Iran attempted to kill large numbers of Israelis with hundreds of deadly weapons. It was a stroke of luck that Israel was able to deal with the threat effectively, mostly with the help of unexpected allies.
This is why attempted murder is still a serious crime. You don't go free just because you failed due to the difficult and heroic actions of others.
Iran is also getting close to obtaining nuclear weapons, which they certainly will use against Israel. And Iran is funding many other groups attacking Israel, including Hamas. Iran is also providing weapons to Russia to use against Ukraine, and that'll likely spread to other parts of Europe if Russia isn't defecated.
It is perfectly reasonable for Israel to put an end to this, now, before more Israeli's and orhers are murdered. Iranians should do the job first if they want to live.
FTC bans self-zapping.
Context: Iran just launched the largest missile attack in human history against Israel.
Obviously, Israel is allowed to fight back. And Iran is actively trying to get nukes themselves, while actively promoting the genocide of Jews. Israel probably doesn't have much longer to defeat Iran before a few million Israeli's could be killed.
If Iranians want to live, they should be overthrowing their government. Like Russia, they're ultimately responsible and they have the power to stop this.
Japan was fighting total war. Just like Russia, nuking their cities was a perfectly valid way to destroy their economy. And as it happens, it convinced them to surrender.
You know, the firebombings actually killed more people... Funny you don't mention that...
As for Iraq, it was Iraqi extremists who killed the most Iraqis, by far: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Iraq_War
Gee, I wonder why might Jews have been pissed off at the British back then...
Like I said, I left Canada for something a lot less evil than what Russia is doing. I'm willing to take action to avoid being on the side of evil. Everyone has a responsibility to do so.
“What we're funding in Gaza” 😂
Gaza is the aggressor there. And the high rate of civilian deaths is an intentional strategy by Hamas.
Literally hundreds of IDF soldiers have lost their lives in the past few months for the sake of Gazans. A lot less would be dead if Israel focused purely on winning.
As for the Russian forces civilean death count... Just today I visited someone at the children's hospital that Russia intentionally bombed.
You're delusional if you think Russia is fighting a "clean" war.
Meh. Facts are different.
If the US was doing what Russia was doing, US taxpayers would be guilty too. Fortunately for US citizens they aren't.
And yes, your government certainly does represent you to a point. Even in a dictatorship you still have a vote in many ways.
There's been reportedly dozens of attempts on his life by Russia. Fortunately they've all failed so far.
Nothing the US has done in my lifetime comes close to what Russia is doing right now. It's just not comparable.
Be lucky you live in a sufficiently ethical county that you don't have to make such hard choices.
That said, when Canada's government went crazy with covid vaccines, I refused to comply and left Canada for months until they reversed course. Staying and complying wouldn't have been ethical, as I was in a position where I could refuse.
No comment on whether or not I paid all my taxes...
You get used to it really quickly. I've been outdoors at a cafe with families with young children, and watched at no-one did anything at all.
Certainly there are cases where the danger is higher and people would take more action. But fortunately I've never experienced it myself.
So I'm a warmonger because I might get killed by a Russian cruise missile?
I'm making a moral argument, not a legal argument.
I gave two Bitcoin talks today in Kyiv, and both talks got interrupted by air raid alarms. Not a big deal – we were in the basement of a co-working place next to the designated shelter room. But it goes to show how often they go off.
Honestly people usually ignore them. Kyiv is about 3 million people. 3 million minutes is 5.7 years. So once you've spent 13 minutes in shelters, collectively you've spent an entire human lifetime.
The lost sleep isn't worth it when an attack probably "only" kills one or two people on average.
By continuing to work their jobs and pay their taxes those those asset managers and analysists are contributing thousands of dollars a year towards the Russian state, and thus to their attempt at genociding Ukraine. An estimated 10% or more of the entire Russian GDP is being spent on the invasion. You simply can't escape supporting it if you continue to stay in Russia and work. And with those kinds of careers, they probably do have a real choice and could leave Russia like so many others have.
Unless your contacts are doing something useful to stop the war, like sabotage or espionage, they should be thought of as criminals. And they – and the Russian economy in general – should be considered valid military targets. It would be completely ok for Ukraine to send a few drones to their offices to fuck up the financial side of the Russian economy.
War is shit. But sometimes you are forced to take a side, and forced to make hard choices. Don't chose evil.
Russia is estimated to spend something like 10% to 20% of their GDP on war. Paying him would be making meaningful contribution to an attempted genocide, as you'd be supplying foreign currency to the Russian economy.
The only ethical thing to do is cut ties and tell him to get out of Russia. Sucks. But war at this scale forces people to take sides and make hard decisions.
The SS team that he personally interacts with may not be the same as broader SS management.
Also, remember that Trump needs these guys to continue to like him to stay alive. Even if he had his doubts he may have no choice but to praise them.