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Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 09:06 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 1,479
Posted By Lithrael
*grumpy Prince Edmund Blackadder voice* 'Yes it...

*grumpy Prince Edmund Blackadder voice* 'Yes it is,' not 'that it be!'
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 07:13 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 1,479
Posted By Lithrael
You are seeing a lot that isn't there, quite...

You are seeing a lot that isn't there, quite ironic since that seems to be your main complaint against others on this subject. For instance I would not, and the people who organised the exhibit and...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 07:04 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 1,479
Posted By Lithrael
How lucky then that the paper you cited...

How lucky then that the paper you cited completely agrees. It's almost like you selected it based entirely on the obnoxious jargon it uses.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 06:51 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 1,479
Posted By Lithrael
It's an art.... EXHIBIT. Including a little...

It's an art.... EXHIBIT. Including a little background and discussion is a normal part of that kind of thing these days.

If I went to a museum exhibit of Ford or Volkswagen cars of that era,...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 06:42 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 1,479
Posted By Lithrael
That's not what that says. At all. It IS...

That's not what that says. At all. It IS steeped in annoying jargon but all it says is that A) environmentalism is not free from the background radiation of 'stuff like this is harder to get...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts Yesterday, 06:23 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 1,479
Posted By Lithrael
The tone and direction of this thread reminds me...

The tone and direction of this thread reminds me of stuff like the way "apolitical" people get into an almighty huff if a ligne claire exhibit mentions how the Tintin guy decided to keep working when...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th March 2024, 08:40 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 725
Posted By Lithrael
Now now, the 2018 millions in cash in suitcases...

Now now, the 2018 millions in cash in suitcases that Hamas took wasn't Israeli money, it was from Quatar. Israel only escorted it in and lobbied the US not to sanction Quatar about it because it was...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th March 2024, 10:42 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 3,116
Posted By Lithrael
The most harrowing accounts I've read have been...

The most harrowing accounts I've read have been about abusers directly targeting minors with boiling frog techniques, and in every single story the biggest problem has been the kid being totally...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th March 2024, 10:40 AM
Replies: 601
Views: 8,207
Posted By Lithrael
Of course he's responsible. And if a cop shoots...

Of course he's responsible. And if a cop shoots the gun rampager directly thru the middle of one of the babies and it doesn't put the guy down, how many people would be accused of being...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th March 2024, 07:51 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 3,116
Posted By Lithrael
Instead of this ID nonsense, they should do like...

Instead of this ID nonsense, they should do like Leisure Suit Larry did back in the day and make you answer questions about political stuff from 20 years ago. Then at least the kids would get some...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th March 2024, 07:10 AM
Replies: 601
Views: 8,207
Posted By Lithrael
That wasn't saying 'not so bad' it was just...

That wasn't saying 'not so bad' it was just saying 'not uniquely bad'

Hamas and their actions are monstrously bad, they could end the conflict and they won't and so I condemn them utterly. While...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 7th March 2024, 02:46 PM
Replies: 601
Views: 8,207
Posted By Lithrael
It's hard for me to feel like at least doing it...

It's hard for me to feel like at least doing it this way is a "rip-off-the-bandage-and-get-it-over-with" thing, because I have zero confidence that after this it will be over with.

It sounds like...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 7th March 2024, 01:13 PM
Replies: 601
Views: 8,207
Posted By Lithrael
Look, I do understand it's not FAIR to ask people...

Look, I do understand it's not FAIR to ask people who didn't touch off the situation, to spend any time worrying about getting food to starving children. I even understand that any effort they make...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 7th March 2024, 10:05 AM
Replies: 601
Views: 8,207
Posted By Lithrael
I continue to be baffled by whatever type of...

I continue to be baffled by whatever type of gotcha sophistry people are using when they complain that nobody is making demands of the clear aggressors and ideological opponents in a conflict like...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 6th March 2024, 11:49 AM
Replies: 601
Views: 8,207
Posted By Lithrael
No, dude, nobody on the forum is gonna say that. ...

No, dude, nobody on the forum is gonna say that. Nobody's even gonna 'not saying just saying' that. The Hamas leadership is unanimously the group that the guys you're clowning on, want to see...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 5th March 2024, 07:04 AM
Replies: 601
Views: 8,207
Posted By Lithrael
Indeed I'd argue that it was exactly the same;...

