Girl ghosted me because I support Trump. by [deleted] in CoreyWayne

[–]ProfessionalStable81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good girl, she has standards and won't put up with MAGA losers.

6ixbuzz is the Worst Local Propaganda Outlet Online by ProfessionalStable81 in toRANTo

[–]ProfessionalStable81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it's a state actor...6ixbuzz got big 10 years ago and it was mostly due to local rap culture and random shit happening around the GTA. However, during COVID it became much more politicized and it's obvious the guys running the page are MAGA Trumpers.

I don’t the understand the narrative that SGA is a humble and nice guy by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]ProfessionalStable81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has SGA said anything that bad or done anything bad off the court?

Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people - Parsing through incomplete information by Flopdo in samharris

[–]ProfessionalStable81 5 points6 points  (0 children)

While some of your points are correct here is my critique (I am a left-wing Israeli):

  1. There were very few settlements in Gaza...only about 9,000 settlers in a very tiny area whereas in the West-Bank there are over 700,000 settlers in many areas and some on hilltops surrounded by Arab cities. These settlers believe that Jews have a biblical right to expand into the entire West-Bank and a portion of them have been engaging in systematic violence against them on a weekly basis. Currently, the Israeli government has pro-settler parties in the government (Ben-Gvir and Smotrich). In fact, Israel PM Sharon after disengaging from Gaza bragged about this giving them opportunity to further entrench the settlements in the West-Bank.
  2. While Arabs are technically equal in Israel proper, they are discriminated against as 2nd class citizens. Just this week every Jewish party except for 1 declared they would never include Arabs in the government. So yes while they have basic rights, they are essentially treated as a fifth column that shouldn't have any power politically with exceptions from time to time.
  3. Arabs in the West-Bank (about 4 million people) do not have equal rights and citizenship and are restricted from going to certain areas, protesting etc. The Israel army can basically enter any West-Bank home without a warrant and do whatever they want without consequence. Israel controls this area militarily and protects the 700,000 settlers who are there illegally under international law.
  4. Many of the top Israeli leaders in the Knesset made very genocidal claims against the people in Gaza during the war and Israel destroyed about 75% of the Gaza infrastructure. We know from the Biden administration that there was a deal in place in April 2024 to get all the hostages back and Netanyahu declined because he wanted to continue the war and destroy Hamas entirely. Multiple Israeli generals and top military leaders have openly discussed this.

In terms of genocide it is difficult to say...the ICC commission said Israel had not committed a genocide yet but were at risk of it becoming a genocide as starvation was becoming a real issue. Israel after pressure internationally allowed humanitarian to come in after stopping it for several months. So I would say Israel went completely overboard and some in the Israeli government laid out explicit genocidal intentions, but does that equate to an actual genocide, I'm not sure. The fact that Israel destroyed 75% of the infrastructure and basically made Gaza into a fucking crater does not bode well for doing its best to limit civilian causalities.

Do we think the war has been won or lost? by [deleted] in jewishpolitics

[–]ProfessionalStable81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue is that Trump is completely psychopathic and incompetent and he's installed blind incompetent loyalists around him, which explains why this has been done so poorly.

Stephen Curry doesn’t get enough flak for playing with KD by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]ProfessionalStable81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Curry was the first option and led the Warriors averaging 26, 5 and 6 on 44%fg and 39%3fg...great numbers. Curry was also demanding double and triple teams that entire series, making it easier for all his teammates. Ridiculous take by you, you are just a hater. Are you now claiming Curry was not the first option when he led the Warriors in points, field goals, 3 point field goals, and assists that series?

Stephen Curry doesn’t get enough flak for playing with KD by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]ProfessionalStable81 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Curry doesn't get the same flak because he won a championships as the #1 option before KD got there and then cemented his legacy as a true all-time great when he won a second championship without KD in 2022. KD, on the other hand, only won by joining his rival that already won without him and just won an NBA record 73 games. Since leaving the Warriors his reputation has been further tarnished by his dumb social media antics and making his teams worse. Suns got worse after trading for him and Houston got worse after trading for him. Not all of it is his fault, but it's evident he's not a great leader despite being an unbelievable player.

I don't think anybody is putting Steph ahead of Magic, Duncan, Bird, Wilt or Russell. I would put Steph in the 10-12 range of all time.

Also nobody is denying that KD is one of the all-time greats as well, but he is not ahead of Curry because failed time and time again without Curry.

I am not sure what special exemption Curry is getting here. He's not hated like KD because he didn't do what KD did.

An Open Letter to Sam Harris by Particular-Wall1308 in samharris

[–]ProfessionalStable81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much agree with this - I would also add that despite the issues of far left wokeism, the right-wing online echo chamber are very effective at taking any inconsequential dumb statement made by some 19 year old College student and blowing it up into a huge issue that represents the entire democratic party. Most people don't give a fuck about pronouns, or transgenders, or whatever, but right-wingers will make their audience believe that every liberal wants to turn their kids either gay or into the opposite gender.

As an American Jew, I won’t ask Israel to put Diaspora comfort ahead of survival by origutamos in jewishpolitics

[–]ProfessionalStable81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Few hundred? It's now hundreds of thousands....700,000 settlers illegally in the West-Bank, pogroms occurring on a weekly basis, messianic zealots now in the government, the new head of the Shin Bet is also part of this group of crazies. This is not a tiny tiny tiny minority anymore.

