Anyone else Jewish and having a really weird time dealing with this? I was at my families annual Hanukah party, and apart from a few of my cousins and I, all my relatives seem to be losing their shit. I guess it makes sense that they’re all losing it. For Zionists with otherwise progressive beliefs, trying to rationalize support for Israel can only result in a shitload of internal contradictions, and we all know that leads people to weird places. It was awkward because my family knows my thoughts on Zionism, and some of my relatives were straight up icing me out. It’s even worse trying to go to Shabbat service and stuff like that. I feel like I’ve been totally cut out of a community that has done a lot to keep me sane over the years.
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This is probably not a great stance to have, given that most Zionists are just Jewish people that (for one reason or another) haven’t been able to unlearn things that most of us are taught starting at a really young age. I grew up with a Jewish religious education and considered myself a Zionist for most of my life. The things that started to change that for me were 1) going to Israel on birthright and seeing shit for myself and 2) meeting people who were willing to make a good-faith effort to challenge my beliefs. Edgelord takes like this aren’t doing anyone any good.
Bobby_DROP_TABLES [he/him]@hexbear.netto technology@hexbear.net•fuck off YouTube, I will never watch adsEnglish3·2 years agoThat’s weird, I have the same setup and it’s working fine for me. Could be related to whatever OS you’re using or the version of Firefox you have installed. Might be worth looking into getting Pi-hole setup if you can’t get Ublock working again and are willing to get a little technical.
Bobby_DROP_TABLES [he/him]@hexbear.netto chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•God fucking...English11·2 years agoFair, but there’s a big difference between the Ukraine invasion and this. Ukraine was the result of a calculated effort to force Russia’s hand. This seems like an unforced error, and I don’t see why we should assume Maduro is incapable of making miscalculations just because he has the right ideas in a lot of other areas.
Bobby_DROP_TABLES [he/him]@hexbear.netto technology@hexbear.net•fuck off YouTube, I will never watch adsEnglish3·2 years agoChrome or Firefox?
Bobby_DROP_TABLES [he/him]@hexbear.netto chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•God fucking...English23·2 years agoDo you genuinely think this is a good idea for Venezuela? It’s not that I think it’s unjust, I honestly don’t know enough about the history of the disputed territory to pass judgement. It just seems like a really dumb move from Maduro. There’s no clear benefit resource wise (they already have enough oil), its not going to foster any goodwill among other South American countries, if the US gets involved Venezuela is fucked, and even if successful they’re going to have to sink a lot of energy into administering the newly annexed territory (which is never easy).
Bobby_DROP_TABLES [he/him]@hexbear.netto the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net•The wrong Germany won the Cold WarEnglish22·2 years agoIf you told me “Germany is making people agree to support Israel as a requirement for citizenship” I would probably assume it was rumor made up on /pol/
I mean, things absolutely will get worse if/when Trump wins in 2024. Not looking forward to it.
Bobby_DROP_TABLES [he/him]@hexbear.netto Anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com•My experience the past day.English84·2 years agoI can’t think of a better reason to post tbh
Bobby_DROP_TABLES [he/him]@hexbear.netto news@hexbear.net•Gaetz disposed of McArthy lol, cant way to see this clown show continueEnglish41·2 years agoIs Gaetz still getting investigated for pedo shit or did that sort of just fall off?
Bobby_DROP_TABLES [he/him]@hexbear.netto chapotraphouse@hexbear.net•Critical supportEnglish5·2 years agoNever been prouder of my home state
Bobby_DROP_TABLES [he/him]@hexbear.netto the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net•*Permanently Deleted*English7·2 years agoFDR stormed out of the room and Stalin had to convince him that he was just joking about giving all German officers
Bobby_DROP_TABLES [he/him]@hexbear.netto chat@hexbear.net•Lol I just got banned from Reddit for saying "whataboutism isn't a good look" to a TDS lib who couldn't come up with a defense other than "trump is worse"English0·2 years agoOnline discourse has gotten considerably worse since libs discovered whataboutism as a way to avoid examining any potential inconsistencies in their worldview
Bobby_DROP_TABLES [he/him]@hexbear.netto news@hexbear.net•Yooper man sets fire to cop cars and shoots them. Still "at large" :)English21·2 years agoHe’s back folks
Bobby_DROP_TABLES [he/him]@hexbear.netto Technology@lemmy.ml•Google's AI Bots Tout 'Benefits' of Genocide, Slavery, Fascism, Other EvilsEnglish1·2 years agoBecause Google, as shitty as they are, understand that releasing an AI genuinely capable of rapidly automating entire professions would be disastrous for everybody (including them).
Their entire stock of chill Zyns.