Indeed I'd argue that it was exactly the same; cynically using the brutal, shocking attack against them as popular and political justification for turning around and doing something they'd already...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 29th January 2024, 09:12 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
All of this is your personalized fantastic...

All of this is your personalized fantastic impression of what I would think and do. I've been on the forum for twenty years. None of this fantasy of yours is supported by anything I have ever said....
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 28th January 2024, 01:14 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Could you please drop that 'if it was anyone...

Could you please drop that 'if it was anyone else' smug nonsense? People who had sympathy for the civilian death toll and general destruction of Dresden didn't have those feelings cause of how they...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th January 2024, 10:56 AM
Replies: 300
Views: 4,827
Posted By Lithrael
Well, for one thing, no, it only makes it...

Well, for one thing, no, it only makes it possible that 'might means right' can be morally true for a specific society.

For another, whether something is comfortable has nothing to do with...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th January 2024, 11:24 AM
Replies: 300
Views: 4,827
Posted By Lithrael
also don't forget that natural selection can just...

also don't forget that natural selection can just as easily reward behaviour that's nasty as hell to individuals as long as it still gets lots of offspring that have a good chance of passing on...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 19th January 2024, 07:26 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
It looked to me like he was just pulling reciepts...

It looked to me like he was just pulling reciepts to show he doesn't come to his position by way of believing that hardline followers of Islam like Hamas are really freedom-fighter underdogs with no...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 16th January 2024, 04:43 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Yeah, the propaganda is pretty thick on the...

Yeah, the propaganda is pretty thick on the ground. I'm as always amazed at the way it (and simple misinformation for that matter) gets uncritically shared around.

ETA: heh jeez, the doll.
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Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th January 2024, 12:11 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Ah. No. I was only ever intending to refer to...

Ah. No. I was only ever intending to refer to the part where the people who turned out to be hostages were shot by the IDF; that if the policy was that evidence of a more explicit threat should...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 15th January 2024, 09:29 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
They very much did shell the building, unless I'm...

They very much did shell the building, unless I'm misunderstanding the nature of the helicopter and tank fire directed at it. Luckily, this did not kill the hostages.



That is not what...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th January 2024, 03:00 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
See, this is where I'd have the opportunity to...

See, this is where I'd have the opportunity to assume you were arguing in bad faith if I felt like tossing such accusations around. My statements were vague allusions? I might have been referring to...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th January 2024, 01:50 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
I'm not here to do investigative reporting; if my...

I'm not here to do investigative reporting; if my line of thought isn't clear, meaningful, or diligent enough for you by now that's fine with me. Here, I'll quote what I meant in case it got lost. ...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th January 2024, 01:33 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
The context where I brought it up was simply that...

The context where I brought it up was simply that I figured, if Nessie's suggestion of not firing unless fired upon or faced with unambiguous military prep etc was used, then these guys, days apart...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 14th January 2024, 01:01 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Ironically enough, Nessie, I think posters like...

Ironically enough, Nessie, I think posters like us are mostly getting splash damage from posters like Hlafordlaes and Leumas. Our positions are less extreme and we engage more, so we get more crap...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th January 2024, 01:48 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Sure. And after their bomb dog was attacked and...

Sure. And after their bomb dog was attacked and killed, the IDF indeed directed tank and helicopter fire at the building where (unknown at the time) the hostages and their captors were located, and...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th January 2024, 10:29 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
To the best of my knowledge, the IDF was...

To the best of my knowledge, the IDF was receiving no fire during that misunderstanding, and so a policy of not firing until either fired upon or more certain of the safety of bystanders, or the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th January 2024, 12:29 PM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,944
Posted By Lithrael
Well, I get that outside air as the control would...

Well, I get that outside air as the control would give you a baseline for how many infections are acquired outside of the air quality experiment, but it stll sems like you'd expect even the best...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th January 2024, 11:32 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
I can't help if it that's how you see my...

I can't help if it that's how you see my position,* any more than you can help it if I see yours as "Trust the IDF's actions are always right to the best of their knowledge. Never suggest the IDF...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th January 2024, 11:06 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
The disconnect here looks like an irreconcilable...

