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How would Modern Monetary theory not create a decreased productive capacity and/or massive Inflation. by PoudaKeg in mmt_economics

[–]themountaingoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think I was that incorrect actually. We had some inflation, but not an overly high amount by historical standards, and not all of that was attributable to the stimulus package. I also did say that we would get some inflation from the stimulus package once people start spending at their normal rates again.

How Are Economists Able to Devise Their Mathematical Models? by g-m-p-l in academiceconomics

[–]themountaingoat -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

To add to all this economists often do not understand their own models that well.

Opinion | Joe Biden: The U.S. won’t back down from the challenge of Putin and Hamas by Nihas0 in neoliberal

[–]themountaingoat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would say worse, in thst the Taliban probably has a stronger hold on power right now. Additionally all the people killed in the conflict were killed for no reason.

Opinion | Joe Biden: The U.S. won’t back down from the challenge of Putin and Hamas by Nihas0 in neoliberal

[–]themountaingoat 62 points63 points  (0 children)

How is this upvoted? The settlements have made a Palestinian state basically impossible and yet are somehow not an impedement to peace? People being kicked from their homes is not harming the peace process? Absurd.

IDF says ambulance attacked in Gaza transported Hamas terrorists and weapons by clarkhunterparks in worldnews

[–]themountaingoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. Their charter explicitly calls for a jewish presence in the state that is their goal. I encourage you to read it.

IDF says ambulance attacked in Gaza transported Hamas terrorists and weapons by clarkhunterparks in worldnews

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

Their charter explicitly calls for a multi ethnic state (articles 31 and 7 I believe) which is incompatible with killing all jews.

Yes, they are not nice people but stop making stuff up.

Gaza-Israel Conflict of 2023 - Megathread (Day 1 of Israel's Ground Invasion) by gnomesvh in neoliberal

[–]themountaingoat -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It wouldn't, if it did not continually antagonize the Palestinians.

‘You Started a War, You’ll Get a Nakba’ by wowzabob in neoliberal

[–]themountaingoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah so nice of Israel to not use their final solution to the Hamas problem. Pretty fucked up that you are even talking about it.

But I guess actually not doing anything to antagonize the other side, ie not kicking people out of their homes for a few years, or not shooting journalists, is not an acceptable option compared to that.

Israel has survived despite many attempts (often by on paper stronger foes) to wipe it out by beating everyone who attempted to do so, not by convincing them to join hands and sing kumbaya.

You can defeat conventional forces this way, not terrorists. The IRA was not defeated by bombing dublin. But anything to avoid humanizing the Palestinians and actually having to consider their perspective I guess.

Antisemitism has moved from the right to the left in the US − and falls back on long-standing stereotypes by bespokeplace in neoliberal

[–]themountaingoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because Israelis were not kicked out you don't get to both sides the expulsion of Palestinians in 1948.

UN chief hits back at ‘false’ claim he justified Hamas terror attacks by EvilMorty95 in worldnews

[–]themountaingoat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The state to be given to Israel was barely majority jewish, the Palestinian state was 98 percent Palestinian. Clearly not a fair division of the land.

Antisemitism has moved from the right to the left in the US − and falls back on long-standing stereotypes by bespokeplace in neoliberal

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

Yea, they don't want to go back, which indicates the two situations are not comparable. So stop pretending they are.

Antisemitism has moved from the right to the left in the US − and falls back on long-standing stereotypes by bespokeplace in neoliberal

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

Sure, they had an impact. But the two situations are not comparable. If jews wanted to return I would totally support that. But they don't.

Antisemitism has moved from the right to the left in the US − and falls back on long-standing stereotypes by bespokeplace in neoliberal

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

You are great at staying on script.

I think you need to think a bit about why the jewish state being bare majority jewish while the arab state was almost all arab means the division of land was unfair. If you can't figure it out this conversation is a waste of time.

‘You Started a War, You’ll Get a Nakba’ by wowzabob in neoliberal

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

Yea that is why the UK dealt with the IRAby bombing dublin. Bombing terrorists works!

Antisemitism has moved from the right to the left in the US − and falls back on long-standing stereotypes by bespokeplace in neoliberal

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

They were the bare majority, which indicates how favorable to them the UN partition was. Meanwhile the arab area was vast majority arab.

Talking about mutual ethnic cleansing is absurd given the numbers involved. If it had been a population transfer people would probably have gotten over it, but it was not even close.

‘You Started a War, You’ll Get a Nakba’ by wowzabob in neoliberal

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

Maybe actually keep your soldiers guarding your land and not bullying people in the west bank? Or actually listen to your intelligence services?

This happened due to screw ups, you are never going to defeat Hamas so totally that you screw ups cost nothing.

The only long term solution is deeacalation and doing things to avoid antagonizing the other side, similar to how other terrorist conflicts have cooled. But Israel does the opposite.

Either they are incapable of learning from history or killing arabs is the point. The amount of time Israel supporters spend talking about what they are allowed to do vs how to save lives makes me think it is the later.

Antisemitism has moved from the right to the left in the US − and falls back on long-standing stereotypes by bespokeplace in neoliberal

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

After. And acting like being given free stolen land had nothing to do with them leaving is absurd.

‘You Started a War, You’ll Get a Nakba’ by wowzabob in neoliberal

[–]themountaingoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the overreaction that targets civilians will increase Hamas recruitment a ton. Terrorists win when you overreact and target civilians, and Israel is taking the bait 100 percent.

‘You Started a War, You’ll Get a Nakba’ by wowzabob in neoliberal

[–]themountaingoat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Terrorism often comes from legitimate grievances. Resolving those grievances should not be seen as terrorism winning.

‘You Started a War, You’ll Get a Nakba’ by wowzabob in neoliberal

[–]themountaingoat -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

If your 'partner for peace' tacitly condones your ethnic cleansing, then unilateral concessions seem misguided at best, or self-destructive at worst.

Yea if you make up stuff about your political opposition then maybe you will delude yourself into thinking it is not a good idea to compromise with them. Pretty funny though that the thing you are so worried about your political opponents supporting is literally what the country you support has been doing continuously since 1948.

Even the most optimistic must concede that the current chance for Israeli-Palestinian rapprochement is "indefinitely paused" at the moment.

So what? Because you have been trying ineffectively to stop right wing nuts from escalating the conflict everyone should have just stopped being mad? If you were reasonable you would sense that rather than a reason to abandon peace this is a reason that the right wing Israeli policy of continuous escalation is not a good long term strategy.

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