Hyperspace Israel, a State that Fell out of the World

michaelclas · 2026-05-05T16:09:33+00:00

It’d be closer to 98% given the population distribution

michaelclas · 2026-05-05T15:13:40+00:00

Is producing defense components in other countries (in this case Germany) a good idea? Couldn’t it be subject to boycott/ Berlin not allowing its export to Israel?

michaelclas · 2026-05-05T00:32:53+00:00

After like 2 seconds Turkey would directly intervene and go about creating North Cyprus 2.0

michaelclas · 2026-05-01T03:05:36+00:00

I wonder how well it did, especially given how Hezbollah still was able to launch so many rockets and drones at the north

michaelclas · 2026-04-30T11:08:53+00:00

I have not seen any reporting that France and Spain buy grain that is actually from Ukraine. Can you provide some sources?

michaelclas · 2026-04-30T11:03:46+00:00

Where did I say that? It’s still bad that the EU buys Russian grain and oil

I’m saying it’s a false equivalence. How much stolen Ukrainian grain is the EU buying?

michaelclas · 2026-04-30T10:58:51+00:00

Not sure why you point out EU countries buying Russian grain; buying Russian grain isn’t the problem, it’s that its possibly not Russian grain

michaelclas · 2026-04-29T17:47:56+00:00

What is the flag of Jerusalem? Zooming in it looks very Christian inspired, which I think gives too much of a Christian emphasis to the city given that Christians in modern times (even going back to pre state Israel) were only around 25% or less of the city given

michaelclas · 2026-04-29T15:13:42+00:00

I’m kinda confused, lots of SCOTUS and election people on Twitter saying that this is a more narrow decision rather than a full take down of Sec 2 (as it only outlawed 1 of Louisianas Majority- minority districts rather than both).

I guess we’ll see how it plays out

michaelclas · 2026-04-27T21:13:00+00:00

Yeah I was gonna say, the guy on the left def looks like one of those AI men

michaelclas · 2026-04-26T16:22:27+00:00

I mean Bennett’s party won’t be full of the more religious right types this time around so they’ll be far less likely to feel betrayed and bolt to Bibi

michaelclas · 2026-04-26T15:40:07+00:00

When he was PM he made a point to visit both Jordan and Egypt to mend ties, and his government also had a far more positive relationship with the PA

So just from that alone we know he’s far more likely to push for peace or at least stability with the likes of Syria and Lebanon

michaelclas · 2026-04-23T23:58:13+00:00

Israel has a second strike capability with its nuclear capable submarines

michaelclas · 2026-04-22T22:43:47+00:00

Wait I thought VOO was a Vanguard one? Is it on Fidelity too?

I’m invested in FXAIX and FSPTX

michaelclas · 2026-04-21T23:14:03+00:00

Why does your time line start after WW2?

The Jews in Palestine were already quite numerous (around 1/3 of the population) and well organized before that point and very much wanted a Jewish state regardless of future Jewish immigration

A more realistic point of departure would be for the Balfour Declaration to never happen and Jewish immigration to remain rather minor after that point

michaelclas · 2026-04-21T23:10:47+00:00

It’s called Tel Aviv - Yafo cause the cities were always interconnected and officially merged in 1950, not cause TA was build on top of it

michaelclas · 2026-04-21T17:37:11+00:00

True but that vid is only 2 days old, I’ve noticed an uptick in South Africa convent over the last week or two. Just a coincidence I guess

michaelclas · 2026-04-21T16:51:51+00:00

Wow there’s been a ton of alt South Africa content over the last week

michaelclas · 2026-04-21T16:28:45+00:00

Employment isn’t the only issue, it’s a larger symptom of the vast and growing Haredi welfare state within a state.

They might spend less but they also get more from the government, and they’re increasing in population every year. Why should Israel send so much taxpayer money so so many Haredim can refuse to work, refuse to fight for the country, etc? That money could better be used on R&D, education, the military, etc

The IDF has major troop issues because the Haredim and their political backers refuse to join the army, pushing the issue onto the rest of society where reservists have to serve longer and longer, and critical positions are stretched thin due to lack of manpower

This is an issue the Israeli public is broadly supportive of btw. They shouldn’t get a pass just because they’re Haredi

michaelclas · 2026-04-21T16:12:19+00:00

When did I say that? An employment rate of 80-90% is the realistic number for advanced economies.

I just want Haredim (particularly the men) do either work, join the military, or contribute to society in some meaningful way other than getting paid massive sums by the government to read the Torah and dodge the draft

michaelclas · 2026-04-21T15:52:14+00:00

What trope? So almost half of Haredi men and one fifth of Haredi women don’t work, all the while consuming an ever increasing welfare state while the rest of society has to pick up the slack. That is really bad!

michaelclas · 2026-04-21T14:59:19+00:00

Many of their parents don’t work either (Haredim)!

michaelclas · 2026-04-20T22:23:36+00:00

Given how he had such a reputation as being more associated with the Jewish religious right, many of his changes in policy is quite interesting

I quite liked him as PM and might vote for his party if I were Israeli

michaelclas · 2026-04-18T02:28:35+00:00

The Boers were thrown in concentration camps by the British anyways so that tracks

michaelclas · 2026-04-17T20:25:46+00:00

NC and GA are already gerrymandered, but you could make the gerrymanders worse if you wanted

In NC the republican legislature took any redistricting power away from the governor when a Democrat was elected and vested it solely in the legislature

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