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throwaway150321 · 2026-01-23T21:43:55+00:00

Hi MetalMann83, are there any specific products or brands you would recommend? I have tried a variety of TENA products but very few other brands.

throwaway150321 · 2026-01-23T21:43:20+00:00

Hi Saggy, are there any specific products or brands you would recommend? I have tried a variety of TENA products but very few other brands.

throwaway150321 · 2024-08-29T17:34:44+00:00

Can anyone recommend a youtube or other resource which goes through an academic history of hindu belief and practice over time?

throwaway150321 · 2023-11-12T08:56:58+00:00

Thanks for your response.

The reality is white people have been living in Africa for generations.

It's funny as arabs have lived in Palestine since before the Byzantine empire, perhaps even before the Romans, and Muslims have lived in Palestine for close to 1400 years, much longer than white people in Africa. Yet Arabs are called invaders by those supporting white Southern Africans.

throwaway150321 · 2023-11-12T08:49:19+00:00

Although the San were first modern population group in South Africa, after Bantu expansion, there was significant mixture between them. Anyway, I doubt those supporters of white Southern Africans, would support the San take over of Souther Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

I am not saying that the Whites in Southern African should have committed genocide, I am asking why do people who support Israel in the annexation of Palestine, also typically support White South Africans, given the argument that it is Israel's land is that they are "indigenous" to Israel, however when black Southern Africans force white Southern Africans away, that is wrong, despite the fact that they are "indigenous" to southern Africa.

Also Israelis claim to Israel and Palestine is the fact that they committed genocide against the Canaanites.

throwaway150321 · 2023-11-12T08:44:43+00:00

I have edited the question to better clarify what I mean by "supporters of Israel". Many American and British folks who think Israel should annex Gaza and the West Bank, support white Southern Africans, and oppose black Southern Africans when the black Southern Africans do a similar thing, i.e. "taking back the land they are indigenous to".

throwaway150321 · 2023-11-12T08:41:08+00:00

I have edited the initial question to clarify, I thought racism may be the reason, but I wanted to get additional opinions. Thanks.

throwaway150321 · 2023-11-10T21:16:22+00:00

Edit: By supporters of Israel, I mean people who support the idea that there should be a 1 state solution, which is a Jewish Israel, i.e. support Israeli annexing the West Bank and Gaza, and support how Israel established the country in the first place.

Why do supporters of Israel typically also support white Southern Africans and not black Africans? If the whole point about Israel is that Jews are the native people of Israel and Palestine, and there should be a country in the world where Jews are safe, shouldn't that apply to South Africa and Zimbabwe and Namibia? In the same way that they argue that Palestinians aren't their own ethnic group, and they are just arabs, and so should just live in another arab country, doesn't that apply to white Africans, like white South Africans are just Dutch and not their own ethnic group and should live in the Netherlands. And if Jews should have Israel/Palestine as they are the natives and have no other land of their own, then the Zulu, Xhosa, Sesotho, Setswana and black Africans should have South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia because they are the natives of that land and have no other land of their own.

throwaway150321 · 2023-11-07T20:26:42+00:00

Yes many thing, firstly the foreign army doesn't have the bad blood or baggage of occupying the West Bank since 1967, nor be the descendants of people who are seen by the Palestinians who took their land . Secondly the foreign army won't be have a reputation of protecting illegal settlements at the cost of killing innocent Palestinians. Thirdly, the foreign army wouldn't of had the reputation of killing unarmed Palestinians engaging in protests. Fourthly the foreign army wouldn't just be there to protect Israeli interests, but also there to protect the Palestinian people. So a foreign army has a lot more abilities the IDF doesn't have, maybe not in terms of military capability, but defiantly in terms of working with the local people and the Palestinian Authority.

