They also eat nectar and are pollinators of various plants.

There’s no way we could simply remove a creature as numerous and widespread as mosquitoes without any consequences.

This emboldens the bully Israel. Now they know that no matter who they pick on, they will never feel any real counter-attacks because the US will stop them all. This encourages them to continue their attacks and to pick new fights because there will never be any consequences. If Biden wants to encourage Netanyahu to stop his wars of aggression, he needs to make Israel second guess their attacks.

This move absolutely counters his message for a ceasefire. This will embolden them to keep fighting.

That’s not how it will play out. By unconditionally defending Israel from counter-attack they’re emboldening them to keep fighting and provoking whoever they want. The Israelis know they’re immune to any repercussions from their aggression. They have nothing to fear, and will only further their attacks because of it. This will create more innocent deaths, not less.

All those sci-fi novels were meant as warnings not instruction manuals

You’re in a thread about MS fucking up and you’re annoyed that people are… [Checks notes]… complaining about MS fucking up? What exactly did you come here expecting?

You mean like the softwood lumber dispute that’s been going on for over 40 years where the US has put illegal tariffs on Canadian softwood exports? The one where they’ve been found in breach of the agreement multiple times and still haven’t fixed it?

Yeah, I’m sure they would never put tariffs on Mexican electric cars to protect their own auto industries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada–United_States_softwood_lumber_dispute

What kind of everyday tasks does that help with?

Don’t worry, the US govt will put huge tariffs on them soon enough.

That is true, but people are capable of holding both views at the same time. Soldiers on the battlefield go out and do horrific things to enemy soldiers and civilians, and come home and are loving fathers and husbands who wouldn’t hurt anyone. Or how many times have people been caught for horrible crimes and all their friends and neighbours say it isn’t possible because they’re the kindest and most helpful people they know.

This isn’t a matter of “some people are capable and some are not”. It’s a case of “most people seem to be able to set aside someone else’s humanity to do horrible things”

Woah woah there, who you calling a weird shape?

It’s already responsible for religion and all the nonsense it’s spawned.

I find it fascinating how we’re so willing to ascribe thoughts, feelings, and motivations to inanimate objects or forces of nature and on the other hand we’re so quick to remove all of those attributes from other groups of humans to justify horrible acts done to them.

Yep, plug it into your coworker’s computer to test it first.

He’s omniscient. He knows EVERYTHING

*according to their storybook

And the US backs them so no one else can speak out against them either.

You were literally suggesting that the entire population of Lemmy change because you don’t want to read politics.

Like some kind of Final Solution.

Unshackle their head from their shoulders.

Against the Storm.

I played a lot back when it came out. I picked up the DLC on release day and reset my progress. Such a good game. Even when I’m not playing (like now) I’m thinking and reading up on strategies.

Someone who cares about others. It’s a terrible affliction to go through life like that.