Muggings (a.k.a person robberies) have gone up, for unrelated reasons.

At least where I live chicken (frozen) & dairy are some of the cheapest sources of protein, followed closely by beans & similar legumes.

Does this account for imports/exports of goods?

I’m the opposite. Crossbows make for a slower paced battle with punchier attacks - which I tend to preferm

Transport grids aren’t free, and excess electricity production is bad as it requires curtailment (wastage) which isn’t free either to prevent damage to electric equipment (very expensive).

Besides, when renewables produce these excesses, this will often be the case in a very large area.

The existing solution isn’t economical, mostly due to grid costs. If you want it, it’ll have to come from the tax payers pocket, which means it has to compete with stuff like healthcare.

So you mean the Tories are also assholes? Tell me something I didn’t know

and also a good moderator from what I’ve seen

https://www.un.org/unispal/document/eu-annual-report-on-human-rights-and-democracy-in-the-world-2018-country-updates/

Here’s what the UN says on the matter.

Israel is a democracy with well-established and independent institutions…

In the occupied Palestinian territory…

So at least in the reality where the UN exists, Israel is a democracy and the Palestinian territories are occupied (as opposed to annexed).

I’d love to hear more about the reality that “we” (you and your woefully uninformed friends I presume?) are present in.

An Apartheid is not a democracy.

Even if it were, those aren’t mutually exclusive. Most, if not all democracies are flawed in some fashion.

But still the war cabinet fully supports what Netanyahu is saying here.

So much so that members have been on the verge of resigning several times. You underestimate just how frail Netanyahus position really is.

So you are correct to point out that it is not just Netanyahu but the israeli government that does not want a ceasefire.

It does, just not at the terms Hamas demands.

The rest of your comment makes no sense.

I’m perfectly willing to clarify. If there is something you fail to understand, please highlight it.

That’s usually the argument leveraged against platforms that don’t fold to demands to deplatform individuals with reprehensible views.

The good old “You’re either with us or against us” spiel is excellent at destroying any nuance.

Netanyahu is not the end-all-be-all of Israeli decisionmaking. Unlike Hamas, the Israeli state is a democratic institution. If an agreement is formulated between that guarantees the Israeli citizenry that Gazan islamic terrorists won’t repeat an october 7 massacre in the future, Netanyahu will not be able to stop it. Time is what is needed to create such an agreement.

However, as always, Hamas prioritizes their own interests above those of the Gazan populace. They know very well Israel can not realistucally agree to an unconditional, permanent end to hostilities, as that was the situation that led to october 7th in the first place.

At the minimum I would expect a permanent end to the war to be conditioned on Hamas releasing the remaining civilian hostages.

Would still be better to agree to a temporary ceasefire whilst a permanent one is negotiated.

I’m rather convinced that society knows - it just does not care.

Oh it’s a problem here to. You do not want to know how much information is passed on through rapidly scrawled sticky notes in our healthcare system - particularly in emergency situations.

I do, and where I live being the first to throw a punch towards anyone for almost any reason is generally frowned upon.

The reason that violence is dangerous in this context is that it can allow a violent minority to oppress and subjugate a majority. By removing it from society in general and de-legitimizing its use the influence of these sorts of people can be effectively minimized.

That’s a terrible comparison. The same can be applied to any state with an aggressive foreign policy - or violent group intent on assailing a legitimate, elected government.

Political violence instead tends to fuel and enlarge these sorts of radical, violent movements, ultimately worsening the situation even further. The antidote is de-legitimizing their entire strategy by enforcing non-violence on an institutional level, a peaceful transfer of power. This shows the general populace that the most dangerous thing in the room is in fact the violent extremist, who needs to be locked up the moment they break the social contract of non-violence.

The fact that there is a “Yes” in the violence box (regardless of target) makes them violent extremists. Besides, from what I’ve seen, plenty of antifa folk will use violence and vandalism against people unrelated to the supposed target group.

A good/skilled driver is not necessarily a safe driver & vice versa.

For the pinnacle of that statement, look up the “suicide evo” on YT.

Touché lol