well you gotta do what you gotta do
well you gotta do what you gotta do
reminds me of the improv “Bears gotta get knowledge” on the Dropout show Play It By Ear.
So two ministers of the actual israelian governement are now “two random dudes”.
These misconceptions indeed do not excuse supporting Hamas, which is why I said demanding a ceasefire and an investigation into a potential genocide and denouncing Hamas’ terrorist acts aren’t exclusive positions.
Disagreeing with someone saying there is a genocide happening, when there is indeed one happening, is not just a matter of opinion, it is effectively denying the suffering of thousands, or giving it some legitimacy. You can’t just complain about hostility when your opinion, whether consciously or not, carries its own share of violence.
Calling the 153 countries who voted in favour of a ceasefire, including Finland, Canada, Australia, Japan, Norway, Belgium, Sweden or Switzerland, a “block of authoritarian and Muslim countries primarily” is a bold claim. Here is the list of the 10 countries who voted against – for fun I’ve included their latest score on the Democracy Index, on a scale from 0 to 10 where 10 is the most democratic –: Austria (8,2), Czech Republic (7,9), Guatemala (4,6), Israel (7,9), Liberia (5,4), Micronesia (no data), Nauru (no data), Papua New Guinea (6,5), Paraguay (6,1), United States of America (8,2).
But they are committing genocide. Opinion is irrelevant against facts: they are trying to expell the palestinian population from Gaza, they even said it out loud two days ago. This and the fact that Hamas have committed terrorist acts are two facts that can coexist in the world.
I think you’re right, maybe I’m just being impatient. I just appreciate the mix of points of view, I think it helps to see things differently.
People of different background have more chance to have a bigger diversity of point of view. You may not be able to guess the background of a single commenter, but you can spot things missing. Also, I wasn’t actually thinking about race, but gender identities and sexual orientations as well.
I know this comment could receive some negative feedback, but Lemmy lacks diversity in its userbase, compared to Reddit (or Tumblr in the old times). It’s just a feeling, when I scroll through comments and posts on Lemmy, I picture most of the users as 16-46 yo white males.
EDIT: changed “45” to “46”, see comment below.
That’s not what you said, you don’t get to lecture me by pretending you said something else.
Anything illegal deserves more yuck than I can count, but expressing your personal taste towards things that are legal and socially accepted (while frown upon) by dismissing a behaviour that you personslly disagree with is… dismissive.
The italian mind for sure tolerates more contradiction than most, but that doesn’t mean italian people can’t complain.
Also, there is a lot of different factors at play in your comment. Even only in regards to sewers, can you imagine the complexity of designing, implementing and renovating a sewer system in a historical millenia-old city built on water?
Reverence is a projection, I don’t think italians demand reverence, but respect and empathy would be a nice start.
It’s an emblem of Venice, whether you like it or not. Things have a symbolic value separated from their historical or financial value.
Also, the people of Venice aren’t a homogeneous entity, they encompass various opinions, values, etc.
Finally, things aren’t black or white. People of Venice can rely on some kind of tourism while not wanting to be invaded by disrespectful tourists.
This cynic’s stance is lame.
You should see beyond what’s written: Venice has a big tourists’ problem, who are not only increasing in numbers but also disrespectful of the history, the city and the people working and living in it. This story isn’t anecdotical, it’s emblematic of a widespread issue of touristic consumerism.
I understand where you’re coming from, but you’re expressing your taste and values in a very dismissive way
I just had to stop and note how great this comment is, I learned more in two sentences than in several articles relying on my attention for money. Thank's!
there was an interesting take about that on the wan show (not ms but steam). the emphasis was on steam's value, which is unknown but actually very high
That’s uselessly pedantic. But to answer your question, and to use a comparison more in line with the original comment: I think most people won’t get sunburnt during the night, enough so that it shouldn’t be a concern.
the number of comments here who use hard sciences’ criteria as the ones and only defining the validity of knowledge is concerning. Human sciences don’t have the same foundations, methodologies, etc. as harde sciences, they don’t have the same system of validation either, which doesn’t mean it’s less valid.
“Are we the baddies?”