MrMakabar

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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Could it be that you are a Stalinist or something similar and have a deep hatred for democracy? Cause no electoral collage is more democratic and having senat elections is also more democratic then having them indirectly elected by the state legislators.

Obviously this changes the electoral landscape a lot, as presidental candidates no longer just have to care about voters in a few states, but the entire country. Again making it more democratic. It would also give the Democrats an advantage, but not an insane one. It however does give Republican voters in blue states and Democrat voters in red states a voice as well, instead of being ignored.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net -2 points 1 month ago

This is a lot more complicated. The jobs in the oil and gas industry are well paid and will be hard to replace for a number of communities. A refinery creates a lot of union jobs, with great pay for example. Combustion engines also provide more jobs then electric drive trains. So fewer jobs in the car industry. Also companies like Rolls Royce. It is hard to find a replacement for jet engines, which can do something similar. Airbus in general is a big employer in the UK, especially with the entire supply chain.

That is just some stuff coming to mind. It really is not that simple. Obviously there are new green jobs created, but those jobs are not necessarily in the same places, as the old fossil fuel ones.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Not all of them all the time. Hamas are a bunch of radical Sunnis, who like Iran for example. However Al Qaeda and the Taliban really do hate Iran. Iran even told the US were to bomb Taliban positions, which was a big reason why the US could invade Afghanistan as easily as they did. Both Iran and the Taliban also fight the Islamic State.

The entire region is really complex and yes some Sunnis are going to cheer Iran being bombed, like the Saudis for example, others will not.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

@Zaktor@sopuli.xyz and this is why ambiguity does not work in this case.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 month ago (7 children)

"At the same time what has happened in Gaza in the past 10 months is devastating. So many innocent lives lost. The scale of suffering is heartbreaking,", "Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, security, freedom and self determination."

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/g-s1-19232/kamala-harris-israel-gaza-dnc

So, she is saying that what is happening in Gaza is wrong(this was before the recent attacks in Lebanon) and is for a two state solution, which is about as far as you can go.

Harris said she told Netanyahu “it is time to get this deal done.”

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/nx-s1-5048285/harris-gaza-war

Hence direct claims to actually push for a ceasefire.

There are a few problems. First of all she is not president right now, so she can not stop Biden from sending bombs to Israel. Biden is about as bad as they get for Democrats. At the same time, her openly going against it is a big problem, as she is part of the administration. Secondly Trump already made a deal with Netanyahu, that they are not going to agree to a ceasefire until the election, to help Trump win. That alone should be a big endoresment of Harris.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 89 points 1 month ago (2 children)

$7trillion is three times the GDP if Brazil. It is bigger then the US federal budget. Seriously it is insane.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Israel did control a part of Lebanon for a bit.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Microsoft is already measuring its datacenters in GW. I would not be surprised, if next year all of big tech add data centers consuming as much as Ireland. Microsoft wirh 5GW is already pretty close.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is not how subsidies work. Subsidies just artigically lower the price for something, while increasing the price for other things(you need money to pay the subsidies). So with the economy dependent on oil, cutting subidies would just increase oil prices, while lowering the price for alternatives.

We need to cut subsidies and deploy the alternatives quickly enough. We have most of the tech and for the most part supply chaines to make it work.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 month ago

5.6%of GNP is well above the 2% inflation rate and France economy is also not growing fast at forecasted 0.7%.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you are an oil exporter, taking put other countries oil production makes your exports more valueable.

The US already works against Iran, Russia and Venezuela.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Jerusalem. The mosque is the al-Aqsa

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