The disconnect here looks like an irreconcilable difference in the way we think of and approach the problem. We do indeed think Hamas is not going to change and that there's no point in reiterating...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th January 2024, 10:36 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
I'm referring to the three escaped hostages who...

I'm referring to the three escaped hostages who were aparrantly mistaken for false-surrender attackers and shot to death.

Post #2704 for elaboration (and me condemning Hamas for creating the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 05:01 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Joe: I broadly agree with you on basically all...

Joe: I broadly agree with you on basically all these points. Particularly that the people living there are mostly a hodgepodge of late comers and the strongest claim they've got is simply that...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 02:31 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
I think what you guys are missing (really REALLY...

I think what you guys are missing (really REALLY missing) is that we think Israelis taking these risks WILL save Israeli lives in the future. We wouldn't be advocating them if we didn't think that. ...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 02:20 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
In what way does Nessie not hold Hamas to the...

In what way does Nessie not hold Hamas to the same standards? Is this a 'say the right words' game?

Hamas are doing things basically as wrong and as cruelly as possible, and should stop...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 02:08 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
On the contrary, I'm accusing the terrorists of...

On the contrary, I'm accusing the terrorists of exploiting civilians, and of baiting the good guys into wrecking the place where the civilians live, in order to encourage the civilians to hate the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 12:36 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Eye roll so hard, Zig. The grammar aside, I'm...

Eye roll so hard, Zig. The grammar aside, I'm guessing you could figure out what I was getting at. Anyway Nessie isn't adressing the IDF and so is not demanding anything of them.


OK, that's...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 12:23 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Prestige: I don't disagree but I don't see how...

Prestige: I don't disagree but I don't see how that answers my question.

If the correct strategy is to write off civilians as the responsibility of Hamas' actions,
It seems to me the correct...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 12:00 PM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Held to higher standards? Yes? Why is that...

Held to higher standards? Yes? Why is that wrong or bad? Isn't that appropriate - and maybe even the entire point of 'being good?'

Punished more? Who is going to suffer any punishment? ...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 11:45 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Thanks, btw. This is a far more clear and fair...

Thanks, btw. This is a far more clear and fair criticism.

As for de facto saying terrorist tactics work, especially when people essentially hobble themselves to try to mitigate their damage - I...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 10:29 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
I mean. If I think some actions being...

I mean. If I think some actions being implemented by firefighters ARE wasting effort/water and that a different strategy would be more effective against the fire, I would indeed say so, and probably...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 10:19 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Ramjets' last one of these was too over the top...

Ramjets' last one of these was too over the top but this one seems to skewer the current state of the thread pretty cleanly.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 10:12 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Nevertheless that is actually a thing people do...

Nevertheless that is actually a thing people do without in any way harboring any feelings of actual support for the baddies.
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 10:00 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Sure, but y'all called it out already and nobody...

Sure, but y'all called it out already and nobody needed to keep telling Nessie like 3 times that because they used a poor example while trying to find a seige/negotiate action, they really endorsed...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 11th January 2024, 09:30 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Continuing to hammer on someone for this kind of...

Continuing to hammer on someone for this kind of thing I feel isn't really appropriate in a forum like this. If Nessie was a real politician or pundit I would put feet to fire for it but they're not...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th January 2024, 11:04 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,944
Posted By Lithrael
My point was not that purifiers are a joke, but...

My point was not that purifiers are a joke, but that it seems obvious that purified air will certainly not be better than fresh outdoor air for pathogen density etc.

I don't see why, or...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th January 2024, 09:43 AM
Replies: 726
Views: 29,944
Posted By Lithrael
The meta study is interesting but their 'control'...

The meta study is interesting but their 'control' data, I don't understand the choice. "Expelling indoor air and replacing it with outdoor air was the ideal comparator." Isn't that exactly what...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 10th January 2024, 07:53 AM
Replies: 4,025
Views: 84,696
Posted By Lithrael
Come on, you guys, Nessie's overall position is...

Come on, you guys, Nessie's overall position is pretty clear and calling them a Hamas supporter/excuser because of some (occasionally explicitly clarified) bothsiderey language and the fact that YOU...
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