CaptainRipcord

Please explain. Who's on the left? The right is the Iranian lady, right?

Did he pay a cancellation fee or something? You can't just stop honoring a contract midway through it like that, generally. I'm not licensed in Canada, this isn't legal advice, but I'd recommend you look into that.

I think this is AI

Is there a reason not to just use Mastodon?

I haven't seen many ridiculous zionist bots here, which shows me that the Fediverse is the correct way to do social media in this climate lol

My theory is that they started doing that back when they went viral often and haven't stopped chasing that high since.

Do the good thing. North Korea can do it. Yemen can do it. Cuba can do it. China doesn't get a pass from me just because you think it would hurt their PR (to do something that would make them heroes on the global stage! You think sanctioning Israel would hurt their PR? Or did you forget the topic of itnernational law that I'm talking about? Reminder: It's the fucking genocide convention that you're saying they aren't obligated to enact.).

Then China shouldn't sign a treaty that gives them that obligation.

That would be a fine argument if you also conceded that China doesn't agree, at least publicly.

I don't see what in the thread you're referring to that establishes that, comrade. Can you please point me there?

I am also sure our comrades there have thought of these things. I am sure their calculus is different than ours. They are trying to build socialism in China. They have a long-standing policy of non-involvement. I support it until it comes to genocide.

Sure, but only because them "doing something about it" would also mean that they have the material conditions to do so, which is the only reason they would make that decision.

This sounds like handwaving away criticism to me. They don't do it? Well they would if they could! But people smarter than me decided they can't! Tough luck!

I reject that as defeatism.

when they say that they can't do much more than they already are

Did they say that? I've not seen so much as a statement to that effect. Are you sure you're not wishcasting?

That would mean that everything we support, we support critically, which then removes the meaning of critical support imo.

How? I don't follow. Yes, only give support critically. Never give uncritical support. Nobody is above reproach and everyone should be criticized as long as that criticism is principled and strategic.

Please tell me if China has done anything other than restrict new investments in Israel. Please tell me which thing I said was false and I'll correct it immediately. I'm not humiliated by being wrong. I'm humiliated by doubling down.