My Mum grew up in a house with two Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany. One of my best friends growing up was Jewish. My best friend now has Israeli citizenship, but has left the country. Saying "… (View Post)

Ethnic cleansing is a crime against humanity. It is never justified or necessary. Peace is possible, but it will require Israel to stop building settlements on Palestinian land, stop Israel invading … (View Post)

In that context, where there is conscription in the country, that the men are of fighting age is of direct relevance to the story. When discussing people outwith a direct discussion of conscription, … (View Post)

There’s been a lot of criticism of Elon Musk lately, but there are worse people than Elon Musk. Like his dad: https://kyivindependent.com/elon-musks-father-attends-pro-kremlin-event-in-russia-hosted-… (View Post)

“Fighting age men” is such a tedious dogwhistle. You don’t describe men of a certain age that way in any other context. We don’t say, “Fighting age men elected as Reform councillors are now in charge… (View Post)