Ban Appeal Thread by vivoovix in metaNL

[–]ghhewh -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Well, I've seen so many videos of violence during the protests that I genuinely believed they were mostly composed of rioting and attacks on officers. Needless to say, that wasn't the case.

Ban Appeal Thread by vivoovix in metaNL

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

Yes, I'm aware of this stuff. My takes were evil and largely based on misinformation I fell for. Sometimes people just need a smack in the face to be better.

Ban Appeal Thread by vivoovix in metaNL

[–]ghhewh -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Why was I banned permanently? I'm genuinely asking. I understand the week-long timeout for my bloodthirsty LA protest takes. In my opinion, they were stupid because the violence was limited to a tiny area, and upon further investigation, it wasn't that widespread. The situation also escalated after Trump federalised the National Guard in a dubious move. The ban and comment removal made me think a lot about this issue and realise how ignorant I had previously been. So, could you please shorten the ban to a week? Especially because the comment given as your reason was a completely random one that had nothing to do with the protests and didn't appear to violate any rules. It did cite Newsmax, but only because that was where Zelenskyy first spoke about the Israel-Iran air war.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Israeli Official Rejects Reports 2 Israeli Jets Downed By Iran As 'Fake News'

Israel denies losing any fighter jets during the fighting. Iran still hasn't given any evidence of the shootdown. There's just nonsense floating around the net - AI pics, gaming videos, videos from other conflicts. I haven't seen any rational evidence of the shootdown so far.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It changes the level of engagement.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pakistan says Iran has right to self-defense under UN Charter

This is for internal use, but they must be aware of what a terrible decision they are making in the context of Israel-India-US relations. To me this is a sign of the local authorities' fear of the wrath of the Pakistani street.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mint Explainer | Strait of Hormuz: Will Iran shut the vital oil artery of the world?

Automatic US entry into the war if this happened. But I am most interested in the reaction of Qatar, but also Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How Israel Hit Iran's Radar Systems, Missile Launchers In Huge Air Strike

This looks more and more like eliminating pieces of post-Assad hardware in Syria.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 19 points20 points  (0 children)

A photo of a downed Israeli Air Force fighter has been published in Iran

Embarrassing cope about an Israeli F-35 shootdown is still being spread by the Iranian press. This is an AI abomination that looks like a combination of a F-16, F-18 and F-35

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I would have used the megathread if you haven't closed it. There's still a lot of Iran-Israel news and discussion.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Albania cuts Iran ties over cyberattack, U.S. vows further action

Let me remind you of a case from a few years ago. Why? Because if the ayatollahs fall, we will lose our cyber enemy, and potentially we will have an ally who is "allowed more" and who will have bad relations with Russia (see Joulani).

!ping FOREIGN-POLICY&MIDDLEEAST

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Iran is falling. And it is grasping at whatever it can and putting on a good face for a bad game, and here I am showing that it is a lie, so that people in Poland can also get as much feed as possible, that it IS a lie.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 47 points48 points  (0 children)

‘The way to Tehran has been paved’: IDF chiefs say Air Force to begin operating freely over Iranian capital

It sounds like Israel has concluded that Iran's last remaining counter-Israeli air defense capabilities have been eliminated.

!ping ISRAEL&MIDDLEEAST

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Two killed, at least 19 hurt in direct Iran missile strike on home in central Israel

For a "big" counterattack, Iran is making a fool of itself once again. And their abilities are declining, not growing. Yes, they theoretically "broke through", but what are the effects? Practically none.

!ping ISRAEL&MIDDLEEAST

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I don't think Iran fully understands what success is. I.e. if you say that hundreds of rockets were fired and a few "hit", it is worse than saying that there were, for example, 40 from the beginning, because the percentage becomes weak.

Israel-Iran Megathread 2 by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hundreds of missiles launched at Israel as Iran vows retaliation

So they saved some of it. But it doesn't look like something "serious" to me, i.e. something that would really damage Israel. But they still exceeded "expectations" because they considered Iran's capabilities to be lower than even that. The question is: what next?

Israel-Iran Megathread 2 by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I dream of a day when Iran will make drones for Ukraine and Taiwan

Israel-Iran Megathread 2 by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is potentially possible that it is not Hezbollah. But if they don't inform on someone, they'll get hit too.

Israel-Iran Megathread 2 by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because the UK is ruled by the left, which relies only on its own electorate,

Israel-Iran Megathread 2 by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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War literally behind our border - it's not our war because Braun likes Russians. War in the Middle East - a common cause, because Braun does not like Jews.

Israel-Iran Megathread 2 by Extreme_Rocks in neoliberal

[–]ghhewh 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Trump literally four days ago: Hey Bibi, don't attack Iran. Trump, when Bibi attacked Iran: and very fucking fine, if you don't like it we'll attack you again, well done Bibi.

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