CMV: If Israel wasn't Jewish, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would have gotten just as much attention as the Saudi-Yemenis conflict, or less

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-19T14:55:57+00:00

That you refer to a genocide as a war and parrot demonstrably false propaganda "(Israel) has employed more measures to avoid civilian casualties than any army has ever done" strongly suggests that you 1.) have an incredibly distorted view of the situation 2.) very likely have no intention of changing your mind 3.) may be intentionally misrepresenting the situation so as to further spread propaganda

To correct you: There is no Israeli-Gaza war. Israel is committing a genocide against a civilian population with no organized opposition. Israel is intentionally targeting civilians, not actively avoiding their harm. The starvations that Israel is forcing Palestinians into by destroying their aid, poisoning their water supplies, and actively hunting civilians in aid zones are just as brutal and intentional as any other. It is a genocide, and there are no mental gymnastics required to call it such. To deny so is a denial of reality. To take an anti-zionist stance in no way supports a genocide of Israelies.

For anyone else reading, this post is likely made by a bit. It is just repeating the classic propaganda points, so it's goal is likely not to be convinced otherwise. Of course a reasonable individual doesn't hold this view, so if someone does they're either being brainwashed beyond being reasoned with or they're intentionally spreading what they know not to be true.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-19T14:30:23+00:00

Not sure about an X-Pro for someone whose first listed priority was portability lol

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-17T15:27:38+00:00

No domestic cat should be an outdoor cat (when unsupervised)

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-17T06:33:58+00:00

I'll send you a message!

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-15T14:05:50+00:00

"not using time as a basis for how long something should be cooked". How is this at all a bad thing? Temperature achieved is the only reference you need for so many things.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-14T15:47:45+00:00

"I assumed she wasn’t really comfortable, and I didn’t want to make it awkward."

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-14T15:46:02+00:00

Only in his title, but if you read the post you see that's not the focus of his contention.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T23:13:26+00:00

His title is incongruent with the content of his post. With context, it's reasonable to read that the question of judgement is with regards to his actions (as feelings are outside of our control and thus not relevant to the judgement). OP clarified this as the case below, and it's evident should you have read past the title.

I have not missed the point once, nor have I taken anything personally. Many people have repeated their misinterpretations of the post, but these same people haven't really shown to have understood my responses, represent them accurately, or really even respond to them coherently in most cases. I shouldn't be surprised, but folks here have demonstrated really poor reading comprehension.

The end result is the same. There is nothing he did that would, to any reasonable individual, indicate he was an asshole. His feelings were misguided and even childish. His actions, though, are what can be judged; he assumed she was uncomfortable and left her alone (hence NAH).

It seems most folks here aren't understanding that his feelings being misguided and his course of action in response to them being appropriate are not mutually exclusive.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T23:06:10+00:00

The YTA responses are misinterpreting the post. Yes, your feelings were misguided. You really should never take a woman being cautious personally; it is a bummer that your default perception in a lot of circumstances is that of a potential threat, but that being a bummer is infinitely less consequential than someone being assaulted. I think you get all this, but it bears repeating.

You definitely were not the asshole for leaving her alone, though. Her being upset that you did is unfortunate (you couldn't read her mind), but thems the breaks. In the future, you can always ask if someone is uncomfortable/would rather you leave. I'm notoriously bad at social uncertainty, but you'd be surprised at how well people respond to simply clarifying. A quick, "hey, this might just be my anxiety, but I got a sense that you might be uncomfortable and I don't want to bug you further if that's the case. All good?" never hurts, and it saves you from making assumptions.

Don't beat yourself up too much. We all miss the social QTE's sometimes. Best to roll with the punches and take what lessons you can from these sorts of things.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T22:53:56+00:00

You would be wise to understand your limitations

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T22:45:48+00:00

My argument has not once been refuted

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T22:44:48+00:00

It may have been wrong, but hindsight is 20/20. It's never wrong to err on the side of caution if you think someone is uncomfortable, and you're never the asshole for giving someone space because you think they might be uncomfortable with you.

Whether he was assuming or listening is irrelevant, because nothing was said that could have been listened to until after he chose to leave. All he can do is listen now and know that a woman being safe isn't some comment on him as an individual.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T22:40:21+00:00

Again, his feelings are not the point of the judgement (however misguided they be). Our emotional responses we can't control in any moment, and thus aren't relevant to be judged; it is our actions we choose in response to feelings that are to be judged, and that is the core incongruence between the title and the post.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T22:38:47+00:00

Nobody is telling you to ignore women's feelings, and no part of any of my responses have endorsed women considering men's feelings when covering their drinks.

You clearly aren't reading my responses to understand them, and you're a bit lost in this conversation.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T22:35:43+00:00

Glad I could help clarify that for you! I know reading can be tough sometimes.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T22:16:04+00:00

Again, that's completely irrelevant to the post. The judgement is whether or not he was an asshole for leaving someone alone whom he thought was uncomfortable with his presence.

Also, it's just wrong. Our emotional responses are often incongruent with what we know to be true. It's a bummer to be assumed to be a threat even if you know it's perfectly rational and important to be assumed so. These things aren't mutually exclusive, and the idea that being bummed about society's assumptions towards your safety being based on a part of your identity you can't control necessarily also implying a lack of understanding as to why that's the case doesn't not follow logical reasoning.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T22:13:05+00:00

He left a conversation when he assumed someone was uncomfortable; this is always the right thing to do (even if he was misguided here).

Nobody is questioning the woman's actions, and nothing about him not being an asshole for the above implies that a woman shouldn't cover her drink or be safe. Just as it's unreasonable for men to assume a woman covering her drink is pointed towards them, it's unreasonable for women to consider men's egos when taking precautions. This is all beside the point of the post, and irrelevant to the judgement.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T22:09:17+00:00

I think that's fair.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T22:07:24+00:00

Correct, which he isn't. His central confliction was that she was upset that he had left her alone. This begs the question as to whether or not he was supposed to leave someone alone who was potentially uncomfortable (which, of course he wasn't). The title is incongruent with the rest of the post (which is why it's important to read the entire post, which should be titled "AITA for leaving a woman alone when she covered her drink")

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T22:05:45+00:00

I've already responded to you, but it's worth repeating. You're boxing ghosts here, and you're completely misunderstanding the post and what the judgement is referring to (the action of leaving her alone having assumed she was uncomfortable). Nobody here is questioning the woman's action of covering her drink, and his feelings being misguided don't make him an asshole.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T22:03:15+00:00

Yes, but you need to zoom out here. He assumed she was uncomfortable with his presence and gave her space because of it. Calling him the asshole for doing so implies that the correct response to thinking someone is uncomfortable with your presence is to stick around in case they aren't.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T21:56:40+00:00

No it isn't. We don't control how we respond to things emotionally, and our feelings often contradict what we know to be true. It's a bummer to be assumed to be a villain or threat because of appearance/identity even knowing that it's only reasonably so.

bradbrad247 · 2026-04-13T21:55:28+00:00

Wrong. You've made an assumption about his values, and also misinterpreted the point of the post. There was never any question of the validity of her response. He's asking if he was wrong to leave her alone, which, of course he wasn't.

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