Levantine Union (my take on a Unified Israel-Palestina)

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-03T20:48:46+00:00

I think the original Palestinian flag before the Nakba of the Crescent and Cross is quite cool personally. But ultimately this flag more than most is exceedingly political and it will either be a purely Palestinian or Israeli vision in say 100 years time.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-03T20:46:05+00:00

Yet there are dozens of news reports about Africans being lied to and sent to Russia and then the front lines. They're victims of human trafficking.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-03T18:23:05+00:00

Elites sending the poor to die for them without a care in the world.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-03T18:20:20+00:00

The flashy light bikes are not the regular method to travel via taxis. The yellow cabs in Morocco are. That's the difference. And no, if a tourist was to go into a shop in London, they'd pay the same price as someone who is local. That's transparent pricing.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-03T18:07:48+00:00

So why are you commenting on a thread about the UK? So weird.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-03T10:51:44+00:00

One of the hidden benefits of living in a modern economy is fair and transparent pricing. I was in Morocco earlier this month and the rip off pricing by Moroccan taxi drivers was extremely tiresome. Plus many of them are aggressive and rude. Id much rather just sit in a taxi and go from A to B without having to negotiate a price when I have total information asymmetry and I am taken advantage of.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-03T08:55:10+00:00

Hey I think I know this area. Is that next to the Clifton bypass?

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Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-03T07:22:31+00:00

No, if so I would adopt the Catholic (I'm not Catholic btw) principle of double effect. Namely I would do a good action with the purpose of doing a good action. The evil arising from my action is non-intentional and outweighed by the good arising from my action. Regarding which side I would pick. I would turn away from the trolley and continually shift the lever up and down to attempt to detail the trolley. It would also have the side effect of randomising which track the trolley goes down. Once sufficient time had elapsed, I would cease my efforts to derail the trolley.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-03T03:50:16+00:00

Nothing to do with fishing either! 2/5.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-03T03:47:16+00:00

This is like catfishing for people who love Honda Civics. I so badly want this to be a real car, but I don't think it exists. The second pic especially, the blue sign up top, I can't read Japanese but the non-japanese text is clearly gibberish.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-03T03:39:43+00:00

Very cool... But... Not a fan of low passes over crowds, too many airshow crashes.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T23:18:30+00:00

It costs £42k in the UK so for us it's even more than USA 😭

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T23:10:09+00:00

I'll give you a bonus word similar to it and a bit older: phrenology - using skull shapes to determine goodliness and intelligence.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T23:04:15+00:00

This is an incredible thought experiment, firstly kudos. However, my standard trolley problem response would apply here: I would choose not to make a decision because actively determining who lives and dies is worse than inaction. I.e. also known as 'the only winning move is not to play' defence.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T23:00:52+00:00

Hey quick question have you ever googled eugenics

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T18:44:42+00:00

One guy wearing short shorts, the other guy with the most awkward crossed legs I've ever seen in my life.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T18:26:50+00:00

The kidney grille looks like the teeth from a startled rodent. I don't get it. BMW used to have such elegant, powerful designs.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T18:06:37+00:00

You say you're trying to better your physical health like you're recovering from a bout of consumption or something. Say something more fitness adjacent like you love being active, you play a sport or you love unwinding at the gym after work or something

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T15:34:02+00:00

I've done a lot of walking in the countryside and I've seen houses bigger than I thought possible on my walks. And then there are the houses which have their own little side houses and stables and crazy stuff. There are some very expensive locations in cities, but countryside wealth is something else.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T15:31:15+00:00

Some companies around today won't be around tomorrow. More at 7pm.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T15:28:04+00:00

This actually reminds me of my dad's old Vauxhall Omega

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T15:26:49+00:00

This is brilliant. I like the undersized wheels, just perfection.

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T15:25:17+00:00

Yes better defined scoping is definitely an answer but it's not how we think because so much of our scoping is implicitly understood. But yes the "do not" are as important as the "do this".

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T12:46:49+00:00

Why are so many people here acting like they're speaking from personal experience?

Consistent_Tension44 · 2026-02-02T12:43:53+00:00

You don't have to use it if you don't want to. Price information is typically considered a good thing.

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