@hthiart This is exactly what they said when the code was expanded from 4 stages to 8. We immediately had stage 6 load shedding.

South Africans should expect stage 8 and above soon after the elections on 29 May.

@nicholas_saunders @idoubledo Where they are similar is that their position is largely based on wilful ignorance, and less so on alternative interpretations of the same set of facts.

This is different to recognising the same facts and drawing different conclusions.

They simply ignore information that contradicts their agenda, and censor or contend with anyone who disagrees.

@nicholas_saunders @idoubledo I agree that flat earthers are more likely to engage in debate before resorting to aggression.

My limited experience is rage is not far from reach when their argument inevitably reaches a dead end.

I do think there is some percentage of flat earthers who are simply trolling - forcing people to confront their own "faith" in science without verifying things for themselves.

I don't see a lot of that happening with Palestinians though except for the obvious parody.

@nicholas_saunders @idoubledo There does appear to be two distinct groups:

1. The sponsored instigators who have an agenda and specific talking points (UN officials, prominent actors, social media influencers).

2. The useful idiots who have been duped into thinking they're supporting a good cause. The entirety of their knowledge consists of rage and a handful of mind numbing phrases garnered from TikTok.

There is a third kind who are happy to bandwagon any cause against Jews or Israel.

@MikeDunnAuthor There was no massacre at Deir Yassin. About 100 people were killed out of a population of about 750. Most fled via an exit corridor. 70 women and children were captured and handed to the British. Deir Yassin was attacked because it was used by Arabs as a base to ambush Jews on the highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

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@barney @junesim63 It was vetoed by China, Russia, and Algeria:

https://www.axios.com/2024/03/22/us-ceasefire-resolution-veto-un-security-council

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I wrote an iPhone app that I wanted. I used xCode and Swift, Apple's approved tools for doing so. I installed the app only on my phone.

Because I never paid for a developer account, I have to reinstall that app on my phone every week. That's right. I have to pay to freely use code that I wrote and use on a phone that I "own."

If you're curious, the code is (of course) open source, with an MIT license. https://github.com/Ovid/chatgpt-shopping

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@junesim63 False as usual with the watermelon cult:

>> So the resolution does not demand a ceasefire but simply “determines the imperative of one”. Antony Blinken, who is visiting Arab capitals, has gone out of his way to emphasise the linkage between a ceasefire and a hostage agreement.

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/21/us-un-ceasefire-gaza

This is even from your favourite toilet paper tabloid.

@Amputado >> Israel claims Hamas had regrouped at the hospital, with the defence minister saying his soldiers had turned it into a “death trap” for terrorists.

Cause and effect.

Don't use the hospital for terrorism, and it won't become a battleground.

What is so hard to understand about this.

@GrahamDowns Congratulations! May you live until 120.

@Oeneus But ... isn't Swift supposed to be supporting Biden?

And everyone knows only evil conservative support Zionists.

Whose side is she on anyway!

@Oeneus Oh I didn't see the other replies. 😂

@Oeneus Chalamet also coincidentally happens to be a Jew.

But it's not antisemitism, it's because he drinks Zionist coffee.

@Oeneus "Jewish people left Yemen"

I mean it's not even lying anymore. They're just making stuff up. You might as well argue about who is the better Power Ranger at this point.

@Oeneus Oblivious to the recent Houthi attacks on Yemenis which disproves this.

@Oeneus

They Are Lying To You About Gaza

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