even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 55mI understand. But I think a lot of people are just ignorant and join the bandwagon of hating on Israel (which to be fair does have some aspects which are deserving of condemnation). Never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity (or however the saying goes). 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 57mI'm not Jewish or Israeli, can look at this impartially, and wouldn't agree to such terms. 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 58mSo the murderers get away with murder. This was never going to happen. And merely encourages future hostage taking. Surely this is not hard to understand? 200
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 1hBut no, murdering civilians at a dance festival is not "inevitable". That's a choice. 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 1hI mostly agree with you. I just think a path to lasting peace is more likely with an Israeli victory over Hamas (in the absence of int'l intervention). Otherwise we will be having the same conversation in fifty years. 200
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 1hOccupied and security gated because of intifadas, bus bombings, restaurant bombings, knife attacks. And Hamas saying they'll keep doing it. It's not for shits and giggles. This is not hard to understand. It doesn't mean Israel hasn't used excessive force. But open your eyes. 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 18hIt's a shame those on the left shut their mind to Hamas' barbarism. This DOESN'T mean all of Israel's actions are OK either. War crimes abound on both sides. 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 18hI'm "conservative" (believe in strong rules) on immigration, but otherwise moderately left leaning in almost every respect - socially, economically. Was there a particular part of being conservative you think drives stupidity? 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 18hCiting Izvestia. You *can* read right, Ron? 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 18hJaguar XJ220... My dream car when I was growing up. Beautiful. 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 18hYou mean the invasion of Israel by neighbouring Arab states? 230
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 18h@birdman100.bsky.social Birdy, you need to train this so-called propagandist, Kalashnikov. He's not following the script dammit! 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 18hYes. Military uses telecommunications. Hit it. 030
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 18hIt is extraordinary to me that "free Palestine" receives global protests whereas Ukraine comparatively receives very little despite quantum of deaths being 10-20x. 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 07/10/2026*sigh* Why does everyone leap to strawmen. "Israel only exists in that spot because it was jammed down Palestinian throats 75 years ago by foreign forces" It does not "only exist" because of foreign forces. Clear enough? 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Correction, most of the Gazans killed were civilians. I don't think the IDF denies this. The most credible estimates are ~20,000 Hamas of the ~75,000 conflict-related deaths. A tricky question: Is a civilian that supports the 7 Oct attack a civilian? By int'l law? Yes. But morally, no. 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I'm grateful for your work, Caolan. Many people don't see what is happening in Ukraine, or have become numb to it after four and a half years. 030
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I'm neither Jewish nor Israeli (I'm an atheist) - but to suggest Jews don't have a long historical connection to the region is preposterous. His points were so inaccurate, as to border on lies. 110
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Air defence is needed, but mostly offense will win. European nations need to provide a vast stock of offensive drones and ballistics to rain destruction on everything in Moscow and St Petersburg that feeds the war machine. 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If this is accurate, South Korea's stance on the invasion can be characterised as "indifference". They don't wish to anger Russia and/or North Korea. South Korean self interest dominates. 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026@birdman100.bsky.social More fake news, Birdy? Transparency int'l is based in Berlin. Can't trust the Germans. Amirite? I hear they even collaborated with the Russians during WW2! 😳 I'm sure it's just an unfounded rumour. 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026On the other hand, maybe you mean Russia is _literally_ no threat to Europe... Because it's incompetent /incapable. That's a fair argument. 🤷 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"No one will come to their defence. Even if the place is reduced to scorched earth, no other country will go to war for them... Lithuania will disappear from the map." - Medvedev, Sept 2026 C'mon Birdy. You can do better than this. 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I agree - but how do you overcome continual Palestinian rejection of two state? A powerful 2 min clip of Clinton and 2000 peace offer which highlights the problem. youtube.com/shorts/cZWb2...youtube.com"You walk away from once-in-a-lifetime peace opportunities... you can't complain 25 years later."YouTube video by AIJAC 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I don't like the Saudis. But you omitted that the Houthis attacked the Saudis first in 2009. The Houthis are attacking civilian shipping of non-aggressor nations. They are terrorists. 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Colour me surprised: Kremlin doesn't have its story straight. Nazis. Biolabs. Nato. Russian speakers. Combat mosquitos. 130
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026@birdman100.bsky.social This is right up your alley, Birdy, as a propaganda-fighter 👍 110
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Thank you for calling this out so openly. Pandering to Russia's lies must end. Russia has an illegitimate government. 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A famous incident from eight years ago. Ruthless suppression of dissidents. Houthis do that on a Tuesday. 200
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Not surprising. The Houthis are firmly in the "terrorist" category. It doesn't require liking the Saudis to acknowledge this. 120
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm Australian. And I'm deeply disturbed by your president and your congress. 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yes. I think the EU has an obligation to inform. This contained scant (almost non-existent) information. 010
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yep. Trump is compromised in some fashion. As is the GOP. 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The statement says very little to shed light on the situation. 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Offered to release the hostages in exchange for WHAT? 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 06/10/2026@birdman100.bsky.social Hey Birdy, Sputnik rewriting the Russian invasion of Poland in collaboration with the Nazis as "liberation". No one does propaganda like Russians. Amirite? 010
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The clip is only two minutes. youtube.com/shorts/cZWb2...youtube.com"You walk away from once-in-a-lifetime peace opportunities... you can't complain 25 years later."YouTube video by AIJAC 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Yes, she is wrong. Hamas murders Israeli civilians at a dance festival - on internationally recognised a Israeli land - and then vows to do it "again and again". Hamas hide amongst the civilian population, which accounts for the widespread destruction. Over 20,000 Hamas estimated killed. 200
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If a genocide is occurring, explain to me how there have been ~1,400 Gazan deaths over the last 12 months (this includes Hamas), against Gazan births over the same period of ~30,000? 100
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 05/10/2026An inaccurate/misinformed view. Approximately 70% of those living in Israel are not of European descent. People naturally look for simple explanations, but they are unhelpful. 000
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We shall visit upon Israel "a war of extermination and momentous massacre which will be spoken of like the Mongolian massacre and the Crusades". - Secretary General of the Arab League, 1947 210
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ahh... My favourite astrologer, Caitlin. I think she needs to revise her media consumption habits. And so do you. 220
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Given you refer to the Nakba, it also skips the depopulation of Jews in neighbouring Arab states (refer chart). Your one-sidism is inaccurate and unhelpful. 240
even--steven.bsky.social @even--steven.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Your chart skips the UN partition. Curious. It skips the Arab rejection of the partition (of which only a tiny sliver of the Palestinian Mandate was granted to Israel). The rest not shown. It also skips the wars launched on Israel (which Arab states lost). 120