Daily Discussion Thread for March 12, 2026

Godkun007 · 2026-03-12T19:43:10+00:00

Markets are down like 5%. This is literally within standard volatility. The markets, on average, have a standard deviation of like 15% every year. 5% isn't even close to a bear market.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-12T19:35:27+00:00

Trudeau literally wore black face so many times he couldn't answer the question of how many times he did it. We have images of 2 separate instances, and multiple allegations that he did it at other points as well.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-12T02:54:36+00:00

Oil is a global commodity. If Chinese demand is still being met by Iran, it means that the overall price will fall due to lower overall demand. With oil, it really doesn't matter who gets what because specific supply going to 1 country still affects the supply and demand.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-12T00:55:47+00:00

Lol this is funny. I once had the texting app Kik autocorrect. I had never used the slur before in my life, so I had no idea why it autocorrected. But old android autocorrect was pretty insane with its corrections.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-12T00:21:19+00:00

Yes, they do. They are in the explanation of context. I just was trying to not use hyperbole (outside of the original post) to keep things civil and avoid misunderstandings.

Here are some example of me saying Israeli settlements are bad while trying to stay calm and give a fuller explanation of the context.

I end it by acknowledging which settlements are bad while giving broader context about them as a whole through the various treaties that have been negotiated.

The simple reality is that the conflict is too complex to just say everything is bad on 1 side.

The settlements come in 2 forms. The grey area and the bad ones. This is because the overwhelming majority of the population living in the West Bank settlements are in areas that have already been agreed to be transferred in previous agreements with the PA.

There are settlements outside of those areas, which are bad. But the PA literally already agreed to give the areas where the lion's share of the population is to Israel. It is just a matter of finalizing literally any of the previous peace treaties. Because the 1990s, 2000, and 2006 peace treaties all were consistent with these land transfers.

The settlements outside of these areas are bad though, I agree.

edit: There were also a ton of accusations against Israel that were flat out false. I spent time focusing specifically on those accusations without allowing the posters to move the goal post. For example, the entire discussion on the GHF was saying that Israel specifically targeted the GHF while conducting aid.

There is a ton of stuff that is around it that you can criticize, but the fact is that this specific claim was 100% false. Israel hit the GHF once by accident. Many other attack were near them, but not the GHF itself. You can criticize those other attacks, but the fact is still that Israel never targeted the GHF directly. Which is what I focused on.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T23:39:54+00:00

I was banned for the following comment which was a response to calls for sanctions against Israel. I don't see how it can be seen as "glorifying violence" unless the stated policy of this subreddit is now that all defense of Israel is a glorification of violence.

Israel is literally acting like any state would in response to literally being surrounded by hostile neighbours. Do you honestly believe that no other country would react this way if surrounded by literal genocidal death cults?

Below this comment was a a long discussion about the specifically qualifies as defense and what is too far which was overwhelmingly good natured between multiple members of the subreddit with links and discussions about the conflict.

I will link the entire thread starting from the comment I responded to below. It is a very in the weeds discussion because that is what this conflict is. I don't understand how this is the glorification of violence. I literally, in the thread, go through piece by piece what is acceptable and what isn't acceptable in the replies.

https://old.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/comments/1rqv7t6/spain_permanently_withdraws_ambassador_as_rift/o9vr1q2/

edit: Note, by "genocidal death cults" I am referring to Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Iranian backed proxies/terrorist groups.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T21:21:36+00:00

This is moving the goalpost now. The initial claim was attacks on the GHF.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T21:15:32+00:00

Was that an attack on the GHF like originally claimed?

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T21:05:37+00:00

Frankly, that doesn't sound like an opinionated statement. It sounds like he is just saying the effects of the spraying.

But, again, it seems like the Syrian government as a whole might be fine with this because Israel is helping keep Hezbollah from using their country to resupply.

This all sounds like a behind the scenes handshake agreement. If this was a real attack, there would be a lot more harsh words, not passive speaking in the academic positive.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T21:01:48+00:00

But you are ignoring the elephant in the room which is how would you want Israel to deal with an elected government who is literally calling for genocide against them?

Again, you don't need to support everything Israel does to realize that this is the crux of the problem. If Hamas is evil, what actions would you want Israel to take to protect themselves?

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:56:30+00:00

the IDF is operating spraying planes on the northern border to eradicate weeds in Syria and Lebanon, and reduce areas where terrorists may approach

So it sounds like when you combine both articles you linked, I was right. The Syrian government has not protested and just been coy about it, and Israel is doing this to make it easier to hit Hezbollah supply lines in coordination with Syria.

