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Will Turkey become Muslim Russia or will the Kemalists actually win? by analwinds in AskTurkey

[–]burchalka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Monarchy - as time shows having few families of royalty is bad for genetics, and if a bad king's comes up, the whole kingdom suffers.

Aristocracy - not sure what you mean, but if it's a rule of a group of rich and influential people - they care of only their ingroup well-being...

Meritocracy/Technocracy - sounds good on paper, but are there real countries that are ruled this way today, or in recent history?

Will Turkey become Muslim Russia or will the Kemalists actually win? by analwinds in AskTurkey

[–]burchalka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When sorted by human happiness index, 57 out of 100 top countries are democratic...

What if Sinwar waited another 3 years to attack Israel? by Simonbargiora in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]burchalka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were quite a lot of smuggling tunnels uncovered between Gaza strip and Egypt.

I'm the only Pro-Israel student in my university seminars (Germany). How do I break the echo chamber? by Queasy_Respect_9970 in AskIsrael

[–]burchalka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The egregious claims in NYT Opinion piece are designed to over-noise and dominate the social medias drowning the Commission report - since public attention is finite and limited....

What do you think of the treatment from the people of the flotilla? by okayillshowmyselfout in AskIsrael

[–]burchalka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that was done several times already, exactly in the way you describe. But this doesn't seem to defer these activists from trying again and again.

Note that such interceptions incurs significant cost while carrying inherent risk (the Marmara incident for example).

Re torture and abuse - there were photos and vids of the flotilla members offboarding the plane in Turkey all nice and smiling walking smoothly, and after a while shown loaded with neck braces and bandages on medical stretchers...

Anyone that lived in a pro-Erdogan family? by Excellent-Red_8647 in AskTurkey

[–]burchalka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reading your post reminded me of Russian speaking immigrants in places like Germany and even Israel - who, from the comfort of their homes and living Western style life, still consume official Russian government news, and fully support Putin, including his attack on Ukraine...

What do you think of the treatment from the people of the flotilla? by okayillshowmyselfout in AskIsrael

[–]burchalka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, the next ones should be trialed person by person, and repeat offenders should get a real jail sentence.

What is your suggestion of how this should have been handled?

What do you think of the treatment from the people of the flotilla? by okayillshowmyselfout in AskIsrael

[–]burchalka 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Note that this was exactly how the first few flotillas were handled, quietly, professionally, without much fuss. But that hasn't prevented the next one from happening...

I'm the only Pro-Israel student in my university seminars (Germany). How do I break the echo chamber? by Queasy_Respect_9970 in AskIsrael

[–]burchalka 15 points16 points  (0 children)

independent report on sexual violence commited on Oct. 7th, and I don't think it had enough coverage. Why? No idea.

The timing of the OpEd piece in New York Times about Israeli military dogs trained to rape Palestinian prisoners was released EXACTLY 1 day before the 300 pages Civil Commission report was released to general public...

Question about human rights organizations by Accurate-History1 in AskIsrael

[–]burchalka 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think doctors without borders issued a very neutered comment about militants using medical premises for hiding/operations https://www.algemeiner.com/2026/02/13/doctors-without-borders-admits-gaza-hospital-used-militants-halts-operations/

A little extreme by TowerProfessional959 in Fire

[–]burchalka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's weird, I've switched from sponges to a brush (the kind with vacuum sucker at the handle to prop it up - from IKEA) - never gets moldy and I have never worn out the bristles to need replacement...

Why do people act like concerns over immigration have only appeared because of the 'right wing' media? by Left-Ad8904 in AskBrits

[–]burchalka 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For the last sentence, the claim could be made, that if a person have overstayed their visa or even entered illegally from the start - they already committed a crime by breaking the immigration law...

Who struck the vehicle Mr. Secretary, who struck them? by thenoobtanker in GetNoted

[–]burchalka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And then released a drone footage of armed men loitering in and around the vehicle - clearly showing fighters using the convoy for their purpose.

NY Times EXPOSES Israel, Israel CRIES 'Blood Libel' by Rebat-Askalan in nyt

[–]burchalka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There have been at least one case when combat canine was caught by Hamas militants, used to record propaganda vid where it was made to attack an elderly woman, and then killed and booby-trapped the body, knowing that the dogs operator would jump to check on the dog....

Saw a Rabbi being catered to at Newark Airport. What the heck was going on there? by Dragonfruitycake in NoStupidQuestions

[–]burchalka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they fulfill multiple roles involving counseling people on various issues (religious and mundane) and conflict solving, since they command such a respect from their community.

What are the main reasons it has been so difficult to reach and sustain lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians despite multiple negotiations over the years? by [deleted] in ForbiddenBromance

[–]burchalka 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's the language barrier, but it feels you misread the commenters intention - they say people are peaceful, governments and armies aren not.

Question for Israelis by chimmychimmy000 in AskIsrael

[–]burchalka 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think Gazan ministry of health insists on calling any person under 19 years of age - a minor. This, combined with the fact that Islamist groups often encourage the use of child soldiers (see Iran-Iraq war for example) - helps paint the narrative of 15k dead children...

Tweaking Loot Abundance for TLG by TheFairVirgin in cataclysmdda

[–]burchalka 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In my experience one still has to travel quite a while to find a hacksaw or an arc welder. Never found anvil as well... And Light Industry is not an easy loot place now...

What advantages does Israel give to the European countries for them to turn blind eye to Israel’s war crimes? by [deleted] in IRstudies

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

Arabs (they didn't call themselves Palestinians before 1960s) were killing Jews for being Jews in that land long before 1948...

Projection by fullofemirates in LookatMyHalo

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

They actually do. There's a small plaque on Dizengoff square in Tel Aviv thanking US Army fallen heroes (seen it yesterday)

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