[-] crapwittyname@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

I have tinnitus, and bought a Bluetooth audio sleep mask so that I could sleep with the TV off and not keep my partner awake. That in itself was a game changer, but on top of that, I sleep way better with my eyes covered and I use it now even when I'm not listening.

(It's extra weird because I have thick eyelids and see black when I close my eyes even in a well lit room, so I never considered that I'd need one.)

[-] crapwittyname@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

That sounds like a policing problem?

[-] crapwittyname@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

I'm anaspeptic, frasmotic, even compunctious to have caused you such pericombobulation.

[-] crapwittyname@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
  • bombing civilian infrastructure which is likely to have families, children, non combatants inside is a war crime.
  • collective punishment is a war crime.
  • forcible relocation is a war crime.
  • ordering civilians to a new area and then bombing them en route or on arrival is intentional targeting of civilians, and therefore a war crime.
  • blockading a population within an area which you are actively shelling is a war crime.
  • depriving a population of non combatants of food and water and fuel is a war crime.
  • bombing a convoy of ambulances is a war crime.
  • bombing a refugee camp is a war crime.
  • killing reporters is a war crime.
  • use of white phosphorus on civilian targets is a war crime.

Israel has done all of these things. There is no excuse for war crimes. It doesn't matter how evil the enemy is, you are not allowed to do these things and not be a war criminal.

[-] crapwittyname@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

Ok let's start with this one:

"Israel has built illegal settlements in Palestine every day since signing the Oslo accords"

Go ahead. Prove that wrong.

[-] crapwittyname@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Would you prevaricate thusly when speaking about, say, the third Reich? Or would you "delegitimise" that entire state? Maybe you should think twice before publicly "demonising" the Nazis?

Sometimes a "whole state" bears criticism. Israel does, right now, because it is committing war crimes with western support.

The 3D test unfortunately proves nothing. It would be very useful if we could prove criticism of Israel was coming from an anti-semitic place, but you can't, because you can't read minds. It's one of the most insidious features of all racism: it's very easy to hide. At the moment, though, it is fair to assume that a majority of the criticism of Israel comes from common decency and human compassion, because the IDF are dropping tower blocks on children in their thousands in "self-defense". Anyone enabling those types of actions is the worst of humanity because of their actions and decisions, not because of which god they pray to.

[-] crapwittyname@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Here's a criticism of Israel for you:
The rise in anti-semitism is primarily Israel's fault.

[-] crapwittyname@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

Comments like this restore my faith in the internet

[-] crapwittyname@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Very good point.

[-] crapwittyname@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Let's say there is no conspiracy, because that's simplest. The shift to the right comes from systemic factors rather than a shady cabal directing everyone (somehow including Musk). Perhaps there are a few tweaks here and there by bad actors, but not a coordinated conspiracy.
That makes what he's doing worse. That makes what he's doing completely voluntary. He claims to have lofty goals, he claims to be one of the most knowledgeable people on the planet. So how does he explain his promotion of ideology which is destroying the planet and creating suffering? He's either an idiot, in which case he shouldn't be in my face ever, or he's evil, in which case he shouldn't be in my face ever, or he's a boring mixture of the two. In which case.

[-] crapwittyname@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Gender identity is important in all contexts because it helps you to make someone feel comfortable. This is critical in providing medical care.

[-] crapwittyname@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

The terms AFAB and AMAB serve perfectly well for this medical purpose. Equally, an extra column for gender. Gender: M, Sex: F.
Not that tricky really. Doesn't need to go any further than that.

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