You are (defacto) apart of the largest and most powerful empire IN HISTORY. Don't do this "I'm just small little guy" bs, it's stupid.

    • Hello_Kitty_enjoyer [none/use name]
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      war is where the physical landmass of the countries duke it out

      it is, the west controls the landmasses of North America, Oceania, Northwest Asia, and somewhat Africa and lots of East Asia and the Pacific Ocean. Basically the entire world save China, India, Russia, Iran, North Korea

      Iran controls Iran

      This is also why most Israel-haters are myopic dupes, anti-zionism is meaningless unless you are explicitly anti-european first. A piece of desert the size of Hawaii doesn't become important for no reason. Zionism is just a sprinkle on the cake of european imperialism

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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        1 month ago

        Europe is the junior partner in this relationship tbh. The US settler-colony has long since outgrown its roots and become the dominant force in the empire.

  • YoungSheldonAdelson [they/them]
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    1 month ago

    David was not a good king. It only took one and a half generations after his death for his kingdom to collapse due to ongoing inept, corrupt, and extravagant leadership, and even during his lifetime his own sons revolted against his trash rulership and could have succeeded in overthrowing David if it weren't for some meddling tree branches and Absalom's glorious mane. It got to be so bad that God personally intervened to take Israel away from David's lineage.

    CW: SA in the Bible

    Also true to form is that King David committed SA, tolerated his son Amnon SA'ing his half-sister, Tamar, and did nothing about it. Just like modern-day Israelis King David was a bad parent who raised his children to be pieces of shit and the nation collapsed because of it. King David was a big L and Isn'treal has chosen an ironically perfect avatar when comparing themselves to ancient biblical Israel.

  • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    Israel has been doing this "I'm just a smol little bean trying to survive in the middle of all these countries that hate me" routine since the beginning. Why do they hate you? Ummm...

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  • robotElder2 [he/him, it/its]
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    1 month ago

    David was literally better armed than Goliath though. Slings are very deadly. The white phosphorus of the bronze age.

    • dannoffs [he/him]
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      1 month ago

      It was straight up just the Indiana Jones scene where he shoots the swordsman.

  • TerminalEncounter [she/her]
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    1 month ago

    The dominionist style Americans love that they get to play the role of the all fucking mighty in this supposed David and Goliath story lol

  • glimmer_twin [he/him]
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    1 month ago

    Lmao, yes we all know the bigger your landmass, the more power you hold. Mongolia? Powerful. Britain? Weak. Montana? Powerful. Washington D.C? Weak.

  • Infamousblt [any]
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    1 month ago

    Same energy as electoral college maps that show a bunch of empty land as red as if square footage is what votes