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Where I was at when they had the city-owned bikes, no one would use them because the locations to drop them off were not where anyone wanted to go, they were nearly unused and stolen often. When lime bike came they were everywhere and hugely popular, we did have the problems with the sidewalks being blocked though and I moved a bike at least a couple times to help an elderly person get past it. If the city could coordinate a program better it could be great, it's almost like they've done it bad on purpose just to help encourage more privatization, which is a common tactic.
What does the ratio of civilians killed have to do with it when Israel has killed over ten to twenty thousand more since that day? It's like saying it would be okay to carpet bomb Afghanistan immediately after 9/11 so long as you hit a couple militants while massacring thousands. Whatever point you're making, Israel is an illegitimate terrorist state so it really is irrelevant, they must be stopped and the state dismantled.
I didn't disagree with the idea they could be seen as a state actor but there are many active groups in Palestine, it's not the same as an organization like the Nazi party. I don't understand what point you are trying to make. Are you trying to liken the Palestinian people to Nazis so that they can be massacred guilt-free?
That's probably true, but that's also the large majority of voters often so it can still represent something.
While it's clear there were civilians killed by Hamas on the 7th, even Israeli sources have shown evidence that a large number of civilians were mistakenly killed by IDF attacks, it is unclear how many people were killed by IDF. Also, many sources will claim any male between the ages of 16-40 (military-aged male) killed was a fighter without any further verification, so it's difficult at this stage to say with much reliability the number of civilians versus militants killed especially in a place like Palestine with an active guerilla movement.
Hamas seems to be more of an organizing force than a specific ideology that all of Palestine supports, many people see the struggle against Israel as a fight for their people's survival and have turned to more extremist measures because of the failures of all other methods over several decades.
How is it at all hard to complain about civilian deaths in any conflict unless you are heartless? No matter what some of their population does the majority of people there are just living their lives and are in large part children.
Hamas is not the only militant group in Palestine, they have conventional troops but the majority of militants in Palestine are guerilla fighters which are inseparable from the population. They are not fighting a conventional war with tanks, it is an asymmetric war in a densely populated urban area, using tunnels and ambushes. So even if the 'Hamas' government was removed, it's not the same as stopping a government like in Nazi Germany etc.
I had seen ads for that show for years and never really thought much about it, but then sometime around the pandemic I noticed the 'before communism' part on a TV commercial and looked more into it. I see flyers and such all the time, even at what should be 'cool' places. I think most people really have no idea about it's weird political cult BS.
Talking to some Trump supporters, I really think a good number believe that the things about him being racist and misogynist and such is just liberal media propaganda, and they don't actually care much about many political topics but just know there is something wrong with the system. With slightly different conditions or experiences I could see a lot of them being comrades. There are definitely a number of dedicated white nationalist Trump supporters though.
What if it is close to home though? I agree someone could use their efforts and funds for something better if they aren't close by. I think big shows of support or opposition by people can be useful for a few reasons, it helps people on the fence or hesitant to express their view feel more comfortable being open which can inspire further action, it's invigorating to be part of a demonstration which is important when the spirit is crushed by the awareness of atrocities, and it can be useful for meeting and organizing with people. If a large number turn out it also shows people around the world that the US isn't entirely in support of Israel, which can help encourage people.
I don't know enough about this really to speak on it, but I think if there was a problem with encryption, a person could spoof a connection to your device and get your passwords or other data maybe. There was a big data leak a few years ago from someone getting into a network through a smart fridge or similar device because of weak security standards.