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Mamdani, if Elected Mayor, Pledges to Order N.Y.P.D. to Arrest Netanyahu (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (37 children)

Eh. Shit like this is just political wordplay.
No one has ever been a nation leader and arrested in another country on charges before. Except for WW2 in the aftermath.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (21 children)

    No one has ever been a nation leader and arrested in another country on charges before

    No Ugandan-born Muslim anti-zionist Democratic Socialist has ever been mayor of New York before either. A lack of precedent doesn't make either impossible no matter how many people used to think so.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (19 children)

    When it happens I'll change my words.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (17 children)

    You'll change your stance that it can't happen because it has never happened when it has happened?

    How brave! 🙄

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (16 children)

    Why do you think I'm trying to be brave? I'm simply saying if it happens I'll acknowledge it Why is that a bad thing for you?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (13 children)

    My criticism was of you equating "hasn't happened" with "can't happen".

    "Admitting" that you were wrong after the fact is useless in that context and insisting on your fallacy until then is WORSE than useless.

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  • [–] -5 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    So you're just being an asshole. Got it.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (10 children)

    So you're just being an asshole

    Nope, that's you. I'm the one pointing it out.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago* (9 children)

    I'm what way exactly? By pointing out something never happened? Please.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    For the third and last time: by equating "hasn't happened" with "can't happen", thereby pissing in the cereal of anyone who wants to believe that Mamdani might actually be the real deal.

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  • [–] -5 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Reality does suck.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (6 children)

    Again, "your pessimistic expectations" ≠ "inescapable reality".

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Again. When has it happened before? Hm? Once?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    Fuck it.

    You're clearly either willfully obtuse or incapable of understanding a simple point no matter how many times I repeat and rephrase it, so I'll stop wasting my time on you.

    Have the day you deserve.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    So you're not able to provide any examples. Your just hoping.

    That's not how life works.

    I hope you have have a great weekend!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Holy shit, you're one of those no child left behind 6th grade average US reading level people, huh?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (14 children)

    The fact that the leaders in question knows damn well which countries they will be arrested in probably have something to do with it. If Netanyahu is told he will be arrested if he comes to NY there's a really good chance that he will not come to NY.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    Eh I'll believe it when i see it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    Are you seeing many people traveling to places where they have known arrest orders on them?

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    Are you seeing any national leader ever arrested overseas?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    No, because the point is to tell them they're not welcome. Not being able to go to meetings in the UN in NY would be a big embarrassment for Israel or any other nation.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    So if he doesn't show up, or he does and he's not arrested, and you'll still point at me as wrong somehow. Cuz it doesn't fit your tidy world view.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I disagree that barring a world leader from entering your jurisdiction is just political word play as you put it. I'm not sorry at all if that does not fit your world view.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Lol ok kiddo

    I want pizza. Anyone know a good pizza place?

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