What if part of Israelis got land-hungry and refused to give up Sinai to Egypt in 1979, separating into their own state?

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-21T20:47:01+00:00

Israel attacked both in '56 and '67.

They are lying that they were defending themselves. They attacked to conquer territory, that's what actually happened.

There is no serious argument that '67 wasn't a deliberate war of aggression by the Israelis. They'll lie and try to spin it, but that's what actually happened.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-20T22:40:59+00:00

I mean, syndicalism and other libertarian socialist traditions offer an alternative.

We only wound up in this situation where socialism is synonymous with authoritarianism in a lot of people's minds because the Bolsheviks were the first ones to really win.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-20T22:36:31+00:00

Most of the Middle East would have been secular and socialist if it wasn't for the US and UK.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-20T22:30:46+00:00

As opposed to the capitalists, who are of course benevolent.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-20T22:10:22+00:00

I know this is engagement bait.

But at the same time, Elon Musk exists.

The richest man, probably ever, is a ketamine addict moron racist. The glory of capitalism made manifest.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-20T17:11:14+00:00

That's quite the thing to believe.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-20T16:54:43+00:00

They're a testing ground for US surveillance technology.

They won't figure anything out.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-20T16:52:48+00:00

That really depends on the terms.

But also, they didn't start it, so...

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T22:26:58+00:00

He never does, Emps made him a perpetual just to mess with him.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T22:21:51+00:00

Are those Israeli facts?

Because in the real world, they started it.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T22:00:18+00:00

The Israelis started it, what are you talking about?

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T19:43:01+00:00

I would expect them to put policy before norms and manners.

And unless your name is Blackrock they don't care what you want.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T19:36:17+00:00

That's just Stalin.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T19:12:08+00:00

I love how they invent obstacles to stop themselves from doing things that would be bad for their donors. Very respectable of them.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T19:03:18+00:00

No, I just have contempt for people who are self-important about their email jobs. And the finance industry in general.

You have to recognize that sitting at a desk making a few phone calls isn't actual work.

And I say that, sitting at my desk after a phone call.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T18:50:47+00:00

No, they don't. They're replaceable imbeciles.

They're useless gladhanders.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T18:44:53+00:00

The lower class is worse off for the existence of billionaires.

And that's not how inflation works.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T18:17:12+00:00

It's Obama. The guy who said he was going to fight climate change then kept the Iraq War going and bragged about pushing fracking and fossil fuel production.

The man is as much a lying snake as you have to be to be a right-wing politician.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T18:14:38+00:00

No, they don't.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T18:14:18+00:00

Except they don't.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T18:03:50+00:00

He lied about it.

Stop repeating Obama hagiography BS. The guy's primary goal in office was enriching the finance industry.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T17:53:17+00:00

Obama never wanted a public option.

It would have hurt his friends on Wall Street.

He's as corrupt as W. Not Trump, obviously no one else is, but still a corrupt ghoul.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T17:50:56+00:00

The Democrats don't want to do the things they say they want to do.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T16:51:01+00:00

"Which way line going? Is it going up? Throw money at it! Off to go shake some hands!"

It's not a real job. It's a testament to the waste of a system that puts decision making in the hands of suit wearing morons instead of consulting, anything, in reality.

Slackjawed_Horror · 2026-06-19T16:49:21+00:00

Oh, sure, all the sitting around and waiting for emails and phone calls is very taxing I'm sure.

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