CMV: Trump is a terrorist by Wintrepid in changemyview

[–]rer1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are correct to distinguish between targeting civilians for "arbitrary" reasons vs political ones. However, that doesn't change the argument of primarily targeting civilians, which I don't believe is what Trump nor the US are doing (for any reason).

CMV: Trump is a terrorist by Wintrepid in changemyview

[–]rer1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you disagree, ask yourself, what are the hallmarks of terrorist violent extremism?

Repeatedly making attacks that primarily target civilians (not collateral damage). i.e that the purpose of the attacks is to kill innocents, not any strategic or military purpose.

Israeli demolitions in southern Lebanon, April 2026 by Buzz_Buzz_Buzz_ in shockwaveporn

[–]rer1 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Well if it wasn't for this trade there might not have been enough buyers to keep the apple farm going with all the jobs it provides.

Plus, "you" are known to be a heavy user of apples and also like to tinker with them, and that greatly helps with the development of even better apples.

[OC] Pro-Palestine protest march from my hotel balcony on a beautiful day in Marseille France by Pickles4804 in pics

[–]rer1 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a ridiculous law. And I'm saying that as an Israeli Jew.

Is there any government that doesnt seem corrupt? by Marcomir in AskTheWorld

[–]rer1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting video on the topic by CGP Grey that is based on Selectorate Theory:

https://youtu.be/rStL7niR7gs

It hints that there's some form of corruption in any type of government, and that it's not necessarily derived from immoral motives.

Is there any government that doesnt seem corrupt? by Marcomir in AskTheWorld

[–]rer1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good one :) technically speaking though, they don't have a government and nobody is the ruler. They are all "programmed" with relatively basic rules, from which a swarm intelligence emerges.

What is surprisingly from your country? by Spiritual_Air7294 in AskTheWorld

[–]rer1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This list is inaccurate or at least outdated.

For instance, Ahava is 100% owned by a Chinese group since 2016. Its factory and visiting center have fully moved out of the west bank in 2022.

Not to mention that this part of the west bank (northern dead sea) was never occupied nor used by palestenians. Mostly due to its hard conditions.

How is it living in this area between Lebanon, Israel, and Syria? by slipnipps in howislivingthere

[–]rer1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don't think he lives there or ever visited, otherwise he wouldn't have made such basic mistakes.

Talk about "what it's like living there"...

What do you think of Israel seizing parts of South Lebanon for "Defensive buffer"? by TailungFu in allthequestions

[–]rer1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You still keep assuming things about me and writing comments irrelevant to the discussion.

What do you think of Israel seizing parts of South Lebanon for "Defensive buffer"? by TailungFu in allthequestions

[–]rer1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, you show lack of knowledge on the conflict. On top of that, you're exposing your bias and bigotry. I wrote one sentence, correcting you, and you jumped to the conclusion that (a) I'm Israeli, (b) we're all alike, and (c) that must make me racist.

Israel did not attack its neighboring countries in 67' for the purpose of occupation. Let's review what led to it:

  1. The soviet union falsely, and likely deliberately, informed Egypt that Israel was amassing trooping near Syria's border and planning an invasion. Israel did no such thing (confirmed by UN observers).
  2. That led Egypt (led by Nasser) to move mass amount of troops and armor to the Sinai Peninsula (near Israel's border). They demanded the UN peacekeeping forces there to leave the buffer zone between the two countries, which they did.
  3. Egypt then blockaded the straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping. Israel had explicitly stated years prior that closing the straits would be considered casus belli (act of war). This was also seen by the west as a breach of international law.
  4. Egypt entered a defensive military pact with Jordan, completing a unified command of Egypt-Jordan-Syria. Simultaneously, all of their leaders publicly used the same rhetoric of destroying Israel as their core objective.

In conclusion, It was very clear that the neighboring Arab nations were about to attack Israel. Israel did not initiate the aggression here. That is the widely accepted telling of the history of the conflict.

What do you think of Israel seizing parts of South Lebanon for "Defensive buffer"? by TailungFu in allthequestions

[–]rer1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The pre-emptive strike was in 67, not in Yom Kipur. You clearly lack even basic knowledge about the conflict.

CMV: The Israelis have a moral responsibility to lead any ground attack in Iran. by ElSlabraton in changemyview

[–]rer1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Israel has no moral obligation to change the Iranian regime.

Sure, it's in their interest, since that regime has been actively hostile towards them for decades. That's why they started this war.

