ChickenOverlord
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ChickenOverlord
4hr ago
Sure, but there were alternatives to Apartheid other than giving the black population full rights immediately. Rhodesia had educational and other requirements for voting rights, but no racial limitations, and didn't create special representatives in parliament for the black population until Britain pressured them into doing so as a precondition for independence.
ChickenOverlord
4hr ago
The original proposal for Apartheid in South Africa involved giving black populations their own countries (on admittedly shitty land) and allowing them to come to South Africa on worker's permits/visas with limited rights. The first part of the program was never implemented, only the second half, making black South Africans effectively second class citizens in their own country.
Given that Gazans and West Bankers have their own countries (issues with international recognition, Jewish settlers, and Israeli military occupation aside) the comparison between the status of Palestinians and the status of black South Africans has always struck me as extremely disingenuous. Especially when you consider the large amount of Arab Israelis that have full rights under the law in Israel.
ChickenOverlord
4hr ago
Taiwan and mainland China are the closest comparison I can think of, and they aren't a close comparison at all.
Edit: This wasn't intended to be an offer to DM it to everyone who asks.
DM me please too
ChickenOverlord
2d ago
That's what I get for not looking crap up, yeah
For a counterpoint: in WW2 once the Germans started losing roughly 2 u-boats a month they began drastically drawing back the campaign against Atlantic shipping. This effectively ceded the supply war to the Americans, even though Germany still had over 1,000 u-boats. Extreme risk aversion has been a thing in the past too.
Edit: Am retarded, disregard
ChickenOverlord
3d ago
Covid lockdowns actually enabled my dream career, letting me pretend to work from home instead of having to commute to pretend to work at the office. It definitely put unnecessary strain on my marriage though (which we fortunately worked through) and destroyed my faith in humanity and institutions.
I'm very much a member of group 4, and have stated my views in this regard multiple times here. If Israel decided to turn Gaza into a parking lot tomorrow, my feelings on the matter wiuld be something to the effect of "It's too bad they couldn't work it out peacefully. Oh well, not my problem." I'm even fine with selling Israel the weapons to do the parking lot making with, I'm just tired of them getting them for free with my tax money.
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