Israel / Palestine

[pinkbikini]

How do you know that the cluster of 20 were not hamas fighters, hiding out in a cafe?

Can't imagine cafe and shops are running normal service, when allegedly all of them are starving

I guess you’re an ex-builder, but surely you’ve picked up the ability to read and comprehend?

“Al-Baqa Cafeteria had become a well-known space for journalists, activists, and remote workers, offering internet access, seating, and workspace along Gaza's Mediterranean coast.”

It’s not as though they’re serving tea and farking scones with a smooth jazz band playing.

Not that you care. You’ve formed your opinion, done your quote, moved on. Bish bash bosh.

 

[briantrumpet]

Every response charges the battery and feeds the AI model that churns out the outrage-inducing bait (and the 'I' doesn't stand for the normal word in that initialism)

 

[pinkbikini]

Every response charges the battery and feeds the AI model that churns out the outrage-inducing bait (and the 'I' doesn't stand for the normal word in that initialism)

Yes, I’m sure you’re right. But I don’t mind when he actually makes an effort to try to form an opinion. I’m sure he’ll be back with a whole host of moronic twitter memes and clips (that no one clicks on) shortly though.

 

[Psamathe]

Bob Vylan's chant was apparently so bad the BBC should have cut away immediately; however, it was sufficiently inoffensive that it has been repeated all over the mainstream media.

Whilst I don't know what laws Mr Vylan may or may not have broken, to me it highlights the disparity between the big outcry his chants have caused vs the quiet murmurings of our politicians scared to comment on Israel killing tens of thousands of innocent civilians and starving the survivors in a living hell, our politicians petrified into silence in fear of being accused of being anti-semitic (under the new ultra-broad meaning of gbe term)

Ian

 

[BoldonLad]

Whilst I don't know what laws Mr Vylan may or may not have broken, to me it highlights the disparity between the big outcry his chants have caused vs the quiet murmurings of our politicians scared to comment on Israel killing tens of thousands of innocent civilians and starving the survivors in a living hell, our politicians petrified into silence in fear of being accused of being anti-semitic (under the new ultra-broad meaning of gbe term)

Ian

Whilst I agree with you reference the closing down of debate/comment with respect to Israel's actions, you have to admit, they (Israeli's) have weaponised the term magnificently.

 

[Pblakeney]

Whilst I don't know what laws Mr Vylan may or may not have broken, to me it highlights the disparity between the big outcry his chants have caused vs the quiet murmurings of our politicians scared to comment on Israel killing tens of thousands of innocent civilians and starving the survivors in a living hell, our politicians petrified into silence in fear of being accused of being anti-semitic (under the new ultra-broad meaning of gbe term)

Ian

This. Apparently it is okay to actually kill by the thousands but not a foul mouthed rant about the possibility. A bit of a disparage.
In my view our government's silence while supplying weapons makes them complicit.

 

[briantrumpet]

Yes, I’m sure you’re right. But I don’t mind when he actually makes an effort to try to form an opinion. I’m sure he’ll be back with a whole host of moronic twitter memes and clips (that no one clicks on) shortly though.

One would train the AI model better if the only responses were to the efforts to try to form an opinion, and not the ones that are obviously trying to enrage people, rather like not responding to children's tantrums... just let them tire themselves into (eventual) non-tantrum once they realise the tantrum isn't working as intended.

 

[pinkbikini]

One would train the AI model better if the only responses were to the efforts to try to form an opinion, and not the ones that are obviously trying to enrage people, rather like not responding to children's tantrums... just let them tire themselves into (eventual) non-tantrum once they realise the tantrum isn't working as intended.

Guess I’m a little more circumspect - he has wife and daughter/s who (assuming he’s not a Josef Fritzl type) still speak to him, and he’s clearly capable of taking a gentle ribbing, so he’s probably not all bad. I ignore his more performative nonsense where he’s desperate for attention. I wonder if he’d let his wife see what he posts?

More sinned against than sinning? Seems like an online persona, like some others from the old BR, who did really boring jobs considering how radical they wanted to appear!