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by orathaic
Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:44 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: War, what is it good for?
Replies: 1095
Views: 123985

Re: War, what is it good for?

The majority of the Palestinian people hate Hamas and are unable to express that for fear of reprisals. The Israeli government on the other hand... How many times have Hamas been described as "a creature of Israel" funded by right wing religious zealots to undermine the secular Fatah movement, and d...
by orathaic
Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:15 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should we eat the rich?
Replies: 10
Views: 6292

Re: Should we eat the rich?

If you convince someone that the fashion at the time is for minimalism and you are a great interior designer, can you sell your elite skills to not put anything into their home? So long as they value it, then you have created value without consuming any materials. Thus the environment has less resou...
by orathaic
Wed Nov 15, 2023 7:10 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should we eat the rich?
Replies: 10
Views: 6292

Re: Should we eat the rich?

If my neuro spicy-ness didn't get in the way, my first book would be a bit of maths, metaphysics, and sociology... Stuff I learned from Frito Carpa's "The Dao of Physics" (which is a book I can't recommend less), "The Emperor's New Mind", which is fine apart from the last chapter (is the reason Penr...
by orathaic
Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should we eat the rich?
Replies: 10
Views: 6292

Re: Should we eat the rich?

You can have smart growth which doesn't make the world better (or consume more resources). We could all be writing some quality book rather than posting random arguments on the internet...
by orathaic
Mon Nov 13, 2023 4:34 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should we eat the rich?
Replies: 10
Views: 6292

Re: Should we eat the rich?

That's not eating the poor, that is paying for their excess babies production and eating them, so the poor have more money and fewer mouths to feed!
by orathaic
Sun Nov 12, 2023 4:50 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should we eat the rich?
Replies: 10
Views: 6292

Re: Should we eat the rich?

You know, I'd always had you down as one of the "perpetual economic growth is u sustainable" crowd So here is the thing. Some growth may require smarter use of less resourced in a way which makes it more valuable. So computers, or silicon chips in general, are far more valuable than the sand it is ...
by orathaic
Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:28 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Should we eat the rich?
Replies: 10
Views: 6292

Should we eat the rich?

Ok, b'ait and switch title, by we I mean the Japanese. And by eat the rich I mean kill their gods? And by ... Ok let me take a step back for context, based on two sources (which may be inaccurate, and I am open to correction), Japan is in an aweful state of stagnation and this is largely down to the...
by orathaic
Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:15 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: War, what is it good for?
Replies: 1095
Views: 123985

Re: War, what is it good for?

Just as an aside. Hamas may have killed hundreds, but then the Israeli military didn't bother to distinguish between targets before opening fire. According to (checks notes: Israeli sources) https://x.com/Partisangirl/status/1722527493780021654 Checks source... A Syrian posting Russia Today videos ...
by orathaic
Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:12 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: War, what is it good for?
Replies: 1095
Views: 123985

Re: War, what is it good for?

Just as an aside. Hamas may have killed hundreds, but then the Israeli military didn't bother to distinguish between targets before opening fire. According to (checks notes: Israeli sources) https://x.com/Partisangirl/status/1722527493780021654 Israeli forces indiscriminately killing not only Pales...
by orathaic
Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:02 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: War, what is it good for?
Replies: 1095
Views: 123985

Re: War, what is it good for?

Just as an aside. Hamas may have killed hundreds, but then the Israeli military didn't bother to distinguish between targets before opening fire. According to (checks notes: Israeli sources)

https://x.com/Partisangirl/status/1722527493780021654
by orathaic
Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:43 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: War, what is it good for?
Replies: 1095
Views: 123985

Re: War, what is it good for?

Great quote from Conservative Muslim and former British cabinet member on Israel:
https://youtu.be/ipigziMMg1k?si=MkEEpN0 ... b&t=43m56s

Referencing a 2019 discussion between Netanyahi and Israeli far right. (Skip to 43 minutes 56 seconds, if my time stamp isn't working)
by orathaic
Thu Nov 02, 2023 2:38 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: War, what is it good for?
Replies: 1095
Views: 123985

Re: War, what is it good for?

The whole idea of the UN is that all nations should participate. Do you object to this basic notion? All nations should participate, but leadership roles should be limited to nations that can demonstrate a basic level of suitability and competence Do you object to this basic notion? I object to the...
by orathaic
Thu Nov 02, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Howdy folks
Replies: 13
Views: 4340

Re: Howdy folks

In that summary, it seems it is fine. But folks isn't problematic?

So not cancelling, just a great replacement...
by orathaic
Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:22 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: War, what is it good for?
Replies: 1095
Views: 123985

Re: War, what is it good for?

If someone comes into your home with aging, and shoot you when you tell them it is your home and you should leave, that is not self-defence.

The courts have shown so measure of judgement against these illegal settlements, and the result was the current govt trying to replace the courts.
by orathaic
Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:28 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Howdy folks
Replies: 13
Views: 4340

Re: Howdy folks

I am not aware of any cancellation of folks. I would suspect that folx is along the lines of other words changes where an X (as in Mr, Ms, Mx) is used to be gender neutral, but folks is already gender neutral?
by orathaic
Tue Oct 31, 2023 6:57 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: War, what is it good for?
Replies: 1095
Views: 123985

Re: War, what is it good for?

This didn't start with Hamas's recent attack (which I don't support). It started in 1948 with militant Zionists forcing around 50% of the Palestinian population out of their homes and off their land, under threat of murder. To fail to acknowledge that is to be oblivious of the historic context of t...
by orathaic
Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:36 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: War, what is it good for?
Replies: 1095
Views: 123985

Re: War, what is it good for?

Israel is defending her citizens by attacking the fascist neighbour that declared war on her. Israel has very little choice in the matter. They have to attack because leaving Hamas undefeated is not a viable position for them to adopt, and they have to bomb because if they send troops in without it...
by orathaic
Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: War, what is it good for?
Replies: 1095
Views: 123985

Re: War, what is it good for?

Not wishing to give the impression that I don't trust your word on this, but I don't trust your word on this. You have shown yourself all too eager to lie in order to stoke hatred against Isreal and Jews. But even if true, it hardly changes anything It doesn't change things. But it does beg the que...
by orathaic
Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:46 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Annual Religious Thread
Replies: 66
Views: 11058

Re: Annual Religious Thread

So assuming your consciousness centered universe. Where does it appear in my many worlds interpretation of the maths? My honest answer is that the many world's interpretation is utter bollocks, and should be used as an example in demonstrating the limitations of mathematics in much the same way as ...
by orathaic
Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:37 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Annual Religious Thread
Replies: 66
Views: 11058

Re: Annual Religious Thread

This is such utter garbage. Sorry but historically the religious justification for moral actions was 'listen to US because we have the authority of God backing us' an appeal to authority. It wasn't encouraging anyone to think deeply about the topic. God as an answer to any question (like why the th...