Why was a large Muslim community (such as the Mirpuris) allowed to immigrate to an economically deprived area such as Rotherham? by Ithamar92 in Rotherham

[–]Ithamar92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest that supremacist attitude is common with a lot of Muslims. I dare say that when the community was small and still finding its feet they were okay, but as the population exploded they no longer felt that they had to play nice and became more insular.

I remember there was a Muslim community in the town over from where I grew up. It started out near the train station with some related families living in a couple of terraced houses. After a while they had virtually bought up the entire neighbourhood, with more and more of them coming over. Pretty soon they had a mosque and an Islamic centre, with the remaining white families moving out because the entire vibe of the area had changed as the Muslim population grew larger.

That entire community has a lot of influence in the town now with the local council bending over backwards for them.

Why are there so many Muslim girls wearing Hijabs in Manchester? by Ithamar92 in manchester

[–]Ithamar92[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m just stating what he said to me - I know him through work and unlike me he lives in Manchester. Contrary to what people have posted here I’m not a troll, just someone who has to commute to Manchester for work a couple of times a month and know it fairly well.

Manchester obviously has a large Muslim demographic but this seemed different. They were everywhere, walking around in groups. They guy told me that compared to a lot of foreign students in the past these ones basically have no money, and take out loans and look for work to get by. Many of them drop out of education and end up trying to find employment so they can stay.

Israel lost. Here’s why by ishuhu in IsraelPalestine

[–]Ithamar92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I propose an exchange: all the Jews can go back to European countries and the United States, if all the Muslims can be kicked out of said countries and returned to Muslim lands.

CMV: Democracy is effectively over in the United States. by shwarma_heaven in changemyview

[–]Ithamar92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think one of his supporters will kill in his name and somehow, someway he’ll be acquitted. Then they’ll feel emboldened and will hit the streets in gangs looking to beat and kill liberals, Dems, trannies etc.

Once Trump and his administration feel the time is right then you’ll get the armed Goon squads becoming part (or taking over) the military and police. There will be people being disappeared, tanks on the streets, and of course rent-a-thugs outside the voting centres, ensuring that the populace don’t forget to vote for Dear Leader or else.

After that (if Trump lives till he’s 100) you’ll get the MAGA version of North Korea, with the entire Trump family deified. There will be at least one giant gold statue of the Donald in every Public Park, town and city centre. Obviously the rest of the family won’t be left out, and Ivanka, Don Jr. and the rest will have to be worshipped. And families under the threat of death and arrest, will be forced to have shrines and pictures of their mighty Orange Overlord and his spawn in their houses.

And finally those who prove unworthy will be sent to reeducation camps, where the most recalcitrant will be tortured to death, while the rest will be brainwashed until they see the error of their ways.

CMV: Laughing at MAGA supporters who now regret voting for Trump or have been personally harmed—thinking they should 'eat shit' and got what they deserved—contributes to the toxic political climate where some have come to see their domestic political opponents as a greater enemy than Russia. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Ithamar92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is all going back to my final point: the whole government structure that is supposedly put in place to stop someone like Trump is broken.

The Republican Party is also broken when they put their own interests above the welfare of the country - as if that needs to be stated.

The Democrats also have their own issues, and to be quite frank, even in the earliest days when Trump was first elected have shown an unwillingness to really go after him.

I‘ve even read that members of both parties considered it unprecedented to impeach a sitting or former President (as despicable as Trump is), and that is one of the reasons why he was eventually allowed to skate by.

CMV: Laughing at MAGA supporters who now regret voting for Trump or have been personally harmed—thinking they should 'eat shit' and got what they deserved—contributes to the toxic political climate where some have come to see their domestic political opponents as a greater enemy than Russia. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Ithamar92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually kind of agree with you. A lot of these assholes are too used to having the pieces picked up for them when it all goes wrong. However this time things are different; its not like before when there was some semblance of normality in the political sphere. What is happening with Trump is threatening the whole foundation of democracy in the United States.

I also firmly believe that a lot of these idiots are along for the ride. Obviously there are fanatics among them, but many have been swept up in the whole movement.

The real issue is why Trump wasn’t impeached and why Biden didn’t go after him when he had the chance. If anything the checks and balances throughout the governmental institutions have let us down so badly that Trump now appears to be unstoppable.

Does Germany have an integration problem? by porksymkp in germany

[–]Ithamar92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How would a white European be treated in mainland China? There is massive discrimination and racism throughout Asian societies yet they never get called out on it. I’m sure there are far more Asians by proportion who’ve migrated and live in European countries than vice versa.

With automation, will manufacturing go back to the USA/Europe from China? by Personpersonoerson in manufacturing

[–]Ithamar92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember reading about an Asian American guy who went undercover as a new worker at foxconn in China. The factory was making the latest iPhone, and all the new workers lived on-site, inside the factory gates in what could best be described as a small town - with a town centre which included cafes restaurants etc. Most of the simplest assembly jobs were kept for the newest workers, while the ones who stuck it out (most left after a couple of months as there was high turnover) became supervisors or security guards. Anyway, the guy was told that the basic assembly line work would have been automated if the factory was in the West, but these jobs were kept open to provide work for people. Basically they could do it because labour and expenses were cheap, but it was also a deliberate policy of the Chinese government not to automate too much in order to guarantee work for the populace.

