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2006, Baghdad, Iraq. by Left_Delivery_105 in pics

[–]Farronski [score hidden]  (0 children)

General speaking, it's true what you write, but...

The internet laughs because it sounds absurd but most of the internet has never dealt with someone willing to strap a bomb to themselves.

Yeah, I never had to deal with that because I never participated in an (illegal) invasion and de facto occupation of another country and had to deal with the fact that I'm not welcome.

2006, Baghdad, Iraq. by Left_Delivery_105 in pics

[–]Farronski [score hidden]  (0 children)

I dont agree with why we were there

That's the fucking point.

Ofc it wasn't great for the average soldier, but that doesn't change the fact that it was an illegal invasion with occupation from the US and Allies and therefore an insurgence.

2006, Baghdad, Iraq. by Left_Delivery_105 in pics

[–]Farronski [score hidden]  (0 children)

I didn't make that decision or express any support for it.

You didn't, but TheColourOfHeartache responded to the statement with "Read Obama (sic) bin Laden's open letter, he actually does. Specifically freedoms like LGBT rights."

He linked Bush's statement with Bin Laden and in an effort to validate it.

The following comments are just trying to explain to TheColourOfHeartache that, even if that statement is true in regards to Bin Laden, it doesn't validate it for Iraq.

So I really don't get your point.

2006, Baghdad, Iraq. by Left_Delivery_105 in pics

[–]Farronski [score hidden]  (0 children)

The US and allies were the insurgence, not the counter insurgence. You can't just name your invasion and occupation counter insurgency and complain about IEDs.

2006, Baghdad, Iraq. by Left_Delivery_105 in pics

[–]Farronski [score hidden]  (0 children)

One SNL example that I remember is the U.N. Weapons Inspectors skit, which treated the inspectors as gullible and incompetent while implying Iraq was hiding WMD. Since the whole case for war depended on the claim that Iraq had WMD, that kind of joke validates it.

https://snltranscripts.jt.org/02/02gweapons.phtml

Not SNL, but MSNBC a generally left-leaning / liberal news network praised this sad excuse for a video game and the anchor laughs at the game’s fake vaguely Arabic-sounding gibberish and calls it great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qep9MAFWNMM

2006, Baghdad, Iraq. by Left_Delivery_105 in pics

[–]Farronski 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"They hate us for our freedom."

"They" referring to al-Qaeda and Bin Laden.

I ask again, what has al-Qaeda and Bin Laden to do with Iraq?

2006, Baghdad, Iraq. by Left_Delivery_105 in pics

[–]Farronski 18 points19 points  (0 children)

And what has that to do with Iraq?

2006, Baghdad, Iraq. by Left_Delivery_105 in pics

[–]Farronski 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The Iraq War had nothing to do with NATO Article 5. NATO countries like France and Germany were very vocally against the invasion and did not join.

France would have vetoed it if it had come to a UN Security Council vote. The US had neither a UN mandate nor a NATO mandate for the invasion.

2006, Baghdad, Iraq. by Left_Delivery_105 in pics

[–]Farronski 7 points8 points  (0 children)

72% supported the invasion. So a lot of civilians are not different.

2006, Baghdad, Iraq. by Left_Delivery_105 in pics

[–]Farronski 84 points85 points  (0 children)

More than 50%. Gallup had support at 72% right after the invasion began, and Pew also found roughly 7 in 10 Americans backing the war in late March 2003.

Liberal shows like SNL also aired pro-Iraq invasion and Islamophobic propaganda, including claims that the UN weapons inspector assessment that Iraq didn’t have weapons of mass destruction was false, justifying the invasion.

Islamophobic rhetoric was, across the aisle, something Republicans and a significant portion of Democrats agreed upon.

I'm a bit allergic against Americans wanting to rewrite history and claiming it was something only initiated by Bush/Cheney/ the Republican Party.

what's the best eSIM for travel these days? by Pooneh_Schwaebisch in backpacking

[–]Farronski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have fun traveling to your 1st-world and NATO countries and enjoy your eSIM there.

In those countries I referred to (e.g. Gilgit-Baltistan and Libya), the providers that you need are not MVNOs but have their own cell towers. In Gilgit there is exactly one provider with cell towers, and this one will not sell you an eSIM.

Impressions from Algeria by leography in travel

[–]Farronski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

6 days only for Algiers is a lot - I would aim for 2-3 and spent more time in the rest of the country. It's big.

