Israel/Palestine thread

oh sorry, this one is on me. I wrote where is south africa... meant to write where in south africa

Actually represented an investor in agriculture. He was looking for joint ventures in hen houses, as strange as it seems.

no deals made.

blue, ever considered moving permanently to the US or somewhere?

How do you define smart and resourceful? In many contexts, one who is less smart and has less integrity can win by being deceitful and immoral, by acting in ways which threaten the overall stability supporting all. I think anyone with a job understands this, though they may or may not apply the dynamic more broadly to, say. international affairs.

Say some financial institution gambles in ways which produce a windfall for them but threatens the financial system. Say they calculate that they are too big to fail and exploit an implicit need to maintain stability as a type of insurance policy against negative consequences which would make their gamble negative EV? Are they being "smart and resourceful" in their success or are they being exploitative and dangerous wrt to the system? It depends entirely on your perspective, like whether or not you work for the firm.

Likewise with Israel or, say, a cancerous tumor. If you're pro tumor, like you're a cancer cell and you want to live, then the tumor is smart and resourceful. If you're a larger biological system hosting the cancer, the tumor is dangerous. From the world perspective, Israel is a cancer. It is exploiting and undermining world security for its own benefit with zero concern for the world, and that benefit only from the perspective of Zionism which is to say a philosophy of extremist racial supremacy. Hitler looked "smart and resourceful" when he began invading European countries, one country dominating militarily as Germany did early in WWII. You might want to take a look at how that ended.

Lived for two years in Fort Lauderdale. Loved it.

If Israel had more golf courses, it would have been even better than the states 😀

My occupation is very local. Cant really bring it to the states.

There's a very obvious and good joke waiting to be made by anyone who doesn't mind a ban.

Dude, what are you on? and please share it with me.

I would amuse addressing this, if you give me first your definition of Zionism.

I love a good joke, especially on my expense and you have my full consent to make it.

Obv it writes itself... but would like to read your take 😀

idk why you're suddenly talking about South Africa but I guess those places are all the same to you.

I've lived in (for a year and again for six months) or travelled around three of the five countries you listed, plus another four in West Africa that you didn't list.

I can confirm you're talking bollocks when you talk about "superiority". The median Western person is miserable compared with the median West African ainec.

he means that your job is killing terrorists. i expect he'd phrase it in a different and RUDE way

the word occupation is funny in this context. the joke does write itself

or a reference to the fact that in many American cities the police force is considered an occupying power (and uses the same training as the IDF)

sounds like jal lived in a few places around the world and was like **** this **** sucks, i'm heading home

Israel aren't committing genocide so it's all good. I don't hate anyone either.

What is the average life expectance in all of this countries and what is the death rate for kids 0-10?

that alone will end this debate.

Stop making Nazi comparisons.

yeah. because they expect more.
most people in west africa would prefer to have been born in europe or the us.
i grew up in east africa.
maybe the west is different.

Claiming life is better in west africa just notched Vic's post from before to win the 2024 worst take ITT.

Unless we believe a life expectancy of under 60 is favorable. and this is before going deeper into those s%^t hole countries.

benin life expectancy - 59

Nigeria life expectancy - 53

Ghana life expectancy - 63

Mali life expectancy - 59

Should I really go on?

Ok. Stop using the term "shithole countries".

I'm just going to close this thread if everyone is so intent on having extra spicy takes and nasty things to say to one another.

Were there any specific laws or cultural institutions that you think contributed to this increased happiness in west Africa?

Well. I think we know most of the metrics why one would argue western civilization is preferable. I am interested in knowing what metrics/observances support the argument other places are preferable.

That's what you'd like to believe.

If infant mortality rate ends this debate then the best country is