Me neither. But that’s one of the main lessons that the government (Which I am opposed to for the record) seems to have taken away from it. When I say “This is how it is” I obviously am not saying “This is good” or “This is justified and reasonable”. I’m simply trying to describe reality as I see it. If you think my assessment is wrong then please let me hear your perspective but don’t assume that just because I describe something I must also be supportive of that thing being the way it is.

Well, nazi has a meaning and the german government is not a national socialist one; it’s a liberal democracy like many others (Not to imply that that’s a good thing). They’ve learned their lesson from WW2 and are very much opposed to the idea of a “German special path”. Instead they focus on the EU and “the west” as a whole as a global superpower. I think this is actually one of the main points of contention that the established political parties have with the AfD.

To be fair that’s probably not the reason feddit banned you when you said that. I’ve also noticed that many german online spaces are completely deranged politically and very aligned with what the government and media propagate. I don’t know if those people on reddit, feddit or some german lemmy dot world spaces are representative of regular people though; in my experience most people you meet outside who aren’t hardline state loyal liberals are quite open to critique directed at israel.

Additionally, I think “Left” is kind of a vague term because in my experience everyone and their mom identifies themselves as “left wing” or “left leaning” from the center of the CDU all the way to the PdL. If you talk to communists though you will not hear many positive words about israel.

Big parties are big because the majority of the population decided to make them big, if people decide to all vote for a small party then the small parry will be the big party.

That’s true (Although most of these big parties were already “the big parties” when me, my parents AND my grandparents were born so it’s debatable if “the people” really decided to “make them big”), but if you make a political party that actually calls the genocide what it is and takes a principled stance on israel then you will be cancelled and targeted by an enormous media propaganda apparatus as well as the state and its law enforcement agencies. We can already see people being arrested, sanctioned, fired from their jobs and intimidated by law enforcement for simply attending the wrong protests, voicing the wrong opinions (both online and irl) or reporting on the genocide in the wrong way. There is no reason to expect this reaction to be any milder if you were to create a political party that gains momentum. Similarly to founding a party that actually genuinely demands a different mode of production (i. e. socialism). And with all this we’re not even at the point where that party is anywhere near being in government and actually having to manage this nation-state according to the myriad of systems and rules engrained in it to ensure the status quo is being kept up regardless of the personell holding office in it.

This kind of defeats your point about voting in my opinion. I am not trying to justify the governments support of israel, nor am I trying to “excuse” individuals who vote for these parties. I’m trying to tell you that solving these issues requires a critique of the system itself because there are some issues, like gaza or for example capitalism itself, which are simply not up for debate in this liberal democracy. Which brings me to the next thing you wrote:

Many population put their body in the front to stop and overthrow authoritarian regime , you have zero excuse to not try to change the system.

This is a wildly different approach compared to the discussion we’ve had here about voting for some political party in the elections. I don’t disagree with you on this

Edit: If you’re interested in a more detailled (and better articulated) critique of this democratic process and its limitations I can wholeheartedly recommend Peter Decker’s book/essay collection “Demokratie: Die perfekte Form bürgerlicher Herrschaft”. If you don’t want to read 200 pages off a stranger’s recommendation this lecture about the book is also very informative.

My intention is not to “make excuses” I’m simply trying to explain what’s happening lol. I’m totally with you about abstaining or voting for an irrelevant small party if you disagree with the things offered by the big parties. Though I don’t believe that changes anything of what I said about why people voted for the big parties that tend to reach over 5% and how there’s a pressure to vote for one of those. And among those “acceptable” large political parties that we are offered, there simply is no non-zionist option.

The average voter might say something like “I don’t agree with all that stuff about israel but otherwise I believe they’re the best option and not voting just strengthens the AfD!” and that’s exactly how the system has always been supposed to work and how it’s always worked in the past. People go to the polls with clenched teeth, vote for the fuckers who they think will do the least harm KNOWING that most of their campaign promises are bullshit and that they’re just looking after themselves etc. etc. but people still do it “to prevent the worst”. I’m not trying to justify this or make excuses but is that not how things are in reality? Isn’t this something to blame on the system that’s in place rather than the people participating in it by doing their “democratic duty” of voting for one of the offered political programs every 4 years?

Edit: I think you edited your comment to add “[…]you guys always blame people instead of your politicians” and I agree with that! You initially wrote “Who voted for pro israel politician?” which I interpreted as you blaming the people who participated in the election (Since there is no major party that isn’t pro-israel). All I’ve been trying to argue is exactly that you should blame the systems and politicians instead of the people. We agree with each other!

If it isn’t on the ballot then it is impossible to vote for an alternative. If you’re saying the people simply should have abstained from the election then I can follow that logic but you have to consider the immense pressure enacted by society and the media to put your cross on the ballot next to ANY party that sort of resembles your convictions or whom you consider to be the “least bad” option (“Not voting is a vote for the afd” or “not voting is a vote for Donald Trump” in the usa are very common sentiments). It’s a little unrealistic to expect all these people to simply stay home instead of going to the polls and inevitably voting for one of the parties, all of which are pro israel without exception

This is a simplified and in my opinion dishonest take, because the anti israel position was never on the ballot to begin with. Supporting israel is literally part of the self prescribed raison d’être of the state apparatus.

