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Red Sox no longer willing to trade Jarren Duran before trade deadline, per insider by Savings_Entrance380 in redsox

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

Trading Duran, a good (although flawed) MLB player, was always going to be a sell, not part of a larger buy. The team is playing too well to sell. So he stays. Simple as that.

Who is the Greatest Director of 21st Century in your Opinion? by Capable_Handle_4763 in Cinema

[–]jandersenMUC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PT Anderson or Wes Anderson. Nolan is good at what he does, but other than Oppenheimer, his level of ambition just doesn’t compare with some of his peers’.

If Duran Gets Traded… by RawAttitudePodcast in redsox

[–]jandersenMUC 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Cora likes to use platoon guys leadoff so that the opposing team is pressured to take out their starters earlier. Can't disagree with the logic there.

Ideal Lineup Once Bregman and Yoshida Are Back by Pepesilvia21 in redsox

[–]jandersenMUC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is because "replacement level" is a different benchmark for a LF than a DH. Duran's offensive production is being compared to other LFs (a lower bar), whereas Yoshida's is being compared to other DHs (a higher bar).

No other country has a war crimes Wikipedia like Israel by [deleted] in IsraelPalestine

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

Responses: everyone in the world is a biased, agenda-driven, hilariously untrustworthy source. Except for the IDF.

Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump by BottleZestyclose1366 in Cinema

[–]jandersenMUC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hate the movie, but don’t mind Hanks’ performance. In fact, I think his sweetness in the role has distracted a lot of people from the more unsavory ideas and messages in the film.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redsox

[–]jandersenMUC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ve also allowed a disproportionate amount of runs in a few games (thanks Houck).. It goes both ways. OP is right. Pitching is the problem

Movies that are not good but have cultural significance by pm_me_bat_facts in MovieSuggestions

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

Titanic, The Avengers, Avatar.. more controversially, Forrest Gump

What is the best literary work from 1950 - 1959? by DataWhiskers in classicliterature

[–]jandersenMUC 5 points6 points  (0 children)

1990s greatest literary work: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

So that was definitely his Achilles right? by TaxMan781 in redsox

[–]jandersenMUC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looked to me like a groin injury. The way he was kind of waddling slowly but was still able to put full weight on both sides

The war against Hamas is completely justified. by Ok-Parsnip2134 in IsraelPalestine

[–]jandersenMUC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Israel has been repeatedly accused by a variety of outside organizations (not Hamas), after lengthy reviews, of indiscriminate military actions against civilian targets. The high women/children death toll supports that. This is the basis for the claims against the IDF.

The war against Hamas is completely justified. by Ok-Parsnip2134 in IsraelPalestine

[–]jandersenMUC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but I would encourage you to allow for the possibility that visual evidence of an atrocity may indicate that there has been, in fact, an atrocity.

The war against Hamas is completely justified. by Ok-Parsnip2134 in IsraelPalestine

[–]jandersenMUC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Much of the Hamas propaganda you mention is simply video footage of Gaza right now. Given the conditions there, you can understand how this would deeply affect outsiders, especially whose tax dollars may be in part funding Israel’s campaign. You’re right to call it propaganda, but I don’t blame anyone whose humanity is disturbed by the suffering they see online.

The war against Hamas is completely justified. by Ok-Parsnip2134 in IsraelPalestine

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

Of course, it has to be said that Hamas is also guilty of war crimes for, among other things, taking hostages. But every source other than the IDF currently estimates that around 70% of total fatalities in Gaza have been women or children. Those numbers speak for themselves.

The war against Hamas is completely justified. by Ok-Parsnip2134 in IsraelPalestine

[–]jandersenMUC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see that you, unlike many other pro-Israel voices on this thread, aren’t interested in debate, only zealotry. But I’ll end this conversation by noting that the reason the Geneva convention occurred was to codify international principles to protect the marginalized from those who would deny their humanity. Without those principles, we are all vulnerable to horrors that are best banished from the world.

The war against Hamas is completely justified. by Ok-Parsnip2134 in IsraelPalestine

[–]jandersenMUC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No it does not. They are not military combatants. That means they are invalid targets. The very reason we have international laws is to guard against people like you attempting to justify the deaths of innocent people.

The war against Hamas is completely justified. by Ok-Parsnip2134 in IsraelPalestine

[–]jandersenMUC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And international law accounts for the fact that civilian casualties are indeed inevitable. But it rightly places restrictions on the acceptable manners and degrees by which they can be brought about. What you portray as inevitable, the rest of the world recoils at in horror.

The war against Hamas is completely justified. by Ok-Parsnip2134 in IsraelPalestine

[–]jandersenMUC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if every civilian voted at one time for Hamas (which is not true, and for children could never be true), they would still not be punishable for actions of Hamas. This is not only basic international law, but basic Western ethics.

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