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@viinsmoke @wariorama @FindsANut If you cannot treat a human _as_ a human regardless of their race, creed, sexuality et al, then regardless of colour, you're an asshole.
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Rick, Ancient Feline
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Rick, Ancient Feline
@ThatFuzzyTiger
Ex-CCNA and MCSE, ex-Tier 3 crisis admin and finally ex(?)-MoD contractor. Fuelled by caffeine, anger, and painkillers.
Somerset, UK Katılım Temmuz 2012
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@harriepw Maybe if the Greens had coherent policies and not wishlists they'd not be under such severe scrutiny.
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I find it really disturbing how the political-media class unite so seamlessly against people like Polanski and Corbyn
Zack Polanski@ZackPolanski
When you see the relentless attacks from other parties on the Greens across the media remember this: They hate our plan to end Rip Off Britain. They don't want a wealth tax. They don't want public ownership & lower bills. They're trying everything in their power to stop us.
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@ZackPolanski Is that a real they or a perceived they?
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When you see the relentless attacks from other parties on the Greens across the media remember this:
They hate our plan to end Rip Off Britain.
They don't want a wealth tax.
They don't want public ownership & lower bills.
They're trying everything in their power to stop us.
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@whereisjarule_ @rokkbert @aziz0nomics Qatar is a nonstarter for obvious reasons.
Jordan at least diplomatically would be an option but they do not have the resources nor desire to get tangled up in the furball next door.
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Do the people who are "on the right side of history" threaten to put their political opponents into industrial shredders feet first"?
While appropriating the name and image of a genocide victim?
Sounds like something someone on the wrong side of history would do.
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@Danjsalt This. Ideally, Europe starts being a power of its own and keeps Beijing and Washington at more of an arm's length. Be friendly and do trade where it works, but don't make silly concessions because of some sort of fuzzy sense of friendship.
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@Danjsalt That... I can see being the start of a Benny Hill sketch. Nobody in Europe is currently fit to lead for various reasons.
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@Danjsalt At the absolute best the net result is this has flipped Europe to "neutral" in regards to the US. Longer term I suspect the rot will set in and there will be a rethinking of how NATO is shaped.
Only issue is that NATO without America means putting a European country in charge.
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I don't think it will be repaired
We Europeans richly deserved a good kicking on defence but we're well beyond that now
LoLNothingMatters@DastDn
It is remarkable how much damage Trump has done in less than two years, that will take decades to repair - if at all.
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@ZackPolanski So which one do you perceive, and which one do you think is actual?
Because clearly the two aren't the same to you.
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Jewish communities are living in fear amid rising antisemitism, including these appalling arson attacks. We must confront this.
At the same time, antisemitism is being weaponised to shut down criticism of the Israeli government.
Both true. Both concerning. Both antisemitic.
Hagar Shezaf@hagar_shezaf
I asked @ZackPolanski yesterday what is the Green Party's response to the recent wave of attacks against Jewish sites in the UK. His response: “I'm concerned about rising antisemitic attacks. We saw arson attacks on ambulances for instance and we know that increasingly jewish communities are feeling unsafe. There’s a conversation to be had about whether it’s a perception of unsafety or whether it’s actual unsafety, but neither are acceptable”.
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@dr4ch @saintjavelin is a very nice backpack. I fully expect russians are going to notice it though, so i need to be ready for that inevitability.
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@MvelaseP @aziz0nomics The fact that you feel that the actions of Hamas are in any way defensible is telling. If you were openly stating everyone in this horror show had unclean hands, I might argue that, but I'd understand it, but taking sides? C'mon...
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@aziz0nomics A peace built on truth. That recognises the atrocities committed by one side, and the arguably "wrongs" commited by another in response while also recognising that those are not equal. And also builds are a restorative & real punishment framework. x.com/i/status/20470…
Mvelase 🇵🇸🏳️🌈✊🏾🏳️⚧️🇿🇦@MvelaseP
I hope that there can be coexistence between Israelis & Palestinians. But I also believe just as there is no "rainbow nation" or "reconciliation" in SA, as Mandela would advocate to Arafat, a "solution" that papers over the ugly truths would ultimately face our same issues.
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I've seen a person burnt alive in a hospital & an entire pre-teen generation of a family being wiped out, by Israel. Those are just two examples of many which have stuck in my mind. And as someone who lives in a "post-apartheid" state where we chose "coexistence," I say no.
