Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 12:12pm:


'The People'..... speak like a contending rabble, each individual (of the collective: "The People")  voicing a view based on his own self-regard/self-interest. 

Hence the need for rule of law

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I've already told you a thousand times: re the highlighted - it's going awfully, and I've already told you a thousand times WHY its going awfully (ie, the UNSC veto, mostly)

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To repeat - again:

The UN needs to enforce its own laws, in this case UN res 181, and deal with the contending nutjobs on either side of the dispute, namely,  "Promised Land" zionist ideologues on one side, and Islamic jihardists  on the other side.

Understand?

Oh I forgot: you are a delusional individual rights/freedoms ideologue who rejects rule of law which is necessary to adjudicate (and keep the peace) between contending  ideological nut-jobs. 

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The UN in its wisdom decided to confiscate half of the Palestine Mandate to create Israel; naturally,  Islam (being backward)  wasn't conducive to "infidels" taking half their land....

Meanwhile, the Arab League nations have 'modernized' somewhat (apart from the jihad nut jobs in Iran)  - 75 years later - are generally amenable to a 2-state solution.

And now it's the turn of the "greater Israel' nut-jobs in the RW Israeli government who want ALL of the former Palestine Mandate lands.....

Deplorable...

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1. Oz blacks were displaced - and they are angry; Palestinians in the Palestine Mandate Lands were displaced, and they are angry.

2. Some Oz blacks are proposing a 'dual sovereignty' in ONE land (impossible); whereas Palestinians (at least those who have accepted Israel's "right" to exist, as proposed by UN res 181) are proposing TWO sovereign states - possible, and indeed it is interntonal law, ie, UN res 181.

Spot the difference?

lee wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 2:23pm:


The problem here being your crippled Conservative brain; to wit:

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Low IQ, they number 1/1000th of the workers required to man Ford's production line in the model T days. 

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Yes it is comforting;  suck it up, the days of slavery and systemic poverty due to mal-distribution of resources (goods and services)  can no longer be defended, even by blind 'poverty is always with us' Conservatives.

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Dummy -  google: " how is AI used in health, education, everyday life, and more; each category reveals  a host of ways in which AI is used today.

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See above : educate yourself. 

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Low IQ... though probably fraudulent: I perceive  you are arguing for the sake of it, logic be damned...

Robots work 24/7, apart from maintenance time.

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Like I said, educate yourself about AI and IT. The reason we have a cost of living crisis today is obsolete, greed-based neoclassical economics. 

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Hard to tell if that's low IQ, or fraud.

Once upon a time, slaves were eg,  forced to dig wanted ores out of the ground, making the resources  "scarce" ie dependent on violent coercion of slaves,  to extract them.  Now there is now "scarcity", as machines do the work.   

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Wrong again: politicians are corrupted by the current vicious, obsolete neclassical 'scarcity' orthodoxy ('scarcity in the face of inlimited wants').

Resource distribution is a political choice, not determined  by natural (physical) law.   

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That - like the development of international law - is an ongoing project, which hopefully men of goodwill will bring to fruition before the species destroys itself in the age of MAD.   

eg, is AGW-CO2  real (apart from warlords)?   

tik-tok-tik-tok....

thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 3:17pm:


So take the kids out of the classroom before they go in.

thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 3:11pm:


And you reference for this?

thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 3:11pm:


So lawyers are the champions of the poor. Who knew?

thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 3:11pm:



Let's see-

"Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri are just a few examples of AI-powered virtual assistants that help us with various tasks, such as setting reminders, sending messages, and controlling smart home devices."

"Many companies use AI-powered chatbots to provide customer support, helping to answer common questions and resolve issues in a more efficient and effective manner." Wow, they can sometimes correctly guess a question being asked and provide the correct answer.

"Chatbots can be integrated with websites, social media, and messaging apps to provide personalized customer experiences."

"Telemedicine is revolutionizing the healthcare industry by using AI-powered virtual consultations to reduce wait times and improve access to healthcare services." Where? In Australia telemedicine takes us to a real live doctor. NO AI.

"Self-driving cars are being tested by companies like Waymo, Tesla, and Uber to improve road safety and reduce traffic congestion." 

"Table: AI-powered Transportation Applications

Company      AI-powered Application
Waymo      Self-driving taxis and autonomous delivery vehicles
Tesla      Autopilot technology for semi-autonomous driving
Waze      Traffic routing and navigation system" 

"Smart home devices, such as thermostats, lighting systems, and security cameras, use AI to learn our habits and preferences."

You clearly need to think, something i am sure, somewhere you are capable of. thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 3:11pm:


You didn't elucidate anything. It is more than reading fashionable slogans.

thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 3:11pm:


And there you have it. Is that planned or unplanned maintenancethegreatdivide wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 3:11pm:



Ah yes the good green lawyers.

thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 3:11pm:


Wrong. Before technology any "scarcity" was limited to labour. But, there wasn't the demand for those ores that there is today. And today there is no scarcity of ores, there are stockpiles of it.

thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 3:11pm:


Wrong again, Dictators, warlords don't heed western capitalism. They go there own way, unless it is for something like "climate reparations", then they are all in. More money for the MAN.

