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1. jakozaur · 1791035826 · focus · HN ↗

   So many comments sound apocalyptic when they face inconveniences like inflation. See this recent post by a Polish guy:

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   Meanwhile, the Tigray war in Ethiopia may have killed as many as 600k, yet it barely registered in our public conversation. The same goes for Sudan.

   Attention is a weird beast.

   1. bsoqk · 1791037631 · focus · HN ↗

      We give attention to things that deserve our attention, i.e., things that affect us. The war in Ethiopia scores very low on that list, to the point of almost complete irrelevance.

      1. ahtihn · 1791039734 · focus · HN ↗

         Why are we paying so much attention to what&#x27;s happening in Israel then?

         1. someonebaggy · 1791039799 · focus · HN ↗

            A constant flow of USA taxpayer dollars, and German taxpayer euros, is the only reason Israel is still afloat. Continuing the war is the decision of US and German voters. Other western countries are also nominal supposed to be stopping their allies from doing this and aren&#x27;t.

            1. flyinglizard · 1791043919 · focus · HN ↗

               Israel is the world&#x27;s 7th largest arms exporter but only the 14th largest importer. It in fact sold this year around $8bn to Europe alone (Arrow-3 to Germany, and Achilles Shield missile defense to Greece).

               The concept that Israel relies on foreign weapons for its survival is detached from reality. Yes, there are things you can&#x27;t replace like F35 and submarines, but in drones, missiles, air defence, radars, armored vehicles, communication systems etc - Israel is amongst the worldwide leaders.

               1. newspaper1 · 1791049343 · focus · HN ↗

                  Israel will cease to exist as soon as the US stops giving it political cover and fighting wars on its behalf.

                  1. flyinglizard · 1791051526 · focus · HN ↗

                     History is not on your side. US did not support Israel until the 1970&#x27;s. Israel is far, far stronger today then it was back then. Israel will always have friends, it has a lot to offer and situated in an interesting area.

                     1. newspaper1 · 1791053208 · focus · HN ↗

                        History is on my side, more and more people stand against Israel every day. It will be like apartheid South Africa soon enough.

                        1. flyinglizard · 1791054694 · focus · HN ↗

                           It&#x27;s a completely different situation than South Africa in so many ways. Israel is very well integrated into the global supply chain, has the power of the Jewish diaspora, is majority Jewish (unlike Afrikaners which were a small minority), and is a nuclear power.

                           1. pcthrowaway · 1791060555 · focus · HN ↗

                              I agree with the gist of your statment, but apartheid South Africa was a nuclear power as well

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