Similarly to how changing the economic modus operandi (capitalism) has never and will never be subject of a democratic vote

This is true but I think there’s a point to be made about how out-of-touch both the government and the public media apparatus are with the convictions of normal people regarding many things but this issue in particular.

The entire media landscape (Both private and especially the publicly funded media) is 100% aligned with the plans and goals of the government currently. When you compare the opinion, especially on gaza, of regular people to the overton window of opinions that are platformed and reproduced in TV Talkshows, Newspapers and Online channels, I feel like there’s a huge disparity between them. I think it’s fair to say that even beyond personal anecdotal experience, the public opinion sways heavily towards supporting palestine or at least condemning israel while the media and ALL political parties (Yes also the PdL) support the zionist cause, some more blatantly and some less.

That’s not to say that the average german citizen doesn’t have some truly insane opinions on many issues but supporting the genocide perpetrated by israel does make you an outlier across the political spectrum among normal people who don’t spend their lives in elitist circles of politics or media outlets. At least that’s my impression, please do correct me if you think that’s wrong

That’s the common misconception. The lines running between minisplit units are for refrigirant, not air. It’s essentially a fridge without a box, with the room where theyre mounted becoming the box instead.

You’re right I was wrong about that, sorry lol.

It doesn’t. It’s just that people who run AC’s usually shut everything closed and then exhale all that co2, which in an ordinary room with just 1 person in takes <1hr to reach noticeable impairment levels. AC or not, ventilation is important.

You might be right but I am certainly not opening my windows once an hour during winter, if that’s the standard then we’re all screwed by the time we go to bed with the windows closed. I don’t think this problem is significant enough to justify running an Air Conditioner with the windows open…

You’re probably thinking about carbon monooxide, not carbon dioxide?

Yes, I am. As that is the only “real” concern I see with AC’s and gas buildup. As I said co2 is just not a big enough issue to justify not getting an AC or letting it run out the window. Regularly airing out should be common sense, but I think once or twice a day is regular enough for the average apartment

Sure, but the inside and the outside of your house aren’t different universes, the heat that your fridge emits still gets out into the world. Dense urban areas with widespread AC units can indeed be slightly hotter than if there were no AC’s. We’re talking in the ballpark of 1-2°C. That shouldn’t be a big issue for the local environment. And that heat is not what’s causing climate change. Climate change is caused by greenhouse gasses, not by heat-emitting electrical devices

And how exactly does an AC intensify this issue? Because lets be real it’s not really a problem people usually face in their daily lives. Some people leave their windows closed for days during the winter (Which is also bad because of mold etc. but thats another story). Most places are not nearly well insulated enough for it to be a problem. And if it was a problem, having an AC device or fan that circulates the air and evens out the co2 levels across the house would actually help alleviate it somewhat

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It works similar to a fridge with the inside of the fridge being your apartment and the outside being, well, the outside. All it does is circulate air over a heat sink filled with a refrigerant, which never leaves the system; it does not emit anything.

The fact that the power it uses comes from burning fossil fuels instead of green energy is really not the consumers fault and is part of the reason why the demand for these devices is skyrocketing in the first place (It’s getting hotter because of the climate change)

I don’t understand your statement. I can have the windows closed all day with no AC and not worry about rising co2 levels. Why would it be different with this device running and circulating air? It’s not like it emits co2.

This looks like a wall mounted monoblock so you would be right but if it’s a split device with an outside unit, it does actually bring in fresh air. This is wrong, split units dont bring in fresh air either. The only setup that consistently brings in outside air is a monoblock with 2 ducts. Either way, I’m pretty sure running an AC with the windows open is never good advice even if you can afford it.

The only point of concern would be if you have a gas heater for water etc. in your apartment and run a monoblock AC with just one exhaust hose blowing hot air outside while sucking in new air from the inside. In that case, the negative pressure created by the AC can potentially pull gas that would usually go out the chimney into your apartment.

I bought a new phone a year ago and lost all my whatsapp messages. Are you sure she didn’t simply enable the cloud backups in the settings?

They’re usually fine when you have subs in a different language than the audio. Where it gets frustrating is when you’re watching something in English audio with english subs and the words in the subtitles differ from the spoken words. It happens especially often when the original Audio language is something other than English. It’s awful

Fair enough, you could say the prices are “inflated”. There’s a big difference though between inflation as the devaluation of currency that’s been slowly happening “forever” and inflation in the sense of a guy selling shit simply racking up his prices and putting the surplus in his greedy little pockets. Of course you can choose to use the exact same word for both cases if you wish

The inflation is real.

109 USD in August 2024 is equivalent in buying power to $115.31 today. $33 from September 2025, adjusted for inflation, would be about $33.84 today.

This has absolutely nothing to do with inflation

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Shouldn’t this guy be busy taxing rich people and expropriating landlords?

Can you give me good and reliable sources on this genocide that china has been said to commit for years? Or simply explain what you believe is happening there so I can look it up further myself? I’m not baiting you I’m genuinely interested