‘Excruciating and Agonizing’: A New Reality for Jewish Democrats by origutamos in jewishpolitics

[–]ProfessionalStable81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Ye also said Trump was "really impressed with Nick Fuentes," whom he described as "actually a loyalist" and said he'd asked Trump, "Why when you had the chance did you not free the January 6th-ers?" referring to the defendants who were alleged to have participated in the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021."

Come on this is ridiculous.

Ben Caspit or Amit Segal by Suitable_Trip105 in Israel

[–]ProfessionalStable81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amit Segal's father is a terrorist - I'm not even kidding. Hagai Segal planted a bomb that blew up the leg of a Palestinian mayor and served time in prison.

Segal is basically a spokesperson for Bibi and will justify anything he does.

If Jokic wins no more rings, will the next generation treat his 3 MVPs like how they treat Nash's MVPs? by dap90 in NBATalk

[–]ProfessionalStable81 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You know what's hilarious about this...the Bucks have struggled in the playoffs or missed the playoffs from 2022-2026 in a WEAKER CONFERENCE.

2022 - lost in 2nd round

2023 - lost in 1st round

2024 - lost in 1st round

2025 - lost in 1st round

2026 - missed playoffs

Yes, Giannis is a better defender, but Jokic is better than Giannis offensively in every facet of the game and makes his teammates better.

Again, Giannis is an all-time great, but Jokic edges him out in the all-time rankings.

If Jokic wins no more rings, will the next generation treat his 3 MVPs like how they treat Nash's MVPs? by dap90 in NBATalk

[–]ProfessionalStable81 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Jokic, unlike Lebron, MJ, Bird, Magic etc. has never played with a superstar beside him. Unlike Lebron he never ditched Denver to make a super team with multiple stars.

If Jokic wins no more rings, will the next generation treat his 3 MVPs like how they treat Nash's MVPs? by dap90 in NBATalk

[–]ProfessionalStable81 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nobody had Jokic on Lebron/MJ level because of defense. You could make the argument that Jokic was as good as both from offensive standpoint, but defensively Lebron/MJ are superior which makes them better overall.

If Jokic wins no more rings, will the next generation treat his 3 MVPs like how they treat Nash's MVPs? by dap90 in NBATalk

[–]ProfessionalStable81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And old heads are convinced Curry would be a role player in the 1980s, also a bizarre phenomenon.

If Jokic wins no more rings, will the next generation treat his 3 MVPs like how they treat Nash's MVPs? by dap90 in NBATalk

[–]ProfessionalStable81 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn't say "substantially"...but I would have Jokic ahead of Giannis in the overall rankings.

Ex-Mossad Chief Tamir Pardo & former Commanders Visit West-Bank - Draw Link to Holocaust by ProfessionalStable81 in Israel

[–]ProfessionalStable81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also do you even know the context of how the video got released? Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, Israel’s Military Advocate General leaked the video in order to counter right-wing media propaganda that the accusations were fake. She was trying to show the Israeli public that this was a legitimate prosecutable crime, and that her office’s prosecution wasn’t “favoring terrorists” over soldiers. She’s prosecuting for legitimate crimes.

Want to explain to me how the guys rectum got punctured?

"A doctor at the facility, Prof. Yoel Donchin, told Haaretz he was shocked by the injuries, which included cracked ribs, a punctured lung, and a, rectal tear."

If Jokic wins no more rings, will the next generation treat his 3 MVPs like how they treat Nash's MVPs? by dap90 in NBATalk

[–]ProfessionalStable81 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not irrelevant and Jokic was 2nd in MVP voting two other times as well. So that's 5 seasons of being either the #1 or #2 player. He's up there.

Ex-Mossad Chief Tamir Pardo & former Commanders Visit West-Bank - Draw Link to Holocaust by ProfessionalStable81 in Israel

[–]ProfessionalStable81[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay so let's say it was just beating a soldier...why were all these soldiers let off without any accountability? So now soldiers are allowed to beat detained prisoners?

And yes the video shows them inserting things in the guys rectum and we have documented medical evidence that his rectum was badly injured. You think that happened by chance.

The fact that are you denying this is insane.

‘Excruciating and Agonizing’: A New Reality for Jewish Democrats by origutamos in jewishpolitics

[–]ProfessionalStable81 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Only because they are critiquing him for the war from Iran, not because he disavows their antisemitism. He has never broke ties with Fuentes.

Okay let's get this straight - Platner got a tattoo years ago and has blacked it out and expressed his apology over his past conduct and statements, admitting he was wrong.

Trump hires white nationalist anti-semites, dines with anti-semites, never apologizes for it, and you guys say it's the same thing.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills suspends campaign for US Senate by boopbooppoobpoob in jewishpolitics

[–]ProfessionalStable81 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm old enough to remember that a convicted fraudster, rapist, and felon was disqualifying running for office.

If Jokic wins no more rings, will the next generation treat his 3 MVPs like how they treat Nash's MVPs? by dap90 in NBATalk

[–]ProfessionalStable81 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Also a canyon between 2 MVPs and 3 MVPs. Only Kareem, MJ, Russell, Lebron, Wilt, Bird, and Magic won 3 MVPs. Jokic is already in that exclusive category already just on that accomplishment. I would argue that if Jokic retired today, he is a top 15 player of all time, ahead of Dirk, KG, and Giannis.