FishFace

joined 2 years ago
[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

That's how you grow bonsai kitties

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

One of mine learnt in postwar Britain but surpassed such stereotypes. The other did too but then lived in India for a long time and so made great curries.

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

You say this:

interpreting casualty numbers that a militant group releases with clear propaganda intent in a light most favorable to them...

but just said this:

Statistically, half their forces are minors.

Pull the other one. If all you wanted was for people not to interpret casualty numbers "in a light most favourable to Hamas" you'd be acknowledging how high the death toll is while making your point instead of trying to distract from it.

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There is no need to "play devil's advocate" - if you believe something, argue for it. If you don't believe something but think I'm missing something, you can point it out and make a case for why it's important without being confusing about what you actually believe.

All evidence I have seen is that Hamas does not systematically use child soldiers. We can see the indiscriminate tactics of the IDF; we can put that together with the high death toll to make a reasonable conclusion that vast numbers of civilians have been killed. You're trying to cast doubt on this idea but the amount of doubt is akin to flicking water from your fingers onto a housefire.

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Most of the death toll is women and children (7k and 10k, respectively). Even if you assume all men killed are Hamas fighters, which is not true, that is very high when compared to the attack which triggered the war.

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tesla is headquartered in an ally of the EU; BYD isn't. Maybe Tesla's subsidies are a problem to the EC - I don't know. But you're looking at it in a slightly simple way, as if it's very important that this process needs to be fair.

It doesn't need to be fair; it needs to be good for the EU. Is it good for the EU to impose tariffs on subsidised Chinese vehicles coming in (if indeed they are subsidised)? Quite possibly. (Quite possibly not: how important is it to have a big car manufacturing industry, versus your population having cheaper cars?) Whether it would also be good to impose tariffs on Tesla vehicles is also a valid question to ask, but those questions don't have to have the same answer.

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The article doesn't suggest it's impossible. It's difficult because you have to build up a competitive business from nothing in addition to the one you're already building up.

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

If the US said they were going to stop providing military support and tech it may well stop it...

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't understand why you would ban it in a country where it has been consumed traditionally. Is there a public health reason behind this?

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Anyone, because even the (temporary) right to remain somewhere doesn't automatically mean you can leave and come back. In the UK if you are granted temporary leave to stay in the country for less than 6 months, leaving for any length of time will mean you're not allowed back in.

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The detail here is that she applied for settled status, which would have granted her leave to remain in (and hence to enter) the country, but it was refused. Pending her appeal she was temporarily granted the right to work in the UK, but she was not temporarily granted the right to remain, it seems - or at least that's what the Home Office position implies.

It seems like an oversight to me: the application for settled status allows you to leave for up to 6 months at a time and come back and still qualify; if you can still work while you're appealing a decision, it would make sense to temporarily allow the person into the country.

[–] FishFace@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

OK, looks like I misunderstood what you were saying. Fair enough.

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