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  1. Posted

    1 hour ago, twinkletoes7 said:

     

    hi, i think it’s easy to generalise these things as just “war” when we are desensitised. 10k death does not just “suck”- and israel is doing absolutely nothing to limit the number of deaths. this is a genocide on civilians, who are being blamed for the actions of hamas, and not hamas themselves unfortunately. this is not about getting the hostages, they are bombing the hostages, they don’t care. sure they care a little bit- but this is not at all their objective.

     

    i think you are either intentionally or inadvertently consuming a lot of propaganda that made you think this way- i urge you to open your mind.

    Nah, I know the whole story, how it started, what Israël has done, the settlements etc, I'm just looking at the actions taken by the country in a geopolitical context.

    If the country didn't tell people to evacuate, created a human corridor like it has been done in the last few days, I can assure the number of deaths would be triple that, If not more.

    Does that mean Israel is innocent? Nope, but if you understand the geopolitics you understand their current actions.

     

    Edit: basically my point is that it's gullible to think a ceasefire or a simple solution as "free gaza/west bank" can be found. There's a reason not even Egypt wants Gaza

     

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  2. Posted

    52 minutes ago, barttttender said:

     

    1 Bn in direct "aid" to Israel during a genocide isn't about "diplomacy". It's about supplying weapons.

     

    "A ceasefire now would be the same as losing." - Say what now? You mean killing 10 K more civilians would be considered as a win? Are you in any way implying that what they're doing is a good, reasonable thing? Please consider your phrasing.

     

    But, yes, I do agree that the international pressure won't do much. America killed, what, 1 million Iraqis under the pretense of weapons of mass destruction, which they never found. If they decide to commit genocide, there's no stopping them. The world can shout and scream, but it isn't going to do much.

    If not the US, it'll be Russia or some other country, the US needs a stable partner in the middle east so they won't stop.

    And yeah ,10k deaths sucks but that's just the reality of war and the enemy hiding in dense populated areas. Israel at least tries to limit the number of deaths, it could be much higher. If it stops now the same thing will just happen in a couple of years unfortunately, so yeah they can't stop.

     

    Also I just saw you're from or live in Dubai, so your point of view makes sense. 

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  3. Posted

    33 minutes ago, barttttender said:

     

    Yes, it is if those brown people are backed and funded by the predominantly white Americans and Europeans. The Israelis are being used by Americans and others to fulfil their colonialist, economic interests. Otherwise, they would've called for a ceasefire. 

     

    Surely, you can put 2 + 2 together?

    The US has bases in many Middle Eastern countries, not just Israel, and other countries like Saudi Arabia have already said they are still going to normalize relations with Israel. American aid is important but mostly when it comes to diplomacy, their aid only represents 1% of the Israeli GDP. A ceasefire now would be the same as losing, they'll only stop when they reach their goals, no international pressure is going to make them stop

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  4. Posted

    On 11/12/2023 at 10:41 AM, barttttender said:

     

     

    Yep. It's all about the territory, natural gas, and future trade corridors. There's a lot of money in Palestine for Israel and their allies to share. Billions.

     

    It has nothing to do with religion, the "promised land" or Israel claiming what's theirs, nor their "right to self defence". It's just white colonialism all over. Oil is lower in supplies, and natural gas is the new oil. What they can unearth in Gaza could last humanity for another 125 years. Natural gas is also more environmentally friendly so this ticks a lot of the greenwashing and other ESG goals that everyone has to abide by.

     

    These countries are performing an act of ethnic cleansing so that Israel can take over the land, reap its economic benefits, and then share it with the US, Uk, France, and so forth. Israel is already giving out licenses to companies to look for the natural gas off their Mediterranean coast. More about all of this here: https://www.planetcritical.com/p/everybody-wants-gazas-gas

     

    Natural gas a well as the potential trade corridors that Isreal can create through Gaza is why the US, Uk and so on are sitting idly and watching the genocide play out. This genocide is in everybody's interest. This is very sad and shocking, but it's a truth now obvious to everyone. 

     

    Now, here is the interesting part:

     

    I've heard from folks familiar with the history and the region that Israel knew that the concert massacre of their people by Hamas was coming that day. Just think, all those Israeli soldiers out there, during war times, with huge walls, apartheid and a shit ton of weapons, but the Israeli army was NOWHERE in sight to protect their own civilians from Hamas? Yeah right. The concert-goers were used as scapegoats, so that Israel would get the "full right" to "defend itself", meaning: kill the civilians, continue their ethnic cleansing, and further displace the Palestinians. Bit by bit, the Gaza borders will move, and Israel will take over completely.

     

    Now, what Elon Musk pointed out the other day is that Israel didn't realize that Hamas knew that their concert massacre is going to kick off the bloodshed. They also knew that Muslims around the world, as well as Christians, would see it on freewheeling socials, recognize it for what it is, and retaliate against Israel en masse. And now, the whole world is siding with Hamas, seeing their narrative, and recognizing the Israeli atrocities for the very first time. Despite them going on for decades.

     

    So, while Israel is getting its land and moving ahead with its territorial and financial goals, they're losing international support and more and more "Hamas"-style enemies are being born day by day. What's more, people all around the world have started learning about Israel, seeing what its doing, and noticing what its goals are. So, while Palestine may have lost 11,000 people, it won a lot in terms of international recognition.

