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People say that Gaza is a prison, but Gaza is a place where the powerful keep the powerless so that they can be controlled, exploited for cheap labour, and then exterminated.

Gaza isn't a prison.
Gaza is a concentration camp.

It’s so weird how empathy can just be turned off when there’s ideological bias at work. I saw it a lot when I was young, even with normal, decent people, and now it’s generally even more in your face with the media coverage of what’s going on in politics.

The definition of a s**thole country: One that would re-elect Donald Trump.

It’s a pity it’s so difficult to leave one’s country, especially when it’s sh***y, there’s oppression, or it’s dangerous in some way.

Sometimes I wonder what things would be like if Bernie had become President in 2016 or 2020. He’s who I wanted. Well, in 2020, I was worried that he would be too much for the maga crowd, and that Biden would be less risky for that reason. I don’t think I was right about that.

If I had the money (or indeed any skills that were attractive to other developed nations) I'd be planning to get out of the Northern Hemisphere at this point.

If I had skills and stuff I would want to go to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland or Southeastern Canada. Still, I'm afraid of all of these countries' close proximity to hostile states (the first four Russia and the latter the USA).

However, I know that's not possible, so I'll have to ride it out here in New England. Hopefully we stand strong.

I would move if I could. I don’t have any patriotism or sentimental feelings towards the US whatsoever. It’s strange, but when I hear the word “American,” I don’t even automatically associate it with myself. I think most of that was how I was raised. Overall, I think it’s a good thing. When a natural disaster, act of terrorism, genocide, etc. strikes a foreign country, I’m not any less upset than if it were to happen here. It’s very irritating when news outlets act like US citizens are better than anyone else. I still had that growing up, though, but it was regarding fellow cult members. For example, when an earthquake (or whatever else) hit a country, the first thing they’d say or think was: “I wonder how many of our brothers and sisters have died!” as though their lives were worth more than anyone else’s. I do realize that’s a normal human thing, but I’m not sure if it’s good overall.

I don't get antisemitic sections of Christianity. Jesus is Jewish so they're his people. The Jewish may not believe that Christ is the son of God, but they're still his people, man. I don't think he would approve of hating the people he came from.

Yep, same - New Zealand for me.

I would love to move to New Zealand. Sigh.

I think this largely depends on how thin-skinned and easily butthurt Jesus is. He might bear a grudge if he blames his people more than the Romans, or if he feels his rejection is other people's fault rather than a failure on his part.

If he's anything like his donkey-headed father he's probably got an axe to grind.

But, canon sources also depict him as much more forgiving than YHWH.

The whole world is such an angry, bitter dumpster fire. It would be nice if it was like an Etch-n-sketch picture that could be shaken and erased to begin again.

A clean slate and a reimagined everything.

It'd be nice if there was an easy solution, but I'm not sure we'd ever learn responsibility if it was that easy. Too many people take things running well for granted and they need to learn that their choices have consequences.

I'm quoting someone else, but I think they nailed it.

Sometimes people don't understand what it is they've taken for granted and destroyed until they find out.

Where do you see things running well?

Well is relative, but electing people who's fundamental ideology is that government can't do anything right never makes government (or society) run better.

Since easy solutions like a magic reset button don't exist it takes people who are actually dedicated to making government run better, rather than imbeciles who flail around with a metaphoric (or worse, real) chainsaw and destroy everything they touch.

Unfortunately it seems a lot of people need to witness the failure of that approach first hand before they learn it's an idiotic non-solution.

At least your solution (in this thread) is funny to picture and doesn't harm a bunch of people in the process.