Jamalisms Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 BRUSSELS (AP) — With a journalist or media worker killed every day on average in the Israel-Hamas war, the head of the global organization representing the profession said Monday that it has become a conflict beyond compare. About 60 have been killed since the Oct. 7 start of the war, already close to the same number of journalists killed during the entire Vietnam War half a century ago. Other brutal wars in the Middle East have not come close to the intensity of the current one. BRUSSELS (AP) — With a journalist or media worker killed every day on average in the Israel-Hamas war, the head of the global organization representing the profession said Monday that it has become a conflict beyond compare. About 60 have been killed since the Oct. 7 start of the war, already close to the same number of journalists killed during the entire Vietnam War half a century ago. Other brutal wars in the Middle East have not come close to the intensity of the current one. https://www.yahoo.com/news/global-journalist-group-says-israel-161513055.html IrishTitansFan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishTitansFan Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 7 hours ago, tgo said: Fuck Julian Assange - he should be in prison or dead. Whatever you think of Assange, it wasn't him that did the shady shit like Israel allowing Hamas to thrive so they could treat Gaza as hostile! OILERMAN 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 4 hours ago, IrishTitansFan said: Whatever you think of Assange, it wasn't him that did the shady shit like Israel allowing Hamas to thrive so they could treat Gaza as hostile! You seem quite emotional when it comes to this topic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollaBillz Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 19 minutes ago, reo said: You seem quite emotional when it comes to this topic. Oof embarrasing. Maybe there’s a TikTok about “projection” that you could watch? reo, and Justafan 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishTitansFan Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 26 minutes ago, reo said: You seem quite emotional when it comes to this topic. How was that an emotional post? It's relevant to the discussion that Israel haven't exactly been fully transparent in their efforts to stop Hamas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justafan Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 6 hours ago, Jamalisms said: Smart. Though are they all connected, as opposed to being a series of distinct tunnels? All connected would be strategically stupid. No way are they all connected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justafan Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 23 minutes ago, IrishTitansFan said: How was that an emotional post? It's relevant to the discussion that Israel haven't exactly been fully transparent in their efforts to stop Hamas For what it's worth, I don't think you're emotional, even if I disagree with you on Israel. I think you're passionate about what you believe, and that's different, respectable even. Reo likes to think of himself as above the fray. Really, it's just his own hubris that won't allow him to see other points of view. We're human, and we have values and beliefs and things we're willing to tolerate and things we will stand against the wind and defy even at the greatest of personal costs. It's our greatest strength as a species, not a weakness. IrishTitansFan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishTitansFan Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 1 minute ago, Justafan said: For what it's worth, I don't think you're emotional, even if I disagree with you on Israel. I think you're passionate about what you believe, and that's different, respectable even. Reo likes to think of himself as above the fray. Really, it's just his own hubris that won't allow him to see other points of view. We're human, and we have values and beliefs and things we're willing to tolerate and things we will stand against the wind and defy even at the greatest of personal costs. It's our greatest strength as a species, not a weakness. I appreciate that, early in the thread I probably was emotional but I think I've toned that back a lot now. As you said we're human, it's easy to be emotional when a terrorist attack as brutal as that happens and then a ton of civilians die on our screens Justafan, IsntLifeFunny, and Alzarius 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justafan Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, IrishTitansFan said: I appreciate that, early in the thread I probably was emotional but I think I've toned that back a lot now. As you said we're human, it's easy to be emotional when a terrorist attack as brutal as that happens and then a ton of civilians die on our screens Exactly. Same here. I spent years of my life over there fighting terrorists. Friends of mine died. I sacrificed a great deal personally that I won't get into. It would be impossible for me not to have biases or emotions attached to that. Alzarius, and IrishTitansFan 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 53 minutes ago, IrishTitansFan said: How was that an emotional post? It's relevant to the discussion that Israel haven't exactly been fully transparent in their efforts to stop Hamas You've got a pretty consistent borderline angry tone throughout your posts in this thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) 31 minutes ago, IrishTitansFan said: I think I've toned that back a lot now. You've toned it back. But I'd hazard to guess the topic still tends to get you stirred up which probably means you're more susceptible to believing false narratives. 25 minutes ago, Justafan said: Exactly. Same here. I spent years of my life over there fighting terrorists. Friends of mine died. I sacrificed a great deal personally that I won't get into. It would be impossible for me not to have biases or emotions attached to that. Which is understandable... but you have to understand that this potentially impairs your logical reasoning and makes you more willing to believe things that aren't true or it allows something to be "proven" true to you w/ less evidence. Understanding that about yourself on these topics is important. Edited December 5, 2023 by reo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgo Posted December 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 Smokes, and Justafan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 14 hours ago, tgo said: Well it’s a lot better than fucking bombing civilians! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishTitansFan Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 1 hour ago, reo said: You've toned it back. But I'd hazard to guess the topic still tends to get you stirred up which probably means you're more susceptible to believing false narratives. What is false about that wikileak or the fact that they ignored multiple warnings about Oct 7? We can speculate on the reasons for those things but they happened I'm not mad on the topic anymore and haven't posted most of the things I've seen on the war because they were too biased Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, IrishTitansFan said: What is false about that wikileak or the fact that they ignored multiple warnings about Oct 7? We can speculate on the reasons for those things but they happened Personally I think it could be true. I don't trust Netanyahu but I'm not going to say confidently that my speculation is true or talk like it's true b/c I don't know. 2 hours ago, IrishTitansFan said: I'm not mad on the topic anymore and haven't posted most of the things I've seen on the war because they were too biased Not posting some of the more biased sources is noted. And honestly hopefully it does still piss you off to a degree. The point is to acknowledge that the anger can make it easier for people to convince you that something is true w/ less evidence. Knowing that is important. You are susceptible to propaganda and misinformation on this topic. It's important to realize that about yourself when you're vulnerable and if this makes you angry, you are vulnerable. Edited December 5, 2023 by reo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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