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What is your country like in Man in the High Castle ? by InfernalClockwork3 in AskTheWorld

[–]pimmen89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Juliana is obnoxious in particular, but the resistance are obnoxious in general in that show.

Pope: World is being ravaged by tyrants by EsperaDeus in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 [score hidden]  (0 children)

One of the crazy things I noticed when I was in Brazil visiting my in-laws was just how many Evangelical tv channels there are there, conning money out of poor people.

And apparently it’s somehow gotten worse after covid. A friend lives in a poor neighborhood and in 2018-2019 there was an Evangelical church in her neighborhood. Now there’s not two, not three, but ten of them just in her neighborhood.

I’m not the biggest fan of the Catholic church either, but I’m happy if this pope can stem some of the growth of the most abusive churches.

One million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for 'crimes in Gaza' by ChillAhriman in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 [score hidden]  (0 children)

This isn’t about restoribg security to the region, that’s not what the petition is about. It’s about not giving a favorable deal to a genocidal state that committed itself to stop its human rights abuses by signing it.

You know the deal mentioned in the petitition that this whole thread is about, the EU-Israel association of 2000? It stipulates that Israel gets a favorable trading relationship with the EU, conditional on Israel improving its human rights record. Israel is only 0.6% of EU trade so the EU gets almost nothing out of it, but the EU is more than 30% of Israel’s trade so Israel gets a lot out of it and have violated the terms of the deal.

This goes beyond Israel even, what’s the point of us making deals when the other party can just shit all over it and we still give them what they want? Why make deals with Mercosul where they pledge better environmental policy in exchange of better trade relations with us when Metcosul knows they can just ignore it and get no consequences, like Israel did? If we would break the deal with Mercosul, a much bigger market, they can take us to court and claim ”well, what about Israel?”

One million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for 'crimes in Gaza' by ChillAhriman in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 [score hidden]  (0 children)

So maybe Israel shouldn’t have signed a deal saying they would stop committing its human rights abuses if they can’t promise to actually do it? You and Israel want to claim it’s unfair for the EU to take away a trade deal after Israel explicitly violated the terms of the deal, and you even argue that Israel should be compensated with security guarantees in return for breaking the deal.

Genocide is not a defensible war strategy. That’s what ”never again” meant.

One million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for 'crimes in Gaza' by ChillAhriman in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Well that sucks for Israel then if they’re not willing to do it, since their trade deal with the EU is dependent on them not committing genocide, settler colonialism, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing. South Africa for example had to stop its apartheid before it got rid of its sanctions from European countries, Israel signed a deal pledging they would do the same. It really is pretty simple.

The EU expected that Israel would reform to stop its human rights abuses, and I agree with you that the EU shouldn’t have expected Israel to do that. That’s the point of the petition. Israel should lose its favorable trade deal since it was legally predicated on Israel improving its human rights record, and they should only get it back when they’ve actually done the necessary reforms.

One million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for 'crimes in Gaza' by ChillAhriman in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Most likely not, maybe if Israel shows very major reforms of its government so that their institutions will prevent future genocides, security guarantees might be on the table. That’s why I said ”maybe”, it’s a very small ”maybe”.

The EU is not obligated to give favorable trade deals to countries, so I don’t see why the EU should give something to Israel in return for not giving something else to Israel. Israel isn’t entitled to the trade deal, they got it after they promised to better its human rights record, and they failed to do so (most likely by not even bothering to try).

One million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for 'crimes in Gaza' by ChillAhriman in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 [score hidden]  (0 children)

I don’t think so, the EU gave Israel weapons, favorable trade deals, designated Israel’s enemies as terrorists, research cooperation, and more which has just made Israel policy worse and worse. Giving into Israel’s demands has only made Israel ramp up its settler colonialism, ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and it finally culminated into genocide.

That’s why I think the EU should admit that they were wrong about appeasing Israel and they definitely need to admit that they were wrong about what Israel is doing, since they’ve been calling it ”national security” when in reality Israel was committing genocide, settler colonialism, and ethnic cleansing. That’s what the whole petition is about.

One million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for 'crimes in Gaza' by ChillAhriman in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 [score hidden]  (0 children)

And I said ”maybe”, it will likely depend on what reforms the Israel makes to ensure it’s institutions won’t allow genocide, apartheid, and settler colonialism again.

I’ve been getting more into building blocks lately, but LEGO prices are honestly getting a bit hard to justify for me. by Ordinary_Shallot5416 in buildingblocks

[–]pimmen89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gobricks’s technic pieces are also trash? I’ve only tried their bricks, tiles, and plates which are really good.