And then there are those from the RICH capitalist countries that do it because it is part of the gravy train. And others not so corrupted.

thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 3:11pm:


International Law is a toothless tiger.

thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 3:11pm:


tbc

Wow - look at that billowing volcanic eruption stopping flights in Indonesia ....

Then look at the air in China and India..... and tell me again how We of The West are going to stop all that by cutting our puny emissions....

Go and campaign in India and China.... move on to curing the evils of Gaza and Hezbollah in person....

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Nov 20^th, 2024 at 5:31pm:

Not related to AGW-CO2 emissions.

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Your error: The air in Beijing is no longer like the air in New Delhi, because China - with a GDP  6 times that of India (with similar populations) - is now the world's largest producer of renewable energy.

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China and India are both comitted to zero CO2 emissions by 2060 and 2070 respectively.  China - being wealthier - is much further down the road, expecting to peak CO2 emissions by 2030.

So I don't need to campaign in either country.

But as to "turning up in person in Gaza": the IDF have a regular habit (which has persisted for many decades) of shooting peace protesters with impunity.

Because of your delusional anti rule of law "freedom" ideology....

Of Course Not!!  Only To CO2 Emissions!!

You are so easy........  oooOOOOHHHH  .... 'man-made CO2 is deadlier than natural CO2' .... (ahem) that volcano just put Albo's 'savings' via alternative energy sources to bed for maybe twenty years.....

Now then.... China and India with the thick air....  it wasn't that long ago that Malaysia was complaining about annual smoke air due to burning off in Indonesia... maybe Indo has run out of bush to light .... vast areas of the world are still being burnt off for 'development' or various kinds....... here the loveys are lauding burnoffs as the 'native way' of controlling the bush (as if people haven't done it for millennia worldwide, with the difference that most cultivated the land after burning and having the ash add fertiliser - maybe Prof Pascoe could tell us about the flowing fields of grain or something)...

You live in Dreamland.... how's Michael's ghost?

https://www.iqair.com/us/world-most-polluted-countries

https://www.iqair.com/au/china?srsltid=AfmBOoqDvU9MrDnNMaJNn3bwMH6sywWz-FEVCPj-D...

Considering the concentration of industries in the north, it sure doesn't look like China is exactly unpolluted right now.... remember the prevailing winds blowing the pollution towards The Great Shaitans there - South Korea, Japan and ultimately America.... and all those spaces to the West that have no industry... population size also 'helps' distort the calculations...... so they are actually much worse.

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Nov 21^st, 2024 at 11:24am:


Poor Unsub has shown the results of GIGO....

Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on Nov 21^st, 2024 at 11:30am:


Er - the vast majority of the increase in atmospheric  CO2 in the last 200 years is due to AGW - CO2, not volcanoes.

Not so easy:

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/which-emits-more-carbon-dioxide...

Human activities emit 60 or more times the amount of carbon dioxide released by volcanoes each year


I accept your concession, but please educate yourself.

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I haven't said anything about burning forests: I pointed out China has reduced air pollution, cf India,  by becoming the world's largest producer of emissions-free renewable energy.

ie, BOTH CO2 emissions (which are clean, apart from being a 'greenhouse gas') AND filthy fossil fuel emissions which are polluting and injurious to health, as most egregiously evidenced in New Delhi.

Do try to educate yourself.   

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Lies, damned lies, and statistics.....

quick google:

AI Overview

Beijing has more clean air days than New Delhi:

Air quality
Beijing's air quality has improved dramatically since 2013, while New Delhi's has remained mostly unchanged.

..despite the fact China has increased its GDP cf. India.


Number of clean air days

Beijing has over 100 more days of clear skies each year than it did when the Chinese government's anti-pollution campaign began.

AQI levels
In one comparison, Beijing's AQI was less than a fifth of New Delhi's.

PM2.5 levels
In one comparison, PM2.5 levels in New Delhi were 14 times higher than in Beijing.

Here's some more information about air quality in Beijing and New Delhi:

Pollution sources

Both cities have similar sources of pollution, including vehicular emissions, coal-fired power plants, and industrial smoke. New Delhi also has smoke from stubble burning in nearby agricultural states.

Air quality ranking
Beijing is currently ranked 27th on the world's worst pollution list by IQAir, a Swiss company that tracks global air quality. [/]

New Delhi - you guessd it: is the most polluted city in the world.

[i]Government action
The Chinese government launched a $100 billion, multiyear effort to clean the air in Beijing, which included clamping down on factories, forcing old vehicles off the road, and shifting from coal to natural gas. [/quote]

And creating the world's largest EV market; EVs now surpass ICE cars, in China, the world's largest vehicle market.

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Now, about your  recommendation to visit Gaza in person.....