Gorilladrums
@Gorilladrums@lemmy.world
- Comment on YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads 6 days ago:
I have revanced on my phone and adblock on my laptop so I don’t see ads on youtube on them, but I can’t get rid of the youtube ads on my smart TV so I’m forced to deal with the ads for now… and the contrast shows just how insufferable youtube has become. They’re so fucking aggressive with the ads now. I’m starting to get a full minute of unskippable ads for a 2 minute meme video. It’s completely ridiculous. Not only that but the number of skippable ads, short ads, or videos with just one ad are quickly decreasing. Youtube is destroying itself.
- Comment on YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads 6 days ago:
Get Revanced or Newpipe or something like that. You get the same benefits you’re paying for, plus many that you aren’t, and it’s all for free. Not only that, but you’re not giving you’re money to Google.
- Comment on Wise words 1 week ago:
It is my firm opinion that all people are inherently stupid. We’re just apes that evolved to live in simple ape societies, but we somehow ended up living in insanely complex societies that are all interconnected with each other. It’s just too much for our ape brains to keep up with everything.
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 1 week ago:
I mean companies can force him out by themselves if they’re pressured enough. Also all companies make unsuccessful business bets. What matters is that from a neutral third person point of view, these companies aren’t doing anything that they’re not supposed to be doing. They’re putting sectors of the American economy in danger of collapse, they’re not committing crimes left and right, and their services are satisfactory for most people.
- Comment on Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror 2 weeks ago:
I mean that is the case, at least per the polling. I wonder what the right path would be to deradicalize two populations that hate each other.
- Comment on Gaza-bound aid flotilla with 12 activists on board nears Gaza coast despite Israeli warning 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 weeks ago:
Please do. I would very much not see a clown on my feed who accuses others of things they don’t even understand.
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 weeks ago:
Are you sure you’re not on drugs? Because this is quite the unhinged rant
- Comment on Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror 2 weeks ago:
I mean that is a very valid point. I do wonder why people have decided to make this specific conflict of all things a part of their core identity when they have nothing to do with it, especially when you consider how there are other conflicts of this scale or bigger that either happening or have happened in recent times. Some people are out here trying to justify atrocities because it supports “their side” and it’s the craziest thing to me.
- Comment on Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror 2 weeks ago:
A one state solution would be the best solution. If not a two state solution, the problem with the two state solution is that Israel will kick out Arab Israelis from Israel and settlers will be kicked out from the west bank
Oh, that is a good point. It’s crazy to think about, but a population exchange will end up displacing around 3 million people.
The issue with the one state solution is that both sides reject living along side each other, let alone under the rule of the other. In order for a one state solution to work, both need to be able to accept coexistence and support full rights for all, but that’s a tall order considering how much they hate each other.
I think we’re heading towards a single Israeli state that encompasses all the territory regardless. I just hope that the Israeli left will win out and use the country’s democratic institutions to push giving the Palestinians they annexed or will annex their full rights, and by doing so hopefully make the Palestinian population abandon the militant groups.
Morality say that we should support the oppressed side. We can hold anybody who is responsible of war crimes and terrorists accountable once occupation end from both side
I disagree. Morality isn’t about supporting sides, it’s about rejecting harmful behaviors universally. For example, we can both agree that Palestinians in Gaza are oppressed. But these people are facing layers oppression. Israel is oppressing them with an ethnic cleansing campaign, Egypt is adding on to it by helping enforce the blockade, Hamas and the other militant groups inside Gaza are piling on the oppression by ruling the strip with tyranny. These are all parties responsible for an immoral injustice against the same people, yet they are enemies. Supporting one over the other instead of opposing all of them is just helping perpetuate a cycle of oppression. What these people need is a clean slate, not a slightly less oppressive slate.
- Comment on Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror 2 weeks ago:
But it is straightforward for anybody with the bare minimum levels of morality. Terrorists attacks are bad, end of story. If you find yourself trying to justify terrorism then you’ve gone off the deep end.
- Comment on Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror 2 weeks ago:
occupying forces should simply end occupation
But what exactly does that mean in this case? Like, what is the end result that you’re hoping would become reality.
For me, this would mean Israel completely pulling out of the West Bank and Gaza and letting Palestine become an actual state. From that point on, they would cease hostilities and establish a no first use policy where one can only attack the other if it was attacked first. This is my ideal outcome as it gives both people self determination.
None of their military actions is legal similar to Russia military operation on Ukraine army is illegal
But we’re not talking about legality, we’re talking about the morality of using terrorism as a mean of achieving anything. The principle holds true regardless of conflict.
- Comment on Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror 2 weeks ago:
We have to make several distinctions.
- Just like how Hamas isn’t all Palestinians, the IDF isn’t all Israelis
- Israel has mandatory conscription so most adults in the country were in the military at one point or another
- Due to the previous point, calling all Israeli adults “IDF terrorists” is just as stupid and brainless as far right Zionists calling all male Palestinians above the age of 15 "Hamas terrorists"
- By extension attacking people who are not armed and uniformed is just an attack unarmed civilians
So by using the above parameters, Israel and Palestine attacking each other is only ever justified when:
- They’re attacking a legitimate military target
- They’re not intentionally attacking or targeting civilians
So for example, if a Palestinian group launched rockets at an IDF airbase that is being used to bomb Gaza, that would be a justified attack. However, if the same groups goes into an Israeli town and kills an entire family in their house because someone in there served in the IDF at some point is not justified. The same goes the other way, Israel bombing an actual Hamas weapons stash is justified, but them bombing a hospital is not.