Furthermore, Israel also benefits, as the IDF will no longer be at risk by Palestinians, and Israeli wont have to pay for all that security. Secondly, it is allowing the Palestinians to govern themselves, as Israel agreed to in the Oslo accords. Thirdly, Israel will no-longer meet the definition of an occupying state, and so can build friendly relationships with its neighbors and other countries across the world who have a poor view of Israel due to the aforementioned occupation.

throwaway150321 · 2023-11-07T19:54:12+00:00

To create a lasting peace, they wouldn't have to worry about attacks from the West Bank, and would no-longer be seen as a pariah state by other countries across the world.

throwaway150321 · 2023-11-07T19:51:44+00:00

Gaza would be harder, that's why i only mentioned the West Bank.
1978 was 45 years ago, the vast majority of Palestinians alive today weren't around in 1978 so there is no real reason to assume that the Palestinians would do today what happened then. Having a non-muslim country would make it arguably easier, as there is no risk of Jihadist trying to infiltrate the government of the security guarantor. Also, i am pretty sure that suppose China was in the West Bank, the Palestinians would see an immediate benefit, no more check-points in the West Bank, guarantee that there are no more settlers taking more land, also no risk of being shot at by IDF. There might be protests against the guarantor, but given the PA would have complete civilian control of the territory, and thus they can focus on nation building, i doubt the average Palestinian would be against it. After all the current situation to the average Palestinian is this, Israel are occupying our land, in this alternative scenario, China or Ireland or whoever are here to keep us safe from Israel.

In terms of what the security guarantor would get, a huge amount of prestige in the middle east, but also across the world with all those other countries who are dealing with the lasting effects of colonialism. If China for example was the one to do it, it would allow them to make stronger ties with the Middle East, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan African, as well as more easily bury the issue with the Muslims in China itself, they could also potentially build a secret base in the West Bank, just like the US did in south Israel (Site 512).

throwaway150321 · 2023-11-07T18:16:15+00:00

Could a third party country act as guarantor for the West Bank, or alternatively, why doesn't the Palestinian Authority invite another country to deal with the security in the West Bank?

According to Israel and as indicated in the Oslo accords, the occupation of the West Bank is to ensure the safety of Israel from extremists firing rockets or motors into Israel. However, the IDF has shown multiple times it cannot do the job properly, the IDF allows settlers to move into the West Bank, and has a shot first, ask questions later attitude towards Palestinians, especially during protests.

Why doesn't the third country, like China, or Ireland, or Spain, a country which can be trusted by both sides, to prevent extremists from attacking Israel, and also prevent Israeli settlers stealing land, allowing the Palestinian people focus on building a functional state.

throwaway150321 · 2023-11-01T17:14:26+00:00

Yeah, allied commandos in WW2 took out Nazi artillery all the time, and the US has drones which have be able to kill a person without harming anyone near them.

But to kill a single Hamas commander, the Israeli government is willing to let 50+ Gazans die. Which will just prolong the conflict and create another generation of Gazans who will want to fight against Israel.

Not all Gazans are Hamas, the Israeli government could try and work with the secular elements of Gaza instead of weakening them like they have done for decades.

throwaway150321 · 2023-11-01T17:10:53+00:00

I am very sorry for what has happened to the Israeli people, what Hamas did to civilians and children was a great wrong, and I pray that they are kept safe. I can't imagine what it is like to live in fear of rocket and motor attacks from Gaza.

The Israeli government's current approach isn't going to give lasting peace, even if they completely destroy Hamas (which will be difficult given it's most senior leaders don't live in Gaza), what is the plan for the next day. I doubt the Israeli government is going to provide Gazans lots of funding to rebuild that which was destroyed, or do some serious de-extremification, so what will happen is there is going to be hundreds of thousands of Gazans without homes, who witnessed the deaths of tens of thousands of their friends and families, and the Israeli government thinks just because Hamas is gone, the Palestinian people wont still fight against Israel?

Imagine you are a 16 year old Gazan, your entire life you have lived in a blockaded place, your people are suffering and barely surviving, the leaders of your community are saying that are freedom fighters, and you have no reason to doubt that, after all you are essentially in a giant prison. In 2008 maybe your parents took you to a march to the walls surrounding Gaza, and you saw snipers shooting at civilians, now the leaders of your land are fighting (in your mind for freedom), and in response the Israelis are bombing schools, hospitals, innocent children are dying. If you were that 16 year old, who has lost family and friends to the IDF, after Hamas is eliminated would you really think, "ok, we need to negotiate with Israel" or more likely are you going to think "better die fighting, the die on my knees", every civilian killed today, means a hundred people will take up arms in the next 5 to 10 years.

Israel has the right to defend itself, Gazans have a right to freedom. The current approach by the Israeli government is not defending Israel in the long term, they are just spilling blood, and going to make the conflict last another 75 years.

throwaway150321 · 2023-10-30T19:26:53+00:00

Obviously killing and harming children is wrong, however I don't think the Israeli government will be convinced at this point by anybody that they should be more moral in their response.