     

    Now everyone with a brain, understands that not only Palestine is a victim of Western colonialism - the entire world is.

     

    The problem is, what do we all do with this information? What does one do when they learn their own government is funding a genocide in the Middle East for the sake of natural gas and money, in tandem with other governments? Natural gas which isn't even that much better than oil, only moderately so. Ony about 30% less carbon dioxide emission than oil. 

     

    Basically, they will kill and displace Palestinians, take their land and get the gas - just so they can keep filling their pockets while killing the planet more and more.

     

    What I've personally learned from all this is:

     

    1. There is no such thing as human rights. There are only powerful countries and poor countries. The rules don't apply if you have the powerful countries in your corner

    2. America is once again at the heart of crimes against humanity and their biggest supporter and funder. This keeps on happening, and your own citizens are funding it. It's fucked up

    3. America would rather fund a war and then sort out its messed up healthcare system

    4. Europe too is all about financial interests

    5. The UN as an institution is pretty useless 

    6. Ireland has more balls than anyone in Europe in terms of speaking the truth

    7. England's new Prime Minister is already corrupt, a goner

    8. Israel is literally a made up, small country, but they have so much power and so many lobbyists that they can perform ethnic cleansing while the whole world is watching. Oh, and they have nuclear powers as well

    9. Social media can be used for more than narcissism. It can be a powerful tool for unearthing the truth and exposing our governments

    10. Most of the stuff we get from the media is a complete lie. Even articles in reputable magazines like New York Times or the Wall Street Journal. In fact, especially in those publications

     

    This list goes on and on. There's so much to unpack, and discern, and I can totally understand why everyone is so shocked and distressed. If you're feeling anxious right now (I know I am!), well, you're not alone

     

    The time for political and social activism is now, guys. We not only need to learn what we can do to to help the Palestinian cause, but we also need to stop our governments from making decisions on our behalf. Our planet is at stake. 

     

    I'm on Elon Musk's team. Electric cars should be the way forward, and Big Oil or Big Gas, need to be stopped at every cost.

    Over half of Israel's entire population is mizrahi, meaning jews from Arab countries that were either expelled in the aftermath of the 1948 war or decided to migrated to Israel, without counting the 20% Arab pop that lives there. It's not a evil white people against defenseless brown people story.

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  7. Posted

    6 hours ago, 5adboy said:

    Crazy how many Palestine supporters are there, even though the Jewish population in the US is way higher than he Muslim one. That tells you everything smh. Israel is a made-up country and everyone who has passed their world history class knows it. Also, a religion who doesn't believe in Jesus Christ claiming the land where he was born as theirs is unbelievable to me.

    You know that Jesus was a Jew, right? And that Christianity wasn't even a thing for a while after Judaism was created, much less Islam which got stitched together much later.

    Also Arabs and muslims aren't even native to North Africa and the levant, they arrived in the 7th century. The only difference between the modern state of Israel and let's say, muslim Syria, is how long it's been since the land got taken over.

    Anyways war is war.

     

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  12. Posted

    14 minutes ago, blackenedrussianpoetry said:

    Really? Actually quiet?

    Only some people sang, but most close to where I was were quiet and we could hear her voice lol.

     

    3 minutes ago, Doll Harlow said:

    I haven't watched the show yet but could someone tell me: How was her voice this time? Was it just as great as her last show? Overall, how was the show?

    Pretty good, just wish she had a better set list tbh

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  13. Posted

    1 minute ago, Creyk said:

    Good now that she promoted the new songs there they can get into the later albums. Stream Bartender on Spotify!

    Most people could only sing the BTD songs and the tik tok ones. When she sangue Arcadia, Bartender and anything from Ocean it was QUIET

    22 minutes ago, TropicoKitten said:

    SALVATORE? WITHOUT ME PRESENT? :omg:

    She didn't remember the lyrics 

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  17. Posted

    12 hours ago, Venice Jesus Whore said:

    Thoughts after skimming through the first few songs:
     

    • I was NOT expecting the Lizzy wig. Love it! 
    • I’m so glad she performed Bartender and that the audience sang along bc that song doesn’t deserve to be one of the lowest streamed songs on NFR on Spotify
    • I feel bad bc she seemed pretty nervous to me at the beginning. It looked like her body was shaking and her voice was a bit shaky too. 
    • She handled the mic issues like a pro, but the mic volume was too low compared to the audience. Hate when I listen to a performance and can mostly only hear the audience. 
    • her dancers are great and really compliment her
    • Flipside was a refreshing surprise and she seemed to get a lot more comfortable here 

    Yeah, also Brazilians think it's cute to sing over the actual singers, which is why I never go to concerts or festivals there 💀 showing love is good but no one needs to hear your ugly voice. The issue would've been fixed with a better mic setting though

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  23. Posted

    French Spotify doesn't have any censorship but the weird mixing is present 

    1 minute ago, duolangue69 said:

    Is the censor on Fingertips present on the Apple Music version? I'm in France but my Apple Music is linked to a US account so I still have to wait to listen to it ... how is it the leaked version doesn't have the censor? Probably the leak came from a CD/vinyl printed before she decided to censor it?

     

    Patty ... let your girl do her thing!! 

     

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