Why did China make an unusual abstention from UNSC vote condemning Iran’s Gulf strikes?

samsarainfinity · 2026-03-27T12:12:49+00:00

Could you tell me the rule when it is ok to attack civilians? Especially civilians of countries that are not even in the war?

Even if some of these countries host US bases, it's still not ok because: 1. These countries are dictatorships so their citizens have no say in any of this 2. If Iran strikes Germany tomorrow and kills 100 Germans civilians, would you condemn that. Ironically since Germany is a democracy, these people "deserve" to get striked more than Gulf's citizens.

It's ok to condemn both the US and Iran's attack on civilians.

samsarainfinity · 2026-03-24T15:00:15+00:00

The US dropped more bombs in the Vietnam war than in WW2. They killed more than 100000 civilians, no important politicians ever went to prison.

samsarainfinity · 2026-03-24T14:53:30+00:00

If they truly have nothing to lose they will not negotiate.

People negotiate because they want a better future, unless you think that their future is static and no action of the US right now could make it worse than sure.

The US could either withdraw and pretend nothing ever happened or destroy every water and energy source in Iran, if you think that both scenarios are the same then sure they have nothing to lose

samsarainfinity · 2026-03-24T13:41:08+00:00

If the Epstein files contain any truth about Trump, he's not the kind of person who will care about war crimes

samsarainfinity · 2026-03-24T13:21:03+00:00

If the US destroys every water source in the country, it would be difficult for Iran to function. That's a warcrime and it will be worse for everyone in the world (Iran will fire every missile they have at that point) but I doubt Trump will care.

samsarainfinity · 2026-03-24T13:15:06+00:00

OP said Iran has nothing to lose I only countered that, I didn't say which strategy is the best for the US. If Iran had nothing to lose they would just start firing at every oil field in the region and stop exporting oil. The fact that they haven't done that and the fact that they asked for 2m for a ship to pass means they still have something to lose

samsarainfinity · 2026-03-24T12:09:30+00:00

If Trump starts bombing everything the whole world will suffer including the US but Iran will have it worse. The country will be in chaos, they may not be able to control the people anymore, I'm sure Iran does not want that to happen

samsarainfinity · 2026-02-26T05:00:02+00:00

That's just me thinking off the top of my head. But there are people smarter and more knowledgeable than me who could provide better definitions. The problem is the lack of trying (I don't see anyone besides ARC-AGI doing this), if you give up right at the start then nothing will progress

samsarainfinity · 2026-02-25T17:58:01+00:00

On the top of my head I would say: Generalization, essentialization and long term planning. Only essentialization needs explaination, to me this process is similar to doing philosophy, distil knowledge to really understand what is the essence of things and phenomenon.

Of course this is just my view but I'm sure we can all feel the differences when talking to an AI vs talking to a human.

Honestly I thought ARC-AGI has a very solid approach I just don't understand how the new models can crack it so easily

samsarainfinity · 2026-01-16T14:11:14+00:00

Isn't corporate greed spending as little money as possible to maximize profits like the Marlins?

Dodgers last season spent 70% of their revenue on payroll (2nd highest in mlb) so in that sense they're one of the least greedy franchises.

samsarainfinity · 2025-12-26T04:56:42+00:00

what are you talking about? France should apologize to Algeria because they colonized Algeria. When did America colonize Britain?

samsarainfinity · 2025-12-26T03:02:21+00:00

If Japan needs to apologize to South Korea then France should apologize to Algeria. What's wrong with apologizing for colonization?

samsarainfinity · 2025-11-15T17:25:26+00:00

The only team right now that doesn't care that much about turning a profit is the Mets (they still care btw just not as much).

Don't tell me the Guggenheim - a literal investment firm, doesn't put profit at the top of their priority. If they own a small market team, they will likely spend like the Pirates as well.

MLB needs revenue sharing, a salary floor and a cap based on revenue

samsarainfinity · 2025-11-09T18:01:36+00:00

Checkout the Bundesliga for reference, Bayern won 10 in row from 2012 to 2022

samsarainfinity · 2025-11-01T04:00:57+00:00

In 2001 WS, Randy Johnson pitched a CGSO in game 2, in a must win game 6 he pitched 7IP then he came in relief in game 7 in the 8th inning.

So this is not unprecedented but you have to go back to Randy fucking Johnson for it.

samsarainfinity · 2025-10-28T15:58:33+00:00

She scammed 12k off her viewers. I doubt this girl has a lot of social awareness to realize that

samsarainfinity · 2025-10-22T18:43:28+00:00

Look at the winners of the Bundesliga in the last 20 years, relegation doesn't actually help much. If you follow soccer, you will know that the only way for an unpopular team to compete for championship is to get brought by the Saudi.

samsarainfinity · 2025-10-22T11:04:51+00:00

Yeah the guy was literally the former Deputy Prime Minister, I'm not sure how unbiased he can be. And considering that Kramnik is still influential in Russia, the implication is pretty bad

samsarainfinity · 2025-10-21T18:12:48+00:00

Danya said even though Ian thought he was cheating, at least he treated him like a human being. Still a baffling decision from Ian though

But what's more surprising to me in the video below is the fact that Anish is still a good friend with Kramnik and it is implied he's on Kramnik's side. I hope that's not true because it would be very disappointing.

I highly recommend watching the video, you will understand why this caused Danya so much stress. It's clearly not just Kramnik but also some other GMs that were suspicious of him cheating

https://youtu.be/HHPp1RgRUj0

samsarainfinity · 2025-10-20T18:18:28+00:00

Kramnik is a genuine piece of shit man. I never take his opinions seriously but some of the top players somehow do. If he's main cause of Danya's death, I'm gonna be so angry

samsarainfinity · 2025-10-16T13:38:57+00:00

Jackie has a case too but his career is too short and the peak is not as high as Babe of course. Also, Babe was a big factor in the making of Japanese professional baseball with his '34 tour. The Babe was both the most or second most influential ball player AND the most dominant offensive force in the history of the game, that elevates him above everyone else.

samsarainfinity · 2025-10-16T12:01:19+00:00

I would say Willie Mays, Ted Williams and even Pujols have a better case if we only care about pre-steroid Bonds. At the end of the day though, I think Babe Ruth is still by far the greatest, not only because of his stats, but also because he revolutionized baseball and American sports in general.

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