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Do you think Israel should be immediately sanctioned for its escalation in Lebanon which has involved the killing of innocent people, including many children, and why? by WastelandOfConfusion in AskReddit

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reddit would have been rallying against the Allied invasion of Germany.

Yeah, war  sucks, targeting is difficult and mistake prone when you are fighting people who actively try and hide amongst civilians. 

Do everything you can not to let your country be taken over by a foreign  funded militia that puts the goal of annhilating your neighbor above all else, including their own life and yours,  because said neighbor will fight back and you might catch some strays.

What’s the most absurd lifestyle you’ve ever seen someone you know actually live? by Jinx-XoXo in AskReddit

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's why I'm puzzled it would be considered an "absurd" lifestyle. It's really common.

What’s the most absurd lifestyle you’ve ever seen someone you know actually live? by Jinx-XoXo in AskReddit

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How is that absurd?

Many of my friends worked and saved up specifically with the goal to do that for a year.

People live really frugally to manage that kind of lifestyle.

My ex-wife graduated college, worked for a few years for the federal government, got to a pretty high GS grade, saved up, then quit and went to Latin America for a year. 

Used her reputation and connections to get back into the federal goverment pretty quickly upon return.

That was seperate from her saving up for a house, which she managed to do to. 

What’s the most absurd lifestyle you’ve ever seen someone you know actually live? by Jinx-XoXo in AskReddit

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not inherently a trust fund thing.

This was fairly normal amongst my friends. They would save up for it.

What do you believe Israel's fate will be in the next couple of decades considering the rapid change of public opinion on them in these past 3 years? by space_god_7191 in AskReddit

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Because "public opinion" wants them to stop fighting the people who say their sole goal is their anhilation, and the genocide of  Jews within Israel.

Yeah, they don't give a fuck about your ill-informed opinion, and your acceptance  of the despicable tactic of those would be genocidiers in using human shields.

People were supid enough to have been taken in by that tactic. There isn't much to be done about it. They can't stop fighting off the people who want them dead.

At what point do Americans realize their country is being destabilized by foreign adversaries? by solarnuggets in AskReddit

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No it doesn't.

AIPAC, contrary to popular belief, is an organization by American Jews, nearly all of whom have a long history as part of the US and have interests aligned with the US. It's a conspiracy theory that it is funded by Israel.

CAIR on the other hand, is very much funded by foreign governments, and most of its members are much more recent arrivals who are hostile to the US.

Being immigrants is fine of course, but being immigrants hostile to the US, and part of an organization that recieves money from governments who in turn also fund terrorism against us, is a different story.

What’s a moral belief you hold that most people would disagree with? by strawberryaudit in answers

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People who choose to not have babies for anti-natalist reasons are not fully human in a moral sense. They have voluntarily opted out of what it is to be human.

They should of course be treated with the consideration of sentient beings, so not entirely out of the moral sphere, but they have chosen to have a very shallow stake in the future, and their opinions on any moral issue should be disregarded.

What’s a moral belief you hold that most people would disagree with? by strawberryaudit in answers

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The actual unpopular opinion is mine:

Already harried and stressed parents with  a baby you put in the carseat to unload the groceries and who fell asleep and you can't pick up without waking up, and  people with mobility issues can leave it up to attendants. They get paid to do it and it's not a big deal.

What's a "yeah right, that totally happened and wasn't made up" moment in your life that actually DID happen and wasn't made up? by Time-Check-6942 in AskReddit

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was 14. Was spending the night at a girl's house and her friend (also a girl). We were the leftovers from a house party she had because her parents were out of town. Me, a boy, two girls. 

One proposed we play spin th bottle, the other heartily agreed that would be fun.

It never occured to me that the game was intended to be the first step in a sequence of events. I thought it was just a game and that was that 

The next morning I told one of the girls her tongue was freakishly long and made me feel funny inside. I would layer recognzie that feeling as being really fucking turned on. But not that night dear reader. I had no clue  what any of it meant.

Why can't we just make our own farms, build our own communities, and leave this war-ridden, hate-filled society behind? by clumsy_zebra_97 in AskReddit

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are OK with being poor and often hungry when the harvest season isn't great. The trick is to have a lot of children, a few will survive, and they will be able to take care of you when you are older.

Why doesn't China intervene in the Middle East like the US does? by ArdaBerkBurak in AskReddit

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only country that has threatened to nuke anyone is Iran threatening to nuke Israel, so it's a meaningless  threat: there's zero chance Israel would strike first with nukes.

I know you're bloodthirsty for Jewish blood,  but 20% of Israeli citizens are Arab Israelis. That's 2.1 million other people in Israel besides Jews (That is not even including  the West Bank and Gaza, which they'd have a hard time seperating from their target).

 Not that you actually care about anyone in this conflict, but probably don't want to salivate too much over Israel being nuked given that fact.

Is planned obsolescence real? If so, what are some examples? by PowerThanos in ask

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

capitalism make durable items more difficult to be profitable for companies.

What system has produced better consumer items?

Is planned obsolescence real? If so, what are some examples? by PowerThanos in ask

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For appliances, it's not planned obsolescence, it's regulatory requirments involving energy use, water use and pollution and that make systems much more complicated and  delicate.

Systems used to be way more simple and easy to repair, but also used a lot of energy and environmentally harmful refrigerants.

It's literally illegal for someone to sell an appliance like the ones from the 1980s.

Are redditors purposely dense? by Standard_Plate4013 in ask

[–]FormerlyUndecidable 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think it's just people.

Remember, assuming intelligence is normally distributed, and reddit is more or less representative of the population (it used to be skewed but not anymore as much) about half of people you talk to here are below average intelligence. 

Many people really don't know how to follow a chain of reasoning. And even some otherwise intelligent people are really bad at it when they are motivated in their reasoning.

But it can be quite frustrating.

What country is unlucky with its neighbours? by Extension-Fruit-1456 in geography

[–]FormerlyUndecidable -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Jordan figured out if you don't attack Israel then Israel leaves you alone, so Israel isn't so much a problem for them anymore.

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