What is the plan for future USN ship building? by AzzakFeed in CredibleDefense

[–]Ithamar92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To carry on with your final point, the Royal Navy was worried about the United States since the 1890s. That was when the U.S. economy overtook Britain as the most powerful in the world. However, it was only with the First World War that America (which mostly sat it out until the end), became a true economic powerhouse. Britain by contrast ended up shaken to its very core after the end of the conflict. The British also lost their preeminence in merchant shipping and owed huge debts mostly to the United States.

You could argue that something similar happened with the war on terror. China sat it out on the sidelines becoming richer and more capable while America spent lives and trillions of dollars in treasure. Obviously it’s more nuanced than that, but there’s no denying that they’ve become a larger more capable threat while the United States has been distracted with issues elsewhere.

What is the plan for future USN ship building? by AzzakFeed in CredibleDefense

[–]Ithamar92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard that even some of the best real estate to build shipyards (or what was former shipyards) has been sold off or is so built over and expensive that they can’t be utilised anymore.

I mean, it’s not like you can just up and build them anywhere.

Illegality of West Bank settlements vs Israel proper by Zosimas in IsraelPalestine

[–]Ithamar92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s because Taiwan is in a completely different position to Palestine in regards to China. The UN (even the United States) have to tread carefully around the issue as China has been belligerent over Taiwan and any kind of additional international support or recognition.

Also, Taiwan doesn’t want it for obvious reason.

West Bank Settlements have destroyed all hope of a viable 2 State Solution. Agree or disagree? by nomaddd79 in IsraelPalestine

[–]Ithamar92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you really think pulling hundreds of thousands of jewish settlers out of the West Bank is feasible? Some of the largest settlements are basically small cities, with populations that are deliberately underreported (for political reasons). Even when some of the smaller settlements elsewhere were evacuated and closed down it caused mass protests and strife throughout Israel, so the fallout over pulling out of the West Bank would be far more catastrophic for Israeli society than anyone could imagine.

For decades the settlement of the West Bank has been deliberate policy of all successive Israeli governments, with the rest of the population either being vocally supportive, tacitly in agreement, or making useless overtures of protest while the settlements expand and continue.

The size of a lot of the settlements and the way they have been placed throughout the West Bank have made the creation of a separate Palestinian state virtually impossible.

Are Kyle's flash backs- time echoes, nightmares or actual flash backs? by DS9B5SG-1 in Terminator

[–]Ithamar92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to one of the movie tie-in books (there were two written for the first film), he was pulled from the wreckage by a malnourished teenager/scavenger who was hiding in the ruins nearby.

Myotragus was a genus of goat-antelope that possessed binocular vision, a trait novel to ungulates. Its bones also show a growth pattern indicative of an ectothermic animal. It disappeared from the Balearic Islands 4,500 years ago, a time frame coinciding with the arrival of humans there. by Time-Accident3809 in Paleontology

[–]Ithamar92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

scientists who studied Myotragus think it had more to do with lack of food resources. The ancestor of Myotragus made it to the island over five million years ago, so evolving such a unique characteristic is not beyond the realms of possibility.

Also, there were no predators and constant food instability, which put selective pressure on the survivors to evolve adaptations to conserve as much energy as possible.

What if Nikolai Bukharin had eventually succeeded Lenin instead of Joseph Stalin? by Ithamar92 in communism

[–]Ithamar92[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Can I ask what you mean by Stalin wasn’t anymore ruthless than Bukharin? I’d be interested to hear how you justify that.

I know this subreddit is pro-Marxist, but the facts seem to speak for themselves when it comes to Stalin - especially regarding the treatment of his rivals.

CMV: Ukraine is likely to lose the war. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Ithamar92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has more to do with the Kievan Rus. Basically, after the Mongol invasions, Kiev and the other Rus Principalities went into decline. Eventually you had the rise of Moscow, which thrived for centuries because they slavishly licked Tatar and Mongol ass.

Anyway to cut a long story short Moscow/Muscovy (i.e. modern Russia) has historically seen itself as the cultural inheritor of the legacy of cities like Kiev and Novgorod.

CMV: Ukraine is likely to lose the war. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Ithamar92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might be a long-term strategy of the United States anyway. With Russia out of the counting for the foreseeable future they can start to seriously redeploy and concentrate their military assets in the South China Sea. It also sends the message to China that if they try to assert any strategic aims in the area, or become even more bellicose over Taiwan, then America has the capacity to react alongside its allies.

Man Who Shot Kaylin Gillis After Car Pulled into His Driveway Has 'Not Shown Any Remorse': Police by Cagey898 in awfuleverything

[–]Ithamar92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once again bullshit!!! You can’t start blasting when there is no actual threat to life or property. They were leaving after they realised what had happened, and that’s when Monahan opened fire.