- Comment on Gaza-bound aid flotilla with 12 activists on board nears Gaza coast despite Israeli warning 2 weeks ago:
I wonder what will happen if Israel decides to let them successfully land in Gaza. I mean they won’t, but it’s still an interesting thought.
- Comment on Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror 2 weeks ago:
No, I’m glad we’re on the same page. My whole point is that terrorism should be universally condemned.
- Comment on Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror 2 weeks ago:
Ah so you do, at least we know what you are.
- Comment on Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror 2 weeks ago:
Let me ask you a straight forward question, do you support the Oct 7th terrorist attacks? It’s a simple yes or no question.
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 weeks ago:
I don’t like Elon, fuck him. My point is that what you’re asking for is setting a precedent we never had. We’ve always had complimentary system between the private and public sectors, most countries are like this as well. Nationalizing companies without a genuine justification is going to cause shock waves throughout the economy. Why would investors spend capital in the country if the government can snatch up their business the moment they’re deemed important? If that’s the only thing needed to nationalize companies, what’s stopping idiots in government like Trump from just weaponizing it by nationalizing any company that competes with his own businesses, political opponents, or his crony friends? Not to mention, where is confidence that our incompetent government is going to manage these companies better than they can manage themselves? These are all really big questions.
There’s a reason why nationalization is left as a temporary last resort measure to rescue economic sectors from collapse. You could make an argument that this would apply for a publicly traded company like Boeing that’s quickly heading towards collapse. Considering how they’re only commercial plane manufacturer, that means they’re our entire industry. The company’s stability is a matter of national security. But SpaceX? None of this applies.
SpaceX is a private business that’s stable, reliable, and competitive. They’re doing exactly what they’re supposed to. It’s easy to say that we should just nationalize companies without thinking about the consequences. I’m in favor of things like universal healthcare, public transit systems, and more power to our research agencies. But these things have to come to fruition through stronger regulations and government alternatives, not nationalization. If there are cases where a company has to be nationalized and there are no alternatives, then they should be bought out.
I don’t think what I’m saying is controversial.
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 weeks ago:
A strawman is when somebody mischaracterize an argument, calling someone a tankie is not that.
- Comment on Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror 2 weeks ago:
Are you an idiot? I’m literally saying I’m condemning terrorist attacks regardless of who committed. You’re being a scumbag by actually trying to justify terrorist attacks.
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 weeks ago:
This is a very valid point. Nationalization essentially means transferring control of these companies to either Trump or congress as well giving them power to use nationalization as a tool. Not only are they horrendously incompetent but they’re also sure to weaponize it. I wouldn’t be surprised if Trump went on a spree nationalizing “liberal Democrat” companies or nationalizing companies that compete with his businesses.
- Comment on Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror 2 weeks ago:
If you’re actually arguing that the Oct 7th terrorists attacks were justified then you’re a literal terrorist sympathizer.
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 weeks ago:
I’m not smarter than everyone, but you are dumb enough to think Marxism and Fascism are economic opposites otherwise you wouldn’t have said what you did earlier.
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 weeks ago:
Yes, that’s why no one in this entire thread suggested anything even remotely close to this. it’s stupid, and a stupid strawman.
The guy that I replied said that we should nationalize any company that receives tax dollars if we depend on it… Buts that case for virtually the entire economy. Everything is touch by our tax dollars and everything in our economy is intertwined. It is a ridiculous suggestion.
Nationalizing spaceX temporarily in order to restore confidence in it’s largest, most important customer, after that customer’s trust has been repeatedly violated by the executive and the board that keeps him in power, is NOT NATIONALIZING THE ENTIRE ECONOMY nor would it be untoward if Boeing or Lockheed’s CEO was dumb enough to engage in this bullshit.
The government doesn’t nationalize on the behalf of companies, it only temporarily nationalizes when to protect the American economy at large. For example, in 2008 the government took hold of a bunch of auto companies to prevent a collapse of this sector. This is not happening here for SpaceX so it doesn’t make sense to do it.
The thing is you would actually have a really good case to temporarily nationalize Boeing because it is basically our entire commercial plane manufacturing sector, and it’s quickly heading towards collapse. This is a case where it makes sense. Starlink and SpaceX don’t fall under this umbrella.
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 weeks ago:
Nationalizing companies is not going to fix the accountability issue we have in the country. The same problems are going to happen, just under new management.
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 weeks ago:
My point is that this can be and is often done without nationalizing entire sectors of the economy
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 weeks ago:
It seems like you don’t know what that term means
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 weeks ago:
Cuba is a shithole by every definition of the word. The only people in the world who think Cuba is decent are brainless Marxists online. Even Cubans don’t agree with your delusions.
- Comment on We Should Immediately Nationalize SpaceX and Starlink 2 weeks ago:
This is a false dichotomy. We don’t have to accept either Nazis Marxists. Fuck them both, there other options out that are much better.
- Comment on Hamas doesn't hold a monopoly on Palestinian terror 2 weeks ago:
That’s not “both siding”, that’s being principled. Terrorism is bad, full stop. There are no exceptions for anyone who commits terrorist attacks or justifications for any terrorist attacks.