General politics discussion. Keep it civil.

[Corbic]

Originally Posted by deolio

Pretty sure that's been the go-to for centuries, but the floodgates of empathy and emotion have already opened and there's no going back. Stoicism (or what gen z would call toxic masculinity) is eroding beneath your feet. Not sure if you're aware or not, but it's not a battle you're ever going to win.

If you look at history, the Stoics always win....

The barbarians eventually win because they have the will to win.

[deolio]

Originally Posted by ixfxi

wait.............

surgically removing your penis or breasts and supporting this is showing empathy?

You don't have to support something to be empathetic. Ex: I don't support the use of coal power plants, but I can understand a coal miners concern about a shift to solar power production because I see Chat GPT able to do copywriting as good as I can.

Originally Posted by Corbic

If you look at history, the Stoics always win....

If you look at history, intolerance always loses.

[Corbic]

Originally Posted by deolio

You don't have to support something to be empathetic. Ex: I don't support the use of coal power plants, but I can understand a coal miners concern about a shift to solar power production because I see Chat GPT able to do copywriting as good as I can.

Yes... Because Solar is going to out compete coal and create an unemployment problem......

Originally Posted by deolio

If you look at history, intolerance always loses.

LOL

[deolio]

Originally Posted by Corbic

I'm just gonna guess the usual suspects are supporting HAMAS and the rest of us Israel....

Yet another black and white view of a very complex situation.

Israel shouldn't exist in the first place. They knew from the start that they couldn't establish a zionist state without committing genocide, but western anti-semites *cough* BALFOUR didn't give a fuck and gave away land (that they had no right to give away) just to push them out of Europe.

If you take land that isn't yours, force the native people into a concentration camp, cut off their resources, and treat them as the villain, what the fuck do you expect to happen? Israel has been baiting them into this bullshit since day 1 to give themselves an excuse to carry out genocide in front of the world's eyes. Not to excuse Hamas, but play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Originally Posted by Corbic

Yes... Because Solar is going to out compete coal and create an unemployment problem......

Issa hypothetical 😑