• Atomic@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Possibly. I am in the process of decreasing my carb intake by 99%

    Great that they closed their airspace. Truly. But praising them for “going hard” I think is silly. And I stand by that their reason for doing so is purely for domestic politics. It’s the right decision but for the wrong reason.

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      24 hours ago

      for the wrong reason.

      I don’t see why this matters to you at all. If someone feeds the homeless nefariously, then let them. The homeless are getting fed. If someone stops the holocaust because it allows them to cement their hegemony, or because they got paid for it, whatever! If it stops the holocaust, I’m happy.

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        23 hours ago

        Except it doesn’t stop the genocide at all.

        And the problem with doing the right thing for the wrong reason is that next time it’s not going to be the right thing.

        And people do feed homeless people nefariously, it’s a real problem for real people. Mixing in moulded food. Filling sandwiches with toothpaste.

        I’m sure you want them to say thank you and eat around the toothpaste… but I’m not going to praise them for it.

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          And people do feed homeless people nefariously, it’s a real problem for real people. Mixing in moulded food. Filling sandwiches with toothpaste.

          You misunderstand the premise. Spain isn’t mixing toothpaste in proverbial sandwiches here. They closed their air space for air traffic intended for the illegal assault on Iran. That’s a good thing. It’s a tuna melt sandwich, no tooth paste, in the hands of the homeless.

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        1 day ago

        Why would it be relative? I’m sure Denmark could close their airspace to the US too, but it’s not relevant so does it matter?

        Other countries are busy spending enormous sums of money and resources on helping Ukraine. Opening up a second front in a second war has never been a successful strategy.

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          20 hours ago

          Spain’s hardness isn’t going enough for you. I’m highlighting that there are not many countries “going harder” than Spain (with respect to Iran).