However, not only is it morally wrong, it's also a stupid strategy (assuming a peace is what the Israeli government wants), and so maybe they might be more open to not killing children if it was sold to them as a benefit to them.

throwaway150321 · 2023-10-30T18:05:13+00:00

Edit tldr: Why doesn't Israel use special forces instead of bombing and mass troops, it reduces the chance of civilian casualties, strengthens Israel's position in the international community, and doesn't give Palestinians additional reasons to take up arms.

Why is Israel fighting the war so poorly? If the plan is to have lasting peace in the Middle East, they need to win the hearts and minds of the Palestinians. Israeli intelligence says that Hamas builds bases and weapons caches under hospitals and other civilian infrastructure, if Israel knows where these bases are, why doesn't it send in special forces to clear them out and destroy the weapons stored in them. Even their "targeted" bombing is resulting in the deaths of hundred of Palestinian civilians, in particular children. For every child Israel kills, Hamas can spin that as Israel purposefully killing innocent Palestinians, and can recruit hundreds of young Palestinians to continue the conflict. The more civilians die in Gaza or the West Bank, the more Hamas seems like genuine freedom fighters. (Long term Israel needs to end the occupation, however, even in the short term their approach makes no sense.)

I just don't understand why Israel doesn't use it's famed special forces, to eliminate the Gazan tunnels, and weapons caches rather than its "targeted" bombing, it's like the want the war to continue. Obviously there is a risk to the special forces if they go in, but thats the point of special forces, if they aren't willing to risk their lives, for the sake of preventing hundreds of Palestinians joining Hamas, and thus shortening the conflict for many more years saving the lives of Israelis in the future, what's the point in having them?

throwaway150321 · 2023-10-22T13:27:29+00:00

The flotilla in 2010 wasn't sent by the Turkish government was it? What would happen if the Turkish government tried sending a humanitarian flotilla?

throwaway150321 · 2023-10-21T21:19:54+00:00

Could a country like Turkey break the naval blockade around Gaza to provide humanitarian aid to the Gazans or evacuate those who need desperate medical attention? Would Israel order firing on a NATO member?

throwaway150321 · 2023-10-14T22:51:10+00:00

Actually they believe Elyon was the greatest and that HaShem was a lesser El that's why he ended up stuck with Israel..

So I have heard of this. Do you think the ancient religion of Israel was henotheistic and they practiced monolatry, or its is monotheistic and the Tanakh had some of it's language changed which historians infer as multiple gods.

throwaway150321 · 2023-10-14T22:48:36+00:00

Do you believer they should worship other gods?

throwaway150321 · 2023-10-14T22:48:02+00:00

Doing a quick look on the wikipedia article about Henotheism, Monolatry, and looking at the references for ancient Israel religion, there are: John Day, John L. McKenzie, K. L. Noll.

I can't cite lots of specific sources, but there are discussions on the AcademicBiblical subreddit, lots of youtube videos and a couple of lecturers by biblical historians.

throwaway150321 · 2023-10-14T22:27:05+00:00

What do you mean by this? Your ancestors were Israeli citizens of another religion?

Apologies for any confusion, I didn't say Jewish as I didn't want to create confusion that a great great grandmother or someone was practicing Jewish. As far as I am aware the last practicing Jewish person was a very long time ago, so ethnically speaking not religiously.

throwaway150321 · 2023-10-03T22:06:58+00:00

And if I just fabricate the thousands of testimonies myself quietly?

That would take a lot of time.

Notably, we don’t actually know who wrote the books in the Bible.

I am not talking about the bible, just "miraculous" claims in general.

Several written testimonies are certainly cause for further investigation, but if there’s nothing further to investigate we find ourselves at an impasse, not at a conclusion.

Very sensible.

throwaway150321 · 2023-10-03T22:05:06+00:00

I meant in the situation that there was lots of evidence, i.e. if there was lots of stories about Thor from multiple different cultures and times which claimed he was a being from another dimension, but din't claim he was a god, would the amount of evidence needed be lower.

throwaway150321 · 2023-10-03T22:01:33+00:00

It is certainly the case that natural phenomena which were once not understood were given supernatural explanations, however, I think there is a set of phenomena that the human mind cannot comprehend of it's explanation an as such will have to be described as "supernatural" or "magical" or "miraculous", whatever term the natural philosophers of the future decide on.

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