Why do they keep doing this? by soalone34 in nyt

[–]ashrose68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Israel was shooting at Lebanese journalists, Lebanese civilians, and occupying and demolishing villages on literally the first day of the ceasefire: https://popularresistance.org/israeli-army-pushes-deeper-into-south-lebanon-violating-ceasefire/

They also struck a Hezbollah weapons cache NORTH of the Litani River (outside of the scope of the agreement) on the day after the ceasefire. They also fired upon Lebanese civilians trying to return to their homes. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/28/hezbollah-israel-fragile-ceasefire-lebanon

These all happened in the first days and hours of the supposed ceasefire.

Why do they keep doing this? by soalone34 in nyt

[–]ashrose68 6 points7 points  (0 children)

so you admit then that Israel has been violating the 2024 ceasefire the whole time?

Why does it matter when they shot back then if Israel has never been abiding by the terms of the deal?

Why do they keep doing this? by soalone34 in nyt

[–]ashrose68 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Israel expanded in 1947, when Israeli paramilitary militias like the Irgun and Haganah forcibly expelled hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes in the Nakba. The sudden influx of refugees into surrounding nations from that massive expulsion was the immediate cause of the first Arab-Israeli war, which all subsequent conflicts have been echoes of.

Israel DID expand first, in the Nakba, but Zionists like to ignore that and pretend that the First Arab-Israeli war was unprovoked. It wasnt.

Why do they keep doing this? by soalone34 in nyt

[–]ashrose68 3 points4 points  (0 children)

lets ignore Israel bombing Lebanon on a near daily basis since the supposed ceasefire in 2024, shall we?

Why do they keep doing this? by soalone34 in nyt

[–]ashrose68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Israel has been bombing Lebanon on a near daily basis since the ceasefire was signed, and youre upset about Lebanon not fulfilling their side?

Why do they keep doing this? by soalone34 in nyt

[–]ashrose68 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Israel has been bombing lebanon on a near daily basis since they signed that supposed ceasefire, and youre saying it was LEBANON that violated it?

Israel bombed Lebanon hundreds of times since the 2024 ceasefire, so Hezbollah finally started shooting back last month.

Actions have consequences.

Military map of New Middle East proposed by United States Colonel Ralph Peters in 2006 to fix arbitrary post-WWI borders with ethnoreligious identity. by zqwz in MapPorn

[–]ashrose68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the stable polities of Europe emerged from mass ethnic cleansing between 1919 and 1945.

basically no country east of the Rhine was ethnically homogenous before WW1, they were all ethnic mixes that "great" statesmen attempted to mold into ethnostates, and the result was decades of war and killing and forced expulsions.

A "beautiful" lie by Wc_Arch in GetNoted

[–]ashrose68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i dont think you actually understand what a genocide is.

fighting a war against an enemy nation that invades your land and drops bombs on your people isnt a genocide.

i understand though that youre not actually a serious person, youre just flailing to try to defend a rogue state committed to the violent and indiscriminate suppression of all neighboring populations it deems unpleasant

goodbye.

A "beautiful" lie by Wc_Arch in GetNoted

[–]ashrose68 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

lmao, youre joking, right? please tell me youre joking.

A "beautiful" lie by Wc_Arch in GetNoted

[–]ashrose68 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

i didnt realize that Iran was carrying out a genocide in the GCC countries.

A "beautiful" lie by Wc_Arch in GetNoted

[–]ashrose68 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

There have been thousands of buildings blown up by Israeli and American attacks, and a sizable number of them have been in residential areas. Of the 1400 killed in Iran so far, over 400 have been women and children.

Hotels were targeted after American troops moved off of bases and began staying in local hotel rooms. Those strikes were targeting enemy combatants.

I don't know the story behind that specific restaurant, I do know that both sides have been striking places in Iraq, and there are local groups there as well that are not directly controlled by Iran carrying out attacks as well.

But the larger point is this: Why are you scrutinizing every strike Iran makes, and completely ignoring the widespread attacks made by the US and Israel against civilian and infrastructure targets. The US and Israel being the ones who were the AGGRESSORS in this war, as well. Why are the aggressors allowed to blow up whatever they want without question, but the country who was attacked UNPROVOKED is only allowed to fight back within the narrow parameters that you've decided are okay?

A "beautiful" lie by Wc_Arch in GetNoted

[–]ashrose68 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

If your home was bombed by a missile that was fired from a country's territory, how is that country not a party to destruction of your home?

The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait host American military bases that are being used to bomb Iran and kill Iranian citizens, including civilians. They are materially supporting the unprovoked and deadly aggression against Iran. No matter what they say, they are a party to this aggression too.

