Don’t be ridiculous. It’s never lupus.

My first thought before reading the article was; Oh, he has to step down due to not vetting targets enough and sinking ships he shouldn’t have.

After reading the article; Oh, he has to step down because he’s probably not sinking enough ships.

She also says they would routinely go by and bang the bars, flash their flashlights and force them all to stand up, in the middle of the night.

Torture by removing sleep, keeping the prisoners in a constant state of exhaustion.

They’ve been like that from the start pretty much. They assasinated Folke Bernadotte 1948. Why? Because he was a skilled diplomat who made real progress in the Israel - arab conflict.

Folke Bernadotte, who helped saved thousands of jews from concentration camps.

Oh please. You’re gonna blame their actions on “the war”?

War doesn’t make animals of men. It gives the animals an opportunity to do what they always wanted to do.

I’m bias, but Sly Raccoon is such a great series. I thoroughly enjoyed it growing up. I see you have Sly2 in your image. I would suggest starting with the first game and move up from there.

Upset at the trend of spelling words correctly?

Maybe you’d feel more at home if you moved to a ghetto. I hear they are, in general, more cavalier with their use of language.

First of, how little do you have going on to find time being upset at people spelling correctly?

Second, who are these we? Sounds like a problem you have with your contacts.

I still get communication based entirely on hieroglyphs.

That is a facinating take the active genocide taking place in Gaza, carried out by Israel.

Israel isn’t sending it because they’re nice. They’re sending it because it’s a 30 year old system and they want new equipment. And it also makes them look slightly better. Though it would be difficult to look any worse for them.

They’re not becoming indebted. It’s part of US Israel talks. The system is 30 years old, they need to replace it regardless.

Sending it to Ukraine is preferable than sending it to a landfill.

I’ve seen concentrate with energy drink flavour. I tried it. Tastes like generic energy drink.

Just mix it with water.

Ah, thanks for the reminder to look through some TNG again. Data is such a great character and fills the role of the outsider looking in perfectly.

I think many use “beating” as a hyperbole, just like if I said my mom would kill me if I did that. I don’t mean she would literally kill me.

Before I go on, could you be more specific on what “western culture” and which “hyper individualistic western society” you are talking about?

Now I’ve traveled quite a bit all over the world. I’ve seen parents of all cultures just straight up ignoring their child’s awful behavior.

And maybe it’s just me seeing these specific tourists the most. The Chineese parents are the biggest offender that I’ve seen in my travels. Their children do whatever they want and they don’t say anything. Just an example from the top of my head, climbing on shelves in a grocery store while the parents just watched.

I agree the point is to Illustrate a double standard. I don’t know if it’s the same organisation that owns msnbc and fox, either way. It’s still not a freedom of speech issue. Which a lot of people are claiming.

I can assure you, between the two of us, only one person is angry enough to express it. Have a good day.

The boy who cried wolf. Time and time again. When one actually showed up. No one cared, because no one believed it.

I’m fully aware of what point OOP is trying to make. It just doesn’t have anything to do with Freedom of speech.

“Freedom of speech” is not a universal right. Everything you have is in the end, given or granted to you by your respective government. Some afford more rights than others.

They’re the ones that govern after all.

You’ve never been able to just say what you want without consequence. If you’re working as tech support and just tell your customers they can fuck off every time they have a problem, chances are, you’re not going to be employed much longer.

“BUT MUH FREEDOM OF SPEECH!?” yeah. You’re free to say it. Congratulations. Now you suffer civil repercussions.

OP’s quote is about being able to voice controversial opinions without consequences

You ever heard of the saying “Freedom of speech isn’t freedom from consequences”?

The kind of saying people would use in response to being accused of “cancel culture” a couple of years ago.

So, congratulations, you’ve gone full circle. Except this time around, the shoe is on the other foot.

I’m not here to debate what you think “Freedom of speech” is. I’m informing you of what it is, and what it isn’t. Do with that what you will.

Your misunderstanding of what constitutes Freedom of speech is utterly irrelevant to what it actually is.