t be armies? Rich and powerful private citizens wouldn’t form their own armed forces?

The amount that pops into my head is big enough that I’d say I don’t need it.

It may complicate your life though. You’d have no explanation of who you are or why you’re there.

What do you mean you won’t permit it? You mean you will actually try to stop Israel from doing it? Will you stop giving Israel money?

Or are you just going to do nothing?

Why the hell is there a villa just south of there called Residenza presidenziale Simone e Vincenzo

Niv Mizzet, Dracogenius

I know two people that are currently overseeing a genocide and Donald Trump is not one of them… Yet.

I think you might be narrowing the definition of politics. Something is political not just when two arbitrary political “sides” disagree. Something is a political issue when government policy is involved, and Greta is absolutely in the business of changing government policy. Climate change is also a political issue because it does create a divide among political groups: the rich and the poor. The people who own the most stuff will profit from irresponsible pollution, and have the most means to avoid its consequences. They will be using their political power to make sure things stay that way. The poor will suffer.

It’s a serious question, in my opinion.

Yes, the things you enthusiastically listed are certainly antisemitic.

But other things, like calling Israel racist, is considered antisemitic by the Anti defamation league, even though the Israeli government is extremely racist.

Additionally, they are very much an apartheid state and are overwhelmingly responsible for the meat grinder that is now Gaza.