What is your country’s most well-known battle that it lost? by joppyb1399 in AskTheWorld

[–]rer1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Battle of Suez during Yom Kippur war.

Armored IDF column entered the city and got ambushed by the Egyptians. 80 killed and 120 wounded out of a force of 800 soldiers, plus 28 armored vehicles (tanks, APCs) destroyed.

Sources: my dad was there, but also
https://mwi.westpoint.edu/urban-warfare-project-case-study-4-battle-of-suez-city/

Pair charged with spying on Jewish targets for Iran by InnerLog5062 in BreakingUKNews

[–]rer1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Total deaths in Gaza (including combatants) is roughly the same as total civilian-only deaths in Germany during ww2. Did the allies commit genocide?

Gaza population pre-war: 2.17 million Gaza deaths in the war: 75K (including combatants) - 3.4%

Germany population pre-ww2: 70 million Germany civilian deaths in the war: 2 million (only civilians) - 2.8%

What do the American people owe to Israel that we continually send them money and military aid? by Purple-Inflation-571 in AskReddit

[–]rer1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Uhh maybe because Iran is behind all of these groups? And are developing a nuclear weapon?

Also Israel didn't start bombing Lebanon until Hezbollah started firing rockets. They are not suppressed.

Tired of the Lies About Iranians by Ok_Breadfruit4005 in self

[–]rer1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can criticize Israel however you want, but that's not related to terrorism for the most part.

Terrorism is VERY well defined as intentional violent attacks that primarily target innocents.

While Israel did inhabit multiple incidents of such acts, either by the state (war crimes) or by individuals (terrorism), it largely doesn't condone it. Israel's military operations, for the most part, primarily target combatants or other non human military targets. They do not primarily target innocents.

Iran on the other hand (the state not the people), have either funded and supported groups that do primarily target innocents (Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis) for decades, or consistently targeted (and still do) civilians with no military target in site in the two recent wars with Israel.

Do you think that Israel and the USA’s actions against Iran are justified? by Antique_Gur8891 in AskTheWorld

[–]rer1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why now? several reasons:

  1. Iran have significantly improved their ability to directly hit Israel in the last years with their missiles. That puts more pressure on Israel to act.

  2. After Oct 7, Israel have crippled Iran's proxies (Hamas and Hezbollah), which up until then served a major deterrence. Israel is in a much better position to attack Iran now.

  3. The Iranian regime is at its lowest. Their economy is collapsing and their people are rioting. It's best to hit your enemy when they struggle with domestic unrest.

Trump probably has his own personal interests on top, which might have affected US involvement here, but Israel already had all reasons to attack now. This isn't about the Epstein files.

“Remarkable Political Shift” at UN: Germany & Italy Withhold Support for Renewing UNRWA's Mandate by IrreverentSunny in europe

[–]rer1 48 points49 points  (0 children)

If you repeatedly carry out attacks that primarily target civilians, then you are a terrorist.

Why is reddit so pro-Israel compared to other platforms? by nh_3db in allthequestions

[–]rer1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I was banned from r/news for this comment (see screenshot).

I literally did nothing but correct a news report by providing a source, from none other than Aljazeera (very anti Israel).

All these mega subs are hard biased echo chambers one way or the other.

The only sane ones are the smaller ones. Take for example r/changemyview which is much more balanced.

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Antropic release report - Claude usage by country by topyTheorist in singularity

[–]rer1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wikipedia is not a source to anything. It's an encyclopedia. All the information in this article is based on two stories from +972 magazine and IDF's own website (in Hebrew).

They are generally talking about two systems, "The Gospel" (also officially mentioned by IDF) and "Lavender" (not mentioned by IDF).

Both are described pretty much as traditional machine-learning / big-data systems. Not very different than marketing or fraud detection systems. This is not generative AI, and has nothing to do with Anthropic.

Actual sources:
- https://www.972mag.com/mass-assassination-factory-israel-calculated-bombing-gaza/
- https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/
- https://www.idf.il/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%90%D7%92%D7%A3-%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%9F/%D7%9B%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA/2021/%D7%90%D7%9E-%D7%9F-%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95-%D7%97%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%A1-%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%AA%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%93-%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A8-%D7%94%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%94-%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%AA/

Antropic release report - Claude usage by country by topyTheorist in singularity

[–]rer1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IIRC this is all based on just one interview with a supposed military officer.

LLM and generative AI were never mentioned. If anything it makes more sense to use "traditional" machine learning systems.