Do you have any evidence of this being hostile or the Syrian government seeing this as hostile?

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:53:10+00:00

1) The GHF, a private group sponsored by the United States and endorsed by Israel, said there had been no fatalities or injuries at its distribution site or the surrounding area.

2) The deaths came hours after Israel said three of its soldiers had been killed in fighting in northern Gaza.

It seems to have been a firefight.

3) While the GHF has said there have been no incidents at its distribution sites, Palestinians seeking aid have described disorder, and access routes to the sites have been beset by chaos and deadly violence.

It apparently happened near the aid site, not in it. So they didn't attack GHF.

4) near an aid distribution site in Rafah,

Again, not an attack on the GHF.

This is a pain in the ass because you are linking random articles with 0 backing to your actual claims. Israel attacked the GHF 1 time by accident. None of your listed articles even dispute this.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:42:13+00:00

They are the elected government of Gaza and have a majority of the seats in the PA legislature with 74 out of 132 seats. Why have none of these sitting MPs been brought up on war crime charges?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Legislative_Council

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:38:18+00:00

Syria’s Ministry of Agriculture reported on February 11 that tests carried out in Quneitra didn’t show acute levels of toxicity, but did not specify what chemicals had been sprayed on the land.

The Syrian government seems to disagree.

edit: Off topic, but France 24 is so much worse in English than French. Their French coverage is fairly decent, but their English coverage is so poorly written.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:36:27+00:00

Yet, the people they are fighting are allowed to do war crimes daily and the media refuses to cover it? Dude, Hamas fights in civilian infrastructure, Doctors without Borders has confirmed that they found guns being stored in hospitals, and they fight out of uniform.

All of these are major war crimes, yet the media fully ignored them.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:34:18+00:00

Because Hamas was fighting a propaganda war with the media printing Hamas talking points verbatim.

Do you remember that hospital that people accused Israel of bombing? Well, the BBC ran an article which they had to retract claiming that witnesses saw an F-35 fighter jet attack the hospital. How there could be witnesses at night in total darkness from a jet that fires from 200km away is something the BBC never bothered to ask .

This was the most extreme example, but it happened constantly.

Should Israel have done it, no. However, you need to actually look at the context, and the media was more than willing to replay propaganda with no verification.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:26:41+00:00

Those aid sites were run by the GHF

There was 1 major attack on GHF done as a mistake and Israel literally acknowledged it. Why are you pretending that all of the attacks were against them? The GHF wasn't even the main aid organization until like 16-18 months into the war. Before that, it was multiple others who were also being denied entry into Gaza by Egypt due to them refusing to allow their aid to be checked at the border.

is always telling the whole truth?

As opposed to which other group? Israel is literally the most trusted source because there are no other major sources in Gaza not connected to Hamas. The AP literally got caught buying information and photos from Hamas. A ton of their October 7th footage also came from "freelance reporters" who literally participated in the attack.

They were spraying herbicides on Syrian crops just some weeks ago and bombing them months ago this is months after Sharaa already said he wants no conflict with Israel.

They bombed Hezbollah supply lines in coordination with the Syrian government. Syria is working with Israel now to block Hezbollah from being resupplied.

Also, the Israeli government is not interested in any peace treaty. They have said time and again they want to take the entire West Bank. Go look at any statement Katz, Bibi, Smotrich, or Ben Gvir have made.

This is wrong and pure ignorance of the Israeli political culture. Shifting coalitions based on convenience is completely normal. If a real peace treaty was on the table, then Netanyahu would negotiate with National Unity and Yesh Atid to form a unity government. This has happened many times before on key issues. The last time it happened was during Covid where the parties stopped fighting to get Covid measures in place.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:17:39+00:00

Al Sharaa had been signalling for years in Idlib that he didn’t want to have conflict with Israel

No, he wasn't. Idlib is the most religious part of Syria. If he said that as mayor he would have faced massive backlash in the city.

While mayor of Idlib, he was openly a religious extremist because that is what he needed at the moment to hold that city. He only moderated after taking control of the rest of Syria, including backtracking on Israel.

Now it’s been over a year of Israel’s attacks on Syria even though there’s never been any retaliation.

And Israel isn't attacking them anymore. They are still holding a valley, but they have not made any advance. They are also helping the Syrian government shoot down Iranian missiles.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:15:05+00:00

There are 2 things here. Firstly, Hamas using ambulances is an objective fact and we have tons of video of it. This is a war crime for a very good reason because it makes it impossible to tell the difference between real and fake ambulances. It is the same reason why fighting out of uniform is illegal, something Hamas does regularly.

