Admittedly I struggle to comprehend how one can express regret without also expressing a desire to change their pattern of actions. I see businesses do that because they can act like a psychopath. Which I guess is why I don't see it as an apology but a giant red flag.
zbyte64
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One thing I learned from non-violent communication is that we are not responsible for their feelings. To worry that we might say something that can push them further down a rabbit hole is them weaponizing their emotions. We should treat them with greater civility than they showed here, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't tell them how odious their politics are.
I feel like an apology is more than saying "I was wrong", it's also saying "I will do better in the future".
Most people are ignorant of the Nakba or the policy of "mowing the grass"
The body count is higher because they started the war and made Gaza into an open air prison. Nakba is a thing.
Yes and no. If it is framed as "Israel did it as well", then yes it's a whataboutism. But if it is framed in history, where Israel is the occupiers with overwhelming resources and has turned Gaza into an open air prison, then no, it's not a whataboutism but illustrating a larger pattern of violence.
When being a contrarian asshole becomes your marketing strategy.
Oh I am sure they planned and maybe even got the Saudis to consult. But I still think they are too stupid to realize the flaws of those plans. Even if they were as smart as they think they are, it's difficult to predict how things will work after the civilization they depend on for their power collapses. Hell, it probably doesn't matter how smart you are, such a scenario is inherently unpredictable.
Our political system equates value to revenue and that is why we don't tax accordingly. Business owners are labeled "job creators" and taxing them is framed as a negative value add.
Absolutely agree that athletes are also being exploited here and the burden should not fall on them to correct this (except as advocates for a better system).
This. Everyone wants qualified, well paid teachers for their kids, just like how most people want universal healthcare. But our government and media structure actively disempowers any such movements in that direction. Ie "we can agree we all want these things but we can't agree on how"
And when the social sector lobbies it is called "special interests" by the press. When capital owners do it they are called "job creators" by the press. Edit: or so it goes in the states.
They want artificial employees to discipline the labor market but what they will get instead is a deskilled labor force and business structures that are even more resistant to adaptation.