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Hospitals have special protection under the rules of war. Why are they in the crosshairs in Gaza?
  • This is, actually, an absurd opinion. Massive civilian casualties are inseparable from war, and you will be hard pressed to find a war without them.

    The laws of war are built around, and exist because of, this assumption. They exist to give a framework that sets forth principles by which the loss of life can be evaluated.

    Otherwise, by your definition, every warring faction ever is a war criminal.

  • Israel-Palestine escalation live: Strikes hit Gaza after Hamas offensive
  • Yes, the land is stolen. Yes, resistance is legitimate. No, murder of civilians is not acceptable, no matter which side does it.

    Would you really hold the same view if native Americans massacred American civilians in the US today?

  • Russia plans to try to block VPN services in 2024
  • But you'd also be giving their governments total control of all information, to the detriment of citizens and any possible organized resistance.

  • Ask Lemmy: Traditional vs natural mouse scrolling; which do you use?
  • This! I use traditional with wheels and natural with touchpads

  • Is America's quest for high-speed trains finally picking up steam?
  • We could run steam engines off overhead electric lines using a good old heating element.

    Would it be efficient or practical (or safe)? No.

    But it'd be SIICKKKKK

  • What is your record for number of hours on a single game?
  • What happened to it? I never got around to play it. Is it dead?

  • Germany reforms citizenship law – DW – 08/23/2023
  • 'Racist as hell'

    Idk sounds pretty integrated to me.

  • Germany reforms citizenship law – DW – 08/23/2023
  • Since it doesn't happen often, respect for choosing to share that you accepted a counterargument.

  • Germany reforms citizenship law – DW – 08/23/2023
  • Many dual citizens pay double taxes in some way or another.

    Also, some countries are vindictive towards those who renounce their citizenship and make it very hard for such persons to enter, which is a pretty big deal for anyone leaving friends and family behind.

    Other countries don't allow for revoking citizenship whatsoever.

    One reason to allow dual citizenship is to encourage immigration, especially of in-demand professionals who would otherwise be quite deterred by a one way ticket.

  • Germany reforms citizenship law – DW – 08/23/2023
  • I don't agree with the thinking behind this, but note this cuts both ways - international agreements have many provisions to prevent statelessness.

    So the state can now strip a dual citizen of their German citizenship, whereas before once someone chose German citizenship both the state and person are stuck with each other.

  • What is a personality trait that you’re working on?
  • It's amazing how hard this is. Once I started working on it I realized how much of the time I am just running a search of something in my experience that is somehow related, instead of actually listening and thinking of follow up questions. Once you start getting better at it you start realizing how often others have the same challenge.

    Super valuable skill and habit to learn. Good luck to us both.

  • Second test
  • Damn im such a lurker for life I didn't notice

  • Red Dead Redemption coming to Switch
  • Silver lining is we can play it with cemu!