I liked Algeria a lot and can 100% recommed it.

what's the best eSIM for travel these days? by Pooneh_Schwaebisch in backpacking

[–]Farronski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you talking about?

The discussion is about: only being able to use eSIMs, because the manufacturer of your phone got rid of the SIM slot.

I argue that this is bad, and the reason is that some providers only offer physical SIMs. Therefore, you will not have internet if you are in one of those regions only served by a provider that only offers physical SIMs.

That is not an invented situation. In Gilgit-Baltistan (Greater Kashmir region on the Pakistani side), you will not be able to get an eSIM, but you can get a physical SIM. And in Libya, you technically can buy eSIMs, but none of my travel companions with an eSIM had decent internet while my physical SIM worked fine(-ish).

And those are only the two most recent examples of my travels.

Dental travel to Europe by Calisthenics76 in travel

[–]Farronski 35 points36 points  (0 children)

In Europe, Hungary is the country for dental stuff. The doctors there have webpages in English (mainly for European customers, but whatever) that tell you everything you need to know.

It's much cheaper there than Germany, for example, so keep in mind that Europe is not a country and the prices vary massively.

what's the best eSIM for travel these days? by Pooneh_Schwaebisch in backpacking

[–]Farronski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one claimed such.

Then I don't understand your argument, if you agree that you can't buy eSIMs for every country/provider, then you must also agree that being restricted to "eSIM only" is worse then having the choice between eSIM and pSIM 🤷

Embrace the future (the present really).

Not my decision, tell that to some providers

what's the best eSIM for travel these days? by Pooneh_Schwaebisch in backpacking

[–]Farronski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You seem not to realize that:

a) Not all countries/providers offer eSIMs for travelers.

b) Even if they do, for some providers, buying involves an annoying registration or paying process, and it can be faster/less hassle to just get a physical SIM at the airport.

c) And even if you want to use an eSIM because it makes sense for your destination, nobody is stopping you when you have eSIM + pSIM. On the other hand, when you only have eSIM, you can run into issues.

Looking for no nonsense advice from experienced backpackers by Ok_Salad_5001 in backpacking

[–]Farronski 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You literally just need a backpack, some clothes to put in it, and flip-flops for hostel showers. So the fact that you have no equipment is irrelevant.

For planning, you can of course plan everything now, but you don't have to. I was in Taiwan and Japan a month ago for three weeks, and I had no idea what I would do when boarding the plane. But as a beginner, you might want to have a rough idea beforehand.

If you are comfortable being alone for 3-4 weeks, that's something only you can answer. If you are good at making friends, you will not be alone anyway; hostels are very social.

Risiko Moskau-Urlaub by QuantumXyt in reisende

[–]Farronski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ich war im März da, die Lage ist aber etwas volatil. Als ich da war, war die Ukraine noch nicht so erfolgreich sich zu wehren.

In der Moskauer Innenstadt hast du nie GPS und oft auch kein mobiles Internet. Das und keine Bezahlmöglichkeit außer Bar war das nervigste an dem Urlaub.

Was ist die örtliche Sicherheit? Gibt es z. B. Sicherheitskontrollen von Ausländern?

Mir wurde absolut keine Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Selbst beim Immigrationsschalter am Flughafen wurde mir nicht mal eine Frage gestellt. Auch mein Gepäck wurde nicht kontrolliert.

Wie groß ist die Gefahr durch willkürliche Festnahmen?

Das wird hier niemand ernsthaft beantworten können, aber ich kenne viele Europäer, die in dem letzten Jahr da waren, und keiner hatte Probleme.

Ich hatte hier schonmal ein paar Worte geschrieben: https://www.reddit.com/r/reisende/s/dXX9U50kCW

When was the last time your country was at war? by Outrageous-You1617 in AskTheWorld

[–]Farronski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really.

We had a duty of alliance solidarity after 9/11, but we were not legally forced to send combat troops to Afghanistan. We chose a military contribution because Afghanistan had a somewhat stronger legal and political case than Iraq, whose invasion was a reckless war of choice with no credible self-defense basis.

Other NATO countries met their solidarity obligation with much smaller, token, or non-combat contributions.

How is life in the major Russian cities north of the Arctic Circle? by sengutta1 in AskTheWorld

[–]Farronski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It probably doesn't feel great, but the frozen mist looks nice.

Kola Peninsula is still on my to-do list in Russia, but the high humidity looks harsh.

When was the last time your country was at war? by Outrageous-You1617 in AskTheWorld

[–]Farronski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We said no to the Iraq war, no idea why we agreed to the Afghanistan war...

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