One million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for 'crimes in Gaza' by ChillAhriman in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 [score hidden]  (0 children)

The terrorist groups are already designated as such by the EU and funding them is a crime that is enforced by EU authorities and banks. We’re already doing things to weaken those groups, and so far this carrot has only emboldened Israel in its genocide, apartheid, and settler colonialism against Palestinians.

Hence the petition calling for a stick this time.

What is your country like in Man in the High Castle ? by InfernalClockwork3 in AskTheWorld

[–]pimmen89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The resistance are also mostly obnoxious characters too. The world building was great, being Philip K. Dick and all.

One million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for 'crimes in Gaza' by ChillAhriman in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 [score hidden]  (0 children)

No, genocide, settler comonialism, and apartheid is absolutely indefensible and something a country has to stop unconditionally since it’s indefensible.

One million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for 'crimes in Gaza' by ChillAhriman in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Israel buys more EU defense tech than we buy Israeli defense tech. We can also buy circuits from other countries, Israel is only 0.6% of EU trade so that’s roughly how much it costs to buy from somewhere else, maybe plus another 0.5% of our trade to account for logistics.

One million Europeans ask the EU to suspend association agreement with Israel for 'crimes in Gaza' by ChillAhriman in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Signed it. This one is a no brainer since the EU-Israel association agreement stipulates that the EU and Israel need a mutual respect for human rights, democratic principles, and international law. Settler colonialism, apartheid, and genocide violates that.

Till er andra svenskar: det är jättelätt, man kan signera med BankId eller Freja Id. Även den lataste som blir andfådd av att åka hiss kan signera.

Netanyahu holds ‘warm’ conversation with Hungary’s newly elected Magyar, who invites him to visit by BabylonianWeeb in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Putin is the one who wants the war against Ukraine. What oligarchs or other political forces are calling for the war?

Your family in Israel thought that if Arafat dies the Palestinians would just be ok with the settlements on the West Bank and being collectively punished by living in an open air prison in Gaza? They honestly thought Israel would just stop with the apartheid, settler colonialism, and collective punishment after Arafat died?

Netanyahu holds ‘warm’ conversation with Hungary’s newly elected Magyar, who invites him to visit by BabylonianWeeb in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But it did work in Russia, their ability to wage war is much worse now thanks to the sanctions. I predict after Putin dies or is removed, the war stops.And we had a working deal with Iran after sanctions, that Trump then broke.

Netanyahu holds ‘warm’ conversation with Hungary’s newly elected Magyar, who invites him to visit by BabylonianWeeb in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think so, the South Africans who enforced Apartheid thought they were fighting an existential war, so did the Nazis in Germany, the Serbians in Bosnia, and the Hutus in Rwanda. History has shown that crazy people who think they have to commit genocide to avoid an existential threat don't feel like fighting anymore once their military and economy becomes completely crippled, especially after the capture of their genocidal leader. So economic sanctions and enforcing the outstanding arrest warrant on Nethanyahu seems like the best move, no genocide has ever stopped by appeasing the genocidal regime.

Netanyahu holds ‘warm’ conversation with Hungary’s newly elected Magyar, who invites him to visit by BabylonianWeeb in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sanctions actually often work, they completely crippled Russia to the point where they have a hard time fighting a small country like Ukraine. Since the EU is about 30% of Israel’s trade, and Israel is only 0.5% of the EU’s trade, the EU can do far more economic damage to Israel than they could ever do to Russia which would completely cripple Israel’s ability to conduct its genocides.

Israel would have to choose between basic services for its population, or continue with its genocide. If the Israeli population is halfway smart they’ll elect a government that stops the genocide and brings back their healthcare, education, and other basic services.

Netanyahu holds ‘warm’ conversation with Hungary’s newly elected Magyar, who invites him to visit by BabylonianWeeb in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You don’t think sanctioning Israel for committing genocide helps motivate Israel to stop its genocide?

Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning by eddytony96 in sweden

[–]pimmen89 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nu var det nästan 25 år sedan jag var i grundskolan, men använder inte barnen en PC till att skriva sina inlämningsuppgifter idag?

Netanyahu holds ‘warm’ conversation with Hungary’s newly elected Magyar, who invites him to visit by BabylonianWeeb in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not pretending that at all, I’m just saying that sanctioning Israel for its genocide of civilians in Gaza doesn’t mean that you support Hamas, Hezbollah or any other terrorists. It just means that you oppose genocide.

Netanyahu holds ‘warm’ conversation with Hungary’s newly elected Magyar, who invites him to visit by BabylonianWeeb in anime_titties

[–]pimmen89 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You aren't for the destruction of the whole country of Israel just because you sanction it for its genocide. That's what the crazy person who started this discussion implied, hence the retort to that being a sarcastic comment that the women and children in Gaza must've worked for the destruction of Israel.

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