Leo Gura

Because people have diverse perspectives and I cannot dictate what people should believe in this work. If all the Mods agreed with me all the time then it would be an echo-chamber. This is the tricky nature of community. I do block some people from the politics sub-forum who cannot control their biases. But I have to be careful with that because I don't want to create an echo-chamber.

Many wounded, crippled, and orphaned too. It's really bad.

That's the core of Einstein's Relativity theory. Location is not absolute, it's relative. You need to have two objects that you can compare in order to create a "location". Location is relativistic. Which then makes distance and length relativistic. And velocity relativistic. And time relativistic.

Then why cry about terrorists? The problem is all this invented bullshit.

You are above such childish views.

Yeah, but you would cry outrage over it. You'd call it terrorism and evil.

Are you cool with bombing Tel Aviv since IDF members and leaders live there? If Netanyahu visits a hospital, it's cool to bomb that hospital, right? Why does Netanyahu hide among civilians? If settlers have guns and ammo, it's cool to bomb settlements, yeah?

How convenient for you. Uncovering BS is not a matter of strict factuality. Your mind has to connect dots and see things which are not always spelled out. Facts alone are not enough, you also have to do analysis and synthesis. Chomsky and Pappe offer high quality, serious analysis, for those who care to understand the situation. It also requires empathy. Without empathy you are blind.

Because some things are easier to source than others. This topic requires reading, research, and intention to unravel. It takes work.

Do you identify as an electron microscope? Why would your eyes be able to zoom in infinitely??

Two guys who don't understand reality acting very hard like they do.

Well then, I guess the Holocaust never happened, eh?

Books are used in scholarship, and you know that. There is nothing more subjective than Zionism.

Because they knew it was poltically unrealistic to keep settlements in Gaza and instead their focus was to double down on colonizing the West Bank. Also, you should ask yourself why Israelis murdered their own Prime Minister for making that agreement. That tells you everything in a nutshell. Book called On Palestine by Chomsky and Pappe.

Chomsky said Hamas had already resigned itself to such deals in prior years. Deals were broken by Israel refusing to stop settlement expansion. Israel/Likud has never conceded settlement expansion. Which of course made all deals impossible. Israel has never negotiated in good faith. All their negotiations were just to fleece and humiliate the Palestinians.

Uncle Stalin will give you free healthcare, schools, employment guarantee in Gulag, and love.

That literally happened to me a few months ago. I was walking through a forest, saw a spider web, and said IT'S A TRAP! And laughed. Was gonna post about it on my blog.

No. ZoG is what you're well-suited for in terms of your natural strengths and personality.

I don't visit any personal dev forums so I don't know. Most of the old pickup forums closed. You'd have to search around. Guys I met in field were friends of my wings, or we met them out also doing game. You can see guys doing game after a while. It's pretty obvious. Especially if you visit the same places for months. Owen's free tours are a good place to meet local wings.

Forums, RSD forum and free tours, Telegram, and just meeting guys when going out a lot. So few guys seriously do this that basically any wing I found was interested just to have company and because it added to the fun.

Glad you liked it. I nearly didn't post it cause I thought no one would care.

Yes, great example!

I asked Claude: Leo: Has there been any good research or understanding of how much sanctions affect a nation's development? I'm wondering about to what extent scanctions are responsible for the lack of success of nations like Cuba, Iran, and North Korea vs how much is it their own fault of bad governance, lack of development, ideology, Marxism, corruption, bad geography, etc. Claude: This is a complex question that economists and political scientists have studied. Here's what research suggests: 1. Measuring sanctions' impact is difficult because: - Hard to isolate sanctions from other factors - Countries adapt over time - Different types of sanctions have varying effects - Limited data from closed societies 2. General findings: - Comprehensive sanctions typically reduce GDP by 1-5% annually - Impact usually strongest in first 1-2 years - Effects often diminish as countries adapt - Targeted sanctions have less economic impact 3. Case-specific factors: Cuba: - Sanctions estimated to cost $130 billion over time - But central planning and inefficient state control major factors - Tourism and remittances help offset impacts Iran: - Oil export restrictions most impactful - Has diversified economy to reduce vulnerability - Internal economic mismanagement significant - Corruption and bureaucracy major issues North Korea: - Sanctions impact severe but difficult to quantify - Juche ideology and central planning primary barriers - Geographic/natural resource challenges significant 4. Other important factors: - Political system quality - Education levels - Infrastructure - Geographic location - Natural resources - Trading partners - Technology access 5. Consensus view: - Sanctions are a significant hindrance but rarely the primary cause of underdevelopment - Internal governance and policy choices typically more decisive - Effects vary greatly based on country circumstances Most experts believe that while sanctions create real obstacles, domestic policy choices and governance issues are usually more fundamental to development outcomes.

There will be rapists too.

It's also good to look at America's evils. Acknowledging Native American rights and genocide is also important. But it should not be used to distract from problems in the Middle East. Israel has been a huge inflammatory issue in the Middle East for 75 years now and it needs a resolution. America and Europe should certainly not be funding their evil. What happened to American Natives was horrible, but today we have a peace and we are not bombing their towns and children nor trying to push them off their land. And if we are, then we should stop. We could also consider giving them some more land. The US Federal government owns like 60% of the land in the Western USA and much of it empty. No one is seriously telling Israel to not exist or move back to Europe. That's a strawman. Palestinians & even Hamas will accept a peace deal where they are given decent land and settlers are permanently stopped. The issue is that Israel refuses to stop settlers. This is unacceptable and wrong. American empire is a deeply problematic thing which we as Americans need to confront and stop denying, in the same way that Israelis are denying their colonialism. The real issue for America is not Native Americans, it's dismantling our military empire. And we can start by cutting off Israel.