Topic: What the fuck? (Read 315112 times)

Catloaf · « **Reply #3340 on:** October 17, 2012, 09:32:53 AM »

Quote from: Thad on October 17, 2012, 07:15:54 AM

But as a barometer for ways of winning hearts-'n'-minds, I think perhaps we might consider the possibility that the Pakistanis would like us better if we didn't kill so many of them.

Naw, we just gotta keep doing what we're doing until we've killed all the ones who don't like us.

Bal · « **Reply #3341 on:** October 18, 2012, 06:14:35 AM »

What the fuck does this have to do with us? We didn't build the school, her father did. The closest we've gotten to this thing is when she met with our special envoy awhile back during a visit. She's done some blogging for the BBC on the topic of living in Taliban controlled parts of Pakistan, and then started publicly advocating education for girls. That has precisely dick all to do with drone strikes, and anyone pointing to them is dodging the point that fucking psychos shot a seriously amazing girl in the face for daring to dream.

Brentai · « **Reply #3342 on:** October 18, 2012, 06:17:38 AM »

I think the point was more "This would be a turning point in Pakistani public perception if we hadn't already gotten them so used to day-to-day atrocities." Our rabid over-aggression ended up putting us further from our goal than if we had done nothing. We do this a lot.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #3343 on:** October 18, 2012, 06:22:27 AM »

I think it's more "Oh, man, now Americans are concerned about dead Pakistanis?"

Bal · « **Reply #3344 on:** October 18, 2012, 06:29:25 AM »

From most of the reports I've read, they're more sick of the Taliban taking over parts of their country than they are of us blowing those parts up, and this incident has, in fact, caused quite a bit of increased backlash toward Taliban and other sympathetic groups. The Taliban kill or dispossess far more Pakistanis than we do, so I really don't buy the whole "Murrican drones desensitized them to attempt child assassinations" idea except as a dodge. Again, we're not even involved except that everyone thinks it's pretty fucked up.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #3345 on:** October 18, 2012, 06:34:38 AM »

Thing is, I don't think anyone here has said anything about Pakistanis being used to drone strikes. Thad's post seemed to imply a "pot calling the kettle black" scenario.

Bal · « **Reply #3346 on:** October 18, 2012, 06:44:19 AM »

I wasn't arguing with Thad, strange as that may seem given we're both posting in the same thread, I was objecting to the idea he brought up, namely the drone strikes as some kind of justification for Pakistanis not taking this incident seriously, which as I said I think they are.

TA · « **Reply #3347 on:** October 20, 2012, 06:49:59 PM »

Joxam · « **Reply #3348 on:** October 20, 2012, 08:52:16 PM »

Just FYI that's actually supposed to be for their 4 and 6 person dinners. So not nearly as outrageous as could first be thought.

Dooly · « **Reply #3349 on:** October 21, 2012, 01:59:59 PM »

Do you have 3-5 people you don't mind drinking out of the cup with?

Joxam · « **Reply #3350 on:** October 21, 2012, 02:34:48 PM »

Yes, when I order take out and then go home for supper we generally have glasses at the house.

Joxam · « **Reply #3351 on:** October 21, 2012, 02:36:31 PM »

To put it differently Pizza Hut uses the exact same cup for soda when you order pizza for delivery here.

Edit: That bing said I have no doubt in my mind that people will order that thing (including a family meal) just for themselves.

Mongrel · « **Reply #3352 on:** October 21, 2012, 03:04:47 PM »

That feels so weird. Up here if you want "A big thingy of drink that multiple people will share" fast food places generally just give you a standard 2L bottle.

Rico · « **Reply #3353 on:** October 21, 2012, 03:08:01 PM »

Most places do this, but it's significantly higher-margin to fill a bucket from the fountain.

Cthulhu-chan · « **Reply #3354 on:** October 21, 2012, 11:32:19 PM »

Yeah, reselling wholesale 2 liters isn't nearly as profitable as selling your own fountain fluids, specialty megajugs not withstanding.

Joxam · « **Reply #3355 on:** October 21, 2012, 11:58:30 PM »

To give you an example, our theatre sells 44 ounce large drinks for less than a 20 ounce bottle of water. Its actually cheaper for people who want water just to get a soda cup with ice water in it seeing as our bottled water is 4.50 a bottle.

Cthulhu-chan · « **Reply #3356 on:** October 22, 2012, 12:26:34 AM »

Theater concessions and bottled water both are peculiar studies in price gouging. But, the point still stands.

TA · « **Reply #3357 on:** October 22, 2012, 08:40:02 AM »

Italy convicts six scientists and a government official of manslaughter for not sufficiently warning the public about how bad earthquakes can be.

TA · « **Reply #3358 on:** October 23, 2012, 08:29:18 AM »

Do we have a What The Fuck, Israel thread? Maybe we should.

More than 2/3rds of Israelis believe that if Palestine is annexed by Israel, Palestinians should be denied the right to vote. 3/4ths are in favor of segregated roads for Israelis versus Palestinians. 1/3rd want Arabic citizens of Israel to be stripped of the right to vote. 6/10ths believe that Jews should be given preferential hiring treatment for government jobs. It just goes on like this.

Mongrel · « **Reply #3359 on:** October 23, 2012, 08:54:32 AM »

I hate to say it, but extreme racism from a majority of Israelis is not actually WTF. Well, not these days anyway. Maybe once upon a time...

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