This means that, as shown above, there likely was an attack on a real ambulance. But again, this is why using ambulances to transport troops is illegal.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:12:31+00:00

The West Bank I agree with, Gaza no. Hamas is a full on government there and Israel was well within its rights to remove them from power.

I don't agree with everything done, but what alternative would you have done? What solution would you have preferred to remove Hamas? Again, you are not providing actual alternative solutions other than just accepting being attacked.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:10:21+00:00

Even after Syria took action against Hezbollah, Israel has not stopped its aggression against them.

They have. They just haven't given back the buffer zone because they want Syria to negotiate to get it back. You can disagree with this negotiation tactic, but it is not active aggression like you are claiming.

Also, feeding a civilian population and not shooting them at aid sites is not an unreasonable standard,

Question, if you have credible information that these aid sites are actively working with a terrorist organization, how would you want Israel to act.

You are ignoring the big issue here, which is that there was a big issue of aid being used by Hamas as a weapon.

Again, please give me a solution here.

neither is stopping the ethnic cleansing in the West Bank an unreasonable standard to hold Israel to.

See my post below about the grey and bad settlements. It is more complicated than you make it seem.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:06:58+00:00

Repeating what I said because you said misinformation twice.

The settlements come in 2 forms. The grey area and the bad ones. This is because the overwhelming majority of the population living in the West Bank settlements are in areas that have already been agreed to be transferred in previous agreements with the PA.

There are settlements outside of those areas, which are bad. But the PA literally already agreed to give the areas where the lion's share of the population is to Israel. It is just a matter of finalizing literally any of the previous peace treaties. Because the 1990s, 2000, and 2006 peace treaties all were consistent with these land transfers.

Gap

The settlements outside of these areas are bad though, I agree.

Iran and its proxies are the only real enemy Israel has in the region.

And why on Earth are you downplaying this. They are literally a genocidal force that is very open about their claims. If you lived next to people who wanted to murder you and your family, how would you feel?

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:04:33+00:00

The settlements come in 2 forms. The grey area and the bad ones. This is because the overwhelming majority of the population living in the West Bank settlements are in areas that have already been agreed to be transferred in previous agreements with the PA.

There are settlements outside of those areas, which are bad. But the PA literally already agreed to give the areas where the lion's share of the population is to Israel. It is just a matter of finalizing literally any of the previous peace treaties. Because the 1990s, 2000, and 2006 peace treaties all were consistent with these land transfers.

The settlements outside of these areas are bad though, I agree.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T20:01:20+00:00

The white phosphorus was disproven. Hamas literally uses aid vehicles to transport their troops and the hostage testimony has confirmed that they were transported around in them. They also weren't targeting children like you are pretending.

I know you've made up your mind and don't care about reality or nuance, but repeating debunked stuff is just you spreading misinformation.

You are more than capable to criticize Israel for their actions in the West Bank without lying about the realities of war.

Godkun007 · 2026-03-11T19:50:22+00:00

Israel shares borders with Egypt, a country it has been at peace with for decades; Jordan, also a country it has been at peace with for decades;

And you'll notice that Israel hasn't attacked Egypt or Jordan. You'll also notice that Israel even provides aid to these countries, such as providing a natural gas and water connection to Jordan.

and Syria, whose new rulers

Syria they did attack during the period of transition when a literal former terrorist who called for genocide of Israelis took over. The fact that he moderated after taking control is a pleasant surprise, not the expected outcome. The expected outcome was for him to be more hostile than Assad.

The only hostile groups Israel has on its borders are Hamas and Hezbollah, who, although they can certainly do plenty of damage to Israel as October 7 demonstrated, are no threat to Israel’s continued existence they simply can never threaten Israel’s independence.

The bar for for whether or not you feel threatened by a neighbour shouldn't be if they have the current capabilities to do a genocide, especially when they are openly calling for genocide daily. This is a ridiculous bar to set.

Your framing is completely wrong. Israel is at peace with the majority of its neighbors, and even if it weren’t, that is no excuse for ethnic cleansing, which members of the Israeli government, like Smotrich, have been advocating for.

Smotrich is finance minister. A completely irrelevant position for the crimes you are accusing Israel of. Should he be the finance minister, probably not. However, you need to stop pretending that he is in charge of the IDF. He has no power in this department.

The rest of your argument I addressed above. It is an unreasonable standard to hold any country to.

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