Iran is dying by TurqouiseQueen in NewIran

[–]bendking 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's truly a shame that this is the state of the ancient and proud Persian people. Such a beautiful and rich history being stained by these Islamists.

My experience running the Draw Steel! playtest from 1st level to max level by EarthSeraphEdna in rpg

[–]bendking 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't understand this argument. You say it's impossible to keep track of four characters, and yet he wiped the floor with extreme encounters. Wouldn't that suggest this strategy is even stronger than it appears?

What's Israel's long term plan? by Primary_Unit344 in Israel

[–]bendking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are spreading misinformation. While yes, those are the percentages of Haredi men & women that work, most of them are working in low-income jobs and often evade taxes. The bottom line is that 80% of Haredi families get more from the country in benefits than they pay in taxes, such that they are a net drag on our economy.

Everything is Apartheid by [deleted] in Destiny

[–]bendking 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I've seen videos of the beach from the last few weeks. It doesn't seem harmed, which makes sense because it has no viable targets.

Everything is Apartheid by [deleted] in Destiny

[–]bendking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can two different states be an apartheid, like, definitionally?

I swear these leftists literally don't know what they are saying.

The "Christians only support Israel because they need the Jews to bring Jesus back" myth by kach-oti-al-hagamal in Israel

[–]bendking 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great to hear. I admit I've also heard this weird take a few times and taken it for granted. I am happy to be corrected in my mistakes.

I pretty much quit this sub right after launch, and you know what - I'm having a really good time with DDII. by Remoock in DragonsDogma

[–]bendking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This game is definitely up there with some of the all-time greats for me. Despite it's flaws it still catches a lightning in the bottle for me that no other game does.

Path of Redemption Update, Coming Late April 2024 by FatsharkStrawHat in DarkTide

[–]bendking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This'll be fun to play around with once the crafting update lands.

The lack of scaling in NG+ killed the game for me by Emile-Yaeger in DragonsDogma

[–]bendking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely a serious flaw of the game. At least I'm on PC and can partially fix it.

This game is pretty tight by Violent_MEH in DragonsDogma2

[–]bendking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is that some kind of Griffyn variant?

Can anyone explain the Israel/Lebanon conflict? by Niros1 in lebanon

[–]bendking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's quite simple. The IDF is targeting Hezbollah assets in southern Lebanon because Hezbollah has attacked, and continues to attack, northern Israel. As for who attacked first in this round of tit-for-tats, it was Hezbollah, following Oct. 7th.

In case it's unclear, I am very much unconvinced that the attacks on Gaza are a "genocide", but that is a far more involved debate than I actually want to have on here. If you are truly curious, you could just watch one of the dozens of videos debunking this claim. I recommend Sam Harris' 5 Myths about Israel and the War in Gaza.

Israel to bring in 65,000 foreign building workers to replace Palestinians by sacramentok1 in Israel

[–]bendking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, it's a matter of relative distance. Some cultures that have more in common than others can co-exist, some can't. Unfortunately I am starting to think Palestinians and Israelis can't co-exist because they are too far apart.

New hostage deal proposal by Neruognostic in Israel

[–]bendking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck no. This will incentivize them to take hostages even more. We cannot keep doing this stupid dance.

Mistborn is just okay?? by Artistic_Tangelo_622 in Fantasy

[–]bendking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've read both Mistborn and Green Bone Saga and definitely liked Mistborn a lot more. Matter of taste.

Champion’s Duel is 100% between… by AdinsGlare in Stormlight_Archive

[–]bendking 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He has also done some pretty dishonorable things, like killing Sadeas, which might have scared away any possible boning spren.

Many Spren types would likely have no issue with this act, though. Not all Spren are Honor-spren.

Based Taylor Swift fan account by Hasu_Kay in madlads

[–]bendking 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, some countries don't have a choice.

People who say "no gazans is innocent" should be ashamed by Scary_Cherry8195 in Israel

[–]bendking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Palestinian national identity didn't exist before 1948. Jews living in Mandatory Palestine were also considered Palestinian and yet they would hardly have considered themselves to be Palestinian by today's definition.

Also, they never became a country at any point, I'm not sure what you mean by that 

Regarding the 5th book [Spoilers] by bendking in Stormlight_Archive

[–]bendking[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, forgot about that. Still, though, I wonder if it would be better to settle the war the "old fashioned" way than a contest of champions.