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Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote
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That's because its existence is predicated on the ethnic cleansing of indigenous Palestinians. It was literally formed via the Nakba, a brutal crime against humanity and it's been maintained through terrorism and now genocide. What's the point of the UN existing if it doesn't at least condemn these actions?
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That's not true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakba
Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote
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What do you suggest instead?
Actual disruptive protests that have actual goals. Having a roadside party with signs and calling it a protest is just pathetic, ineffective, and embarrassing. These people simply are not serious people.
If you have better ideas I urge you to volunteer to organize protests, set goals, etc. You may have an actual impact.
Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote
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> I'm sure you have an explanation for how the Dogon tribe knew more about the Sirius star system than we did until relatively recently as well. I have a hypothesis, which incorporates the fact that the Dogon were not reported to have such knowledge until the 1930s, well after the discovery of Sirius B. > depicted in symbolism by different cultures dating back to Babylon A bit of searching is coming up short, beyond…
> I have a hypothesis, which incorporates the fact that the Dogon were not reported to have such knowledge until the 1930s, well after the discovery of Sirius B. That's not a fact, because there are several sources / individuals that dispute this claim. > A bit of searching is coming up short, beyond a claim about shackles on the ankles of a Roman statue of Saturn (the god) symbolizing the rings; I find this less con…
> Sumerian saturn symbolism
I'm not mad, just disappointed. You originally wrote:
> depicted in symbolism by different cultures dating back to Babylon
and I'd (naively) expected you to have known the differences between Babylon and the Sumerians.
But based on your suggestion I did search for "Sumerian saturn symbolism" (sans quotes) and there's more but still a whole lot of nothing. I see a lot of four- and eight-pointed stars, sometimes in circles, and some images of stone seals that clearly have planets with rings but are even more clearly AI generated.
Perhaps you could be a little more specific?
Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote
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Do distinguish between Zionist / Jewish supremacist types from someone who is just Jewish. I don't like Israel's policies towards Palestine but know many Jewish people who feel the same as me. Heck, I know Israelis who thinks the same as me.
Being against Israel’s policies is not antizionist. Being antizionist is believing Israel should not exist.
You are thinking narrowly if you think the only way Israel can exist is as a zionist state. Zionism is one example way Israel can exist, but it is not the exclusive way.
One can be against ethnonationalism and not anti-Isreal as a state where Jewish people are safe and free.
Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote
#326Earlier quoted context omitted.
Being against Israel’s policies is not antizionist. Being antizionist is believing Israel should not exist.
You are thinking narrowly if you think the only way Israel can exist is as a zionist state. Zionism is one example way Israel can exist, but it is not the exclusive way. One can be against ethnonationalism and not anti-Isreal as a state where Jewish people are safe and free.
A non-apartheid, secular, constitutional democracy would be a welcome change.
I don't see it happening though. About half of Israel is very strongly invested in the opposite.
Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote
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Given the current sentiment towards Israel in most of Europe, manipulating elections might not be the cleverest way to win our sympathy again.
Europeans give too much value to their sympathies. Given that it's now clear to anyone that will open their eyes that there is no international law, Europe ends up looking like an old grandpa yelling at the clouds, powerless to actually do something. Sympathies are not enough.
Soft power is wonderful and lovely, and it would be a much better world if shows of force where to stop.
Sympathy is akin to allegiance, and over time translates into all sorts of practical benefits. We were getting harsher on China until it turned out that they can be reasonable and a good trade partner.
Israel doesn’t have a ton of friends left in the world arena. Sure, we might be old grandpas over here, but at least I think it’s a better world if we hold each other accountable and try to be friendly to our allies.