John Aziz@aziz0nomics
Where are all of the people who support peace between Palestine and Israel? Why is everybody so incentivised to only support one at the expense of the other? Coexistence is possible. Neither side is going to disappear.
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@Mr_Andrew_Fox The only thing I might raise an exception to is the concept of Khamenei Jr being influential. Has anyone actually seen or heard from him yet?
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Danny is the single best analyst of the Iran war that I know.
This is bang on.
Danny (Dennis) Citrinowicz ,داني سيترينوفيتش@citrinowicz
At a broad level, it’s important to acknowledge a hard truth: this war is a textbook case of the old saying - "Strategy must precede action" The underlying assumption in the US and Israel was that weakening Iran kineticly would eventually lead to the collapse of the regime and that a sustained U.S.-Israeli campaign, targeting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, could trigger systemic change thay will change the Middle East. But this war overlooked a critical variable: the Islamic Republic of Iran is a different kind of actor. Traditional cost-benefit calculations don’t apply in the conventional sense. Moreover, the war has generated second-order effects that have made the strategic landscape more complex — not less. From Iran’s growing assertiveness around the Strait of Hormuz, to the hardening of its internal decision-making processes, to the rising influence of Mojtaba Khamenei and the expanding dominance of the IRGC, the Iranian system has, in many ways, become more rigid and more ideological. These dynamics are pushing the administration into a narrowing set of options, none of them good. The choice increasingly looks like this: accept a deal that is, in essence, a strengthened version of the previous nuclear agreement, or return to military escalation that carries significant regional risks without guaranteeing meaningful change in Iran’s behavior. In effect, this war has helped shape what could be called “Islamic Republic 3.0” — a system forged not only through pressure, but also through strategic miscalculation. While the regime may have been weakened militarily and economically, it has, paradoxically, been strengthened internally, particularly among its core base. This may well be the campaign’s most significant strategic miscalculation. The protests inside Iran had left the regime increasingly exposed, struggling to respond to public demands, led by an aging and ailing supreme leader. There was a moment of internal vulnerability. Yet the campaign, despite its tactical achievements, has given the regime a renewed sense of purpose at a time when it was fighting for its political future. Instead of weakening it from within, it has helped consolidate its base and rally its supporters. It remains unclear how this will end. But at this stage, one conclusion is difficult to avoid: alongside tactical gains, the war has produced a more challenging strategic environment for Iran’s neighbors, for Israel, and for the United States. And most importantly, Iran’s leadership has no intention of capitulating. Neither pressure nor escalation is likely to force a deeply ideological regime to abandon its foundational principles. There is no decisive blow. No silver bullet. Only two realistic paths remain: a deal that looks remarkably similar to what Iran was willing to consider before the war — or an expanded conflict with no clear endgame. This is the reality. #IranWar
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@locust9 I am going into this with an open mind, Peter's spun magic in the past, as well as produced GODUS.
We shall see.
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@locust9 Best case - It's a splotchy mess (much like Black and White) but there's a certain magic about it that gets people involved. For the flaws, Black and White was for me a very special experience.
Worst case? GODUS. He must avoid that.
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as someone who loved the flawed but amazing black and white and Fable, I want this to be great
peter molyneux@pmolyneux
Okay everyone, its time for my last game to launch (on 22 April). After 40 years in the industry I love with all my heart, this is the most significant event in my life (other than the birth of my son). All I ask is for you to be curious enough to give it a try. youtube.com/watch?v=xdaX_O… wishlist on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3165650/Ma…
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@rachelbsol18 Getting Turkey and Egypt to perform the role of Israel would be almost certainly vastly more expensive than just sticking with what's working with Israel, and is almost certainly bound to be less reliable or effective. Consider this a "Plan B" of sorts.
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@rachelbsol18 I will state, that such a route is suboptimal and really represents the "best of a bad set of options" in the event Israel (or the Gulf as a whole) were to go offline. America would also then become extremely dependent on Europe for power projection as without bases in the Gulf?
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Does anyone on this app who is anti-Israel / anti-military aid to Israel have actual policy solutions for how America would secure its energy and national security (particularly against foreign terrorist organizations)? Is it that America no longer has any allies in the Middle East for a complete withdraw? Or would you like to see America partner with a different country - and which one(s)?
Honest question. I would like to hear them. Please comment below.
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