And still I ask, what year was the last year we should allow borders for countries to change.
Israel conquered that area in the late 40s. It's theirs. If they should have to give it back, should Germany also be allowed to attack its neighbours be given back land that was taken from it after WW2 when the borders were redrawn?
It's stupid that the general population simultaneously thinks that war is bad and people should give back their land, while not recognizing that their borders were established by war too and they were not the original inhabitants.
I'm not arguing against fighting back for Palestinians, they can go ahead, but people shouldn't be upset when Israel fights them back and kicks their ass. Again, it's Israel's territory. It has been for over 75 years.
From an international perspective, and there's a treaty defining them, the borders of Israel include both of those places.
Israel was created by the same group that broke up Germany because it was part of the ottoman empire before that, and the ottoman empire was destroyed as part of the losers of the war.
Again, I'm not saying the Palestinian people don't have a right to complain or even fight back, but if they lose, they lose. It's not their land, they lost the war 75 years ago. Israel has been letting them stay, but if they want to be assholes about it they're going to get evicted.
The UN doesn't officially recognize Palestine as a country, so they can fuck right off with their assessment. It's unlikely Palestine will ever be allowed to be a country.
Based on official treaties from 1949, the west bank should be Jordanian, and the Gaza strip should be Egyptian
Israel conquered both of those places again in 1967, and neither Egypt nor Jordan want them back at this point.
So politically speaking, they are conquered parts of Israel at the moment.
Again, all of this comes down to "when are we no longer allowing borders to change"?
Palestine is not a country, they aren't likely to become a country, they're free to try to become a country, but they're also likely to fail and the consequences of attacking Israel to try to become a country are clearly visible in Israel's retaliation.
Israel should not be expected to give up land to local populations just because they want it. If all of Israel has a vote to give it to them, sure, go ahead and form a new country but that's not how this situation is going to happen.
I feel the same way about Quebec independence. If they vote to leave by themselves, the answer is no. If the whole countries votes to allow them to leave, then no problem. If they were to attack Ontario in retaliation for failing to be allowed to leave, we shouldn't just give in, we should do the exact same thing Israel is doing.
I bet most Americans feel the same way about Native groups, what if one wanted to break off from the US and take a chunk of land to have 100% control. Not just most control, but 100% separate recognized country with 0% US jurisdiction. They wouldn't like it. If those tribes then attacked nearby US cities with rockets, the same population would immediately demand the military go in to deal with it. Despite those tribes having far more historical title to the land than Palestinians do (something like 95% of Palestinians were born outside of Palestinian territories or are only 1st generation Palestinians)
I'm Canadian and we have our own issues with far right nutjobs but I've heard the phrase "Project 2025" thrown around and the little I've seen about it frightens me. I don't follow the news for the sake my mental health but could someone explain it in depth? What kind of a shit show are we looking at? Unfortunately Canadian...
The report said 59 per cent of retirees report helping their non-student adult children with both day-to-day expenses and big-ticket items like home purchases.
It says this includes things like helping with grandkids schooling.
My parents started a university savings account for my kids the day they were born because they wanted to, I hardly consider it "supporting" me and my wife in any way. The kids won't need it for a decade still, and we could cover their costs without it just fine.
Helpful, sure, but the headline is misleading at best if it's including that in the 60%.
The majority of Canadian retirees are supporting their adult children financially, which they say is having a negative impact on their own finances, a new report has found.
My parents have no negative impact on their finances, they can still afford to travel internationally 2-3 times a year for multiple weeks at a time, and yet they would be included in that percentage.
This makes the headline very misleading, since it implies that 60% of retirees are experiencing a negative impact upon their finances.
Instead, I'd like to see the percentage of retirees who think they are experiencing a negative impact upon their finances. That number would be more useful in determining what to do about the situation.
There's a ton of other reasons why the US is a bad baseline.
A) They let in far fewer immigrants per capita in the first place
B) The US collects incoming taxes on foreign income for it's citizens, even if you lived outside the US while you earned it.
C) In some cases it's harder for US citizens to work or live abroad. For example working holiday visas are only available to Americans in a handful of countries, where Canada has agreements with more than a dozen countries.
That was brought up as an argument to the supreme court.
I honestly think that's what should happen though if the court decides on full immunity, Biden should take out Trump and then help Congress change the rules so that he isn't a king anymore and go to jail.
It would be the single biggest win for democracy possible if the supreme court is stupid enough to end democracy as we know it.
An incredible sacrifice by both men, for the benefit of the country.
Historic student movement for Gaza reaches Canada ⋆ The Breach ( breachmedia.ca )
The link is a 4:03-minute embedded YT video and transcript. It's informative, inspiring, and a home-run piece by The Breach imo....
[Serious] What is project 2025? What kind of risk is involved?
I'm Canadian and we have our own issues with far right nutjobs but I've heard the phrase "Project 2025" thrown around and the little I've seen about it frightens me. I don't follow the news for the sake my mental health but could someone explain it in depth? What kind of a shit show are we looking at? Unfortunately Canadian...
Nearly 60% of retirees are supporting adult children financially, survey finds - National | Globalnews.ca ( globalnews.ca )
The report said 59 per cent of retirees report helping their non-student adult children with both day-to-day expenses and big-ticket items like home purchases.
Growing number of Canadians are moving abroad due to lack of affordability: McGill study ( nationalpost.com )
The study found the number of Canadians living abroad relative to the national population was five times higher than the U.S.
If presidential immunity is absolute..
Could Biden order Trump's execution and win the next election?
How does South Park get away with trashing identifiable people? Are they sued often? ( lemmy.world )
U.S., Canada put 7 year ban on all forms of salmon fishing in Yukon, Alaska ( www.aptnnews.ca )