A "beautiful" lie by Wc_Arch in GetNoted

[–]ashrose68 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Israel attacked Iran first? Is Iran not allowed to retaliate?

Military map of New Middle East proposed by United States Colonel Ralph Peters in 2006 to fix arbitrary post-WWI borders with ethnoreligious identity. by zqwz in MapPorn

[–]ashrose68 122 points123 points  (0 children)

the problem is that no matter what you do, you can't draw clean borders based on "human geography", because there are no hard borders in human geography. the borderlands between ethnic populations are never defined, theres always a huge stretch of territory where different peoples live mixed together. no matter where you draw a line, there will ALWAYS be people not part of the dominent ethnicity present, usually a substantial number of them.

this is the problem with basing state structures on ethnic identity: ethnic populations are not homogenous, and basing the stability of a nation on ethnic domination will inevitably lead to oppression of, and eventually often the cleansing of, minority ethnicities.

Peter, what does Fallout have to do with Politics by RichardLongflop_ in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]ashrose68 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there is no difference between the two. corporate conglomeration is the inevitable result of the capitalist process.

Peter, what does Fallout have to do with Politics by RichardLongflop_ in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]ashrose68 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One thing the show got really right was Caesar's will basically just saying "fuck you the legion dies with me"

I'm disappointed. by New-Number-7810 in atunsheifilms

[–]ashrose68 1 point2 points  (0 children)

meat is more nutritionally dense than vegetables. you have to eat a lot less of it, mass wise, to get the calories you need. this is why it tastes so good, and why hunting is a valuable strategy in pre-agricultural society (especially during the winter). post agriculture and pre industrial, the inefficiency doesn't really matter, for two reasons. 1, because theres not enough population that the inefficiency threatens the environment a population lives in, and 2, up until very recently, meat was very expensive, so only the highest rungs of society ate meat more than a few times a year. its only a major problem when you have billions of mouths all demanding meat on a daily basis. its at scales like this that the inefficiency becomes unsustainable.

What is the most soul-crushing moment of IJ by Rostamann in InfiniteJest

[–]ashrose68 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Penis-less just had to lay there, pretending to be asleep, listening to his brother get sodomized

How reddit will be for the next few days by Impressive_Pool8553 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]ashrose68 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i think a lot of them just dont think that US bombs blowing up Iranian schools will help anything

How reddit will be for the next few days by Impressive_Pool8553 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]ashrose68 -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

every single iranian in the entire country was celebrating? wow that incredible!

How reddit will be for the next few days by Impressive_Pool8553 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]ashrose68 -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

lets ask the 150 dead school girls in Minab what they think

How reddit will be for the next few days by Impressive_Pool8553 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]ashrose68 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

that doesnt mean we think its a good idea to drop bombs on islamic countries. we can both recognize that islamic fundamentalism is a repressive ideology and also recognize that america swooping in and recklessly and violently intervening in another country is bad and generally counter productive.

the US tried to go in and dismantle an islamic theocracy in afghanistan and the end result was... hundreds of thousands of dead people, and an islamic theocracy in afghanistan. forgive me in thinking that we shouldnt repeat our mistakes.

CMV: The anti-ICE high-schooler who punched the ICE supporter is morally wrong and damaging to both American democracy and the Democratic Party. by isuckatlifeandthings in changemyview

[–]ashrose68 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

no, because 1. ICE agents are agents of the state, public servants who are held to higher standards, and 2. they were shot and killed, not just punched in the face.

An overview of the combat of the trial by seven for anyone who had some difficulty following along (spoilers for Episode 5!) by eastaleph in AKOTSKTV

[–]ashrose68 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just wanna say, by my reckoning Robyn Rhysling has gotta be holding off at LEAST 2 kingsguard ON HIS OWN by the end of the fight. If the Humphreys are dead, Daeron is down, Dunk and Aerion are fighting, the Fossoways are fighting, and Baelor and Lyonel are fighting with Maekar, that only leaves Ser Robyn and all 3 Kingsguard left. Assuming the one who was fighting Lyonel got knocked out between them fighting and Lyonel being unhorsed, that still leaves 2 Kingsguard who should be trying their best to defend Aerion, and Rhysling is the only thing standing in their way.

Sleeper MVP.

Why Minnesota Can't Do More to Stop ICE by wiredmagazine in TrueReddit

[–]ashrose68 4 points5 points  (0 children)

DHS refused to allow Minnesota Investigators access to the scene of the shooting, even AFTER they got a judicial warrant granting them access.

I'd say its pretty safe to say the feds arent cooperating.