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Throwback to when banks were honest in 1955 https://video.nostr.build/cdfdf827ad06f5dbcf913bc78020a133cfe94b0659ef831f1d487245d2996bcc.mov

Replying to

Mike Dilger ☑️

Hot take. Many here will disagree with me on this, but this is nostr and damn it, I get to say whatever I want to say.

My sympathies have always been with Palestine over Israel, not because they are the underdog, but because they are the aggrieved party. The United Nations agreed as to how to settle this long ago and Israel is the one violating that agreement. Israel inflicts huge amounts of suffering on them, and suffers tiny amounts in comparison. They "settle" (flat out steal) their land, cut their land into pieces so that they cannot travel, bulldoze their houses, and block them from International trade. It is illegal for Israelis to travel to Palestine, lest they see the horror and develop sympathies for them.

Israel must withdraw from all of Palestine to the 1967 lines, and then there will be peace. That is already a huge compromise from the 1947 lines, which was itself a huge compromise from Palestine originally being 100% of the region. There is no reason to expect them to continue to give more to Israel over and over and over again. It has to stop, and 1967 is where it stops according to the UN, the PLO, and other international bodies.

Bad arguments for the ethnic cleansing and land stealing from Palestineans:

* We used to live here four thousand years ago

* God gave us this land

* We have a bigger economy

* Hitler killed a bunch of us in Germany

* They teach their kids to hate Jews (I believe in freedom of thought, freedom to hate, freedom to love)

* They present a security risk, so we have to kill them first

* Palestine started the violence again this time, not Israel (to think they shouldn't fight to reclaim their land from Israel because there have been ceasefires is status quo bias)

Those are all morally vacant arguments, and give zero consideration to what is just and right.

I never understood why people in the American right-wing are on Israel's side. They make the above arguments and I just cringe.

R 2y ago

I agree with you.

Saifedeen Ammous made some great arguments in this debate, and around 1:04:20 you see the Professor Walter Block’s true take.

https://youtu.be/JBFvMv0F26I?si=pY3uuAEwu_Yd8f8t

“Maybe Israel is all wrong, maybe they’re unjust. But what do you wanna do now? They have much more power than you.”

The state control/narrative tactics Israel uses should be fairly easy for any Bitcoiner to see. They’re right out of the IMF textbook.

R 2y ago

I was watching a video by #[0] where he's offering people on the streets of Amsterdam $10 worth of free Bitcoin...

You can see their immediate dismissal, their instinct is to quickly say no, keep walking, and not get scammed by the handsome man on the street offering them "scammer/criminal money".

It really does seem like regular people won't rethink Bitcoin's legitimacy until they really feel financial pain, and see more and more extreme examples of their Banks mismanaging their funds.

I'm really curious to see people's transition from being someone who has complete trust in their bank, to being convinced their money isn't safe in a bank and looking to Bitcoin as a good exit as opposed to bullets or canned food.

Will their perception of Bitcoin change from "scam" to the best working money in the world, with everyone practicing self-custody?

Or more realistically, will they gradually gravitate towards cleverly marketed lightning services with easily accessible and usable interfaces, not even knowing that it's Bitcoin behind the curtain?

I feel blessed to be alive and well while being able to witness the answers to these questions unfold.

Whether it's a gradual or sudden transition, there will likely be scary times ahead for our friends and family, and I hope we have patient and resourceful approaches to their panic in search for answers.

It's our time to shine and be beacons of positivity where everyone's seemingly losing hope.

Stay safe Nostr, PV!

R 2y ago

Sleep well, Nosty Ostys 💤

Replying to

jleger2023

TikTok embed test. https://www.tiktok.com/@otis_thelab/video/7079513184146607365

R 2y ago

Game changer

R 2y ago

Bitcoin Podcast Clip of The Day:

Source: WBD479 - Bitcoin is For Anyone with David Zell

https://nostr.build/av/nostr.build_53ac3df8cc4509fc548f0db68325d5ef0415303c612f80c98500749469965a73.mp4

R 2y ago

Zapped ⚡

Stay consistent homie

Replying to 5131f357...

First day on Nostr, thought the LN address was enough, assuming I have to fill out LNURL as well? In any case, thanks!

lnbc50u1p37cyqcpp5g6l64c204ma0hpceg662jyzdwd7pfrjee3lwprsjau88rqj94pxsdpv2phhwetjv4jzqcneypqyc6t8dp6xu6twva2xjuzzda6qcqzpgxqyz5vqsp5h78t5jsmjyhfk50l5d40edwpqcamtwjnted9tvpa0vfm43gttvwq9qyyssqqur355aua3fqxrqypjcld80cf0azq2kfw08sqy7lhzvvxfaqvs2qsl854lnjhqs3gtchhaky6z9h693gavvjh7d4urtcmvj6c67da7qp5yrx32

R 2y ago

Sent! I’d say a wallet of satoshi LN address is easiest to set up

Replying to 5131f357...

https://www.usdebtclock.org/

R 2y ago

Thank you! You don’t have zaps set up on your profile, post an invoice for 5000 sats and I’ll ⚡️ it over

R 2y ago

Hey could someone find me that website that calculates and displays US national debt and breaks it down per citizen?

I can’t remember which Greg Foss podcast I saw it on, and Google definitely doesn’t let me find it no matter what I search 😂

I’ll zap 5000 sats to the first person that links it below ⚡️