Just typed up a transcript of the video excerpt posted above:
Marc Lamont Hill: The UN said that the humanitarian situation quote, “will only deteriorate exponentially, and that crucial life-saving supplies, including food, fuel and water, must be allowed into Gaza.” So the UN is saying: you must do this. You are saying… you’re not going to do this. Um, how do you…
Danny Avalon, Former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister: No, we’re not, we’re not saying that.
Hill: He’s saying, do it immediately.
Avalon: No, no —
Hill: He’s saying, do it immediately.
Avalon: I — I got you. I’ll tell you exactly what we’re saying. We’re saying: we will do everything for the Gazan people. Once and now we demand immediate surrender, unconditional surrender of Hamas. If Hamas people come out with their hands up and clear their weapons, believe me, everything will be restored to Gaza. It is Hamas — in Hamas’ hands.
Hill: OK, now I understand. Thank you for clarifying that, sir. I think we’re actually on the same page here. You’re saying that once Hamas leaves, you’ll grant the Gazan people food, shelter, fuel, electricity, hospitals, schooling. And if they don’t… "if Hamas doesn’t leave, then you’ll continue to starve, and die in hospitals.” You are defining, for the international community right now, collective punishment. You’re saying, until Hamas acts differently, the 2 million people in Gaza are going to be treated this way. And once Hamas acts differently, these 2 million people will be treated better. That is exactly what collective punishment is. You’re holding them accountable for the actions of others. That is the textbook definition of collective punishment. Now, you may accept that that’s what you want to do, but this is absolutely in contravention of international law.
Avalon: Well, I’ll tell you exactly — no. Had we pushed people to the wall, but we’re not pushing them to the wall. We want to open a humanitarian corridor so they can leave. But if Hamas, if Hamas —
Hill: So that who can leave? Who can leave? Citizens?
Avalon: …
Hill: You’re saying civilians can leave? But only through the Rafah border, correct?
Avalon: At this point, yes. Because, where else?
Hill: YOUR COUNTRY! They could come into Israel!
Avalon: … I’m telling you, uh, one more thing I want to tell you…
Hill: No no no, I want you to address that point. Don’t just smile, sir. Respectfully. You’re saying…
Avalon: I’m not…
Hill: You’re making a corridor. They can go to Egypt. You’re bombing them. You say you want to save them. But they can’t come in.
Avalon: … I’m … (stumbling) … first of all, I’m not smiling, I am crying in my —
I’m not even kidding I think food service jobs are the hardest customer service jobs that exist and if you have them on your resume long enough that it’s clear you could maintain them people should be begging on their hands and fucking knees for you to work for them.
Do you have any idea how much goes into any given food service job. Not only is it customer service, it’s usually heavy machinery operation and maintaining, sanitation work, handling of money, awareness of allergens and chemicals and EXACTLY where they are and where they go, intense memory games for menu items and all of their ingredients… You deal with some of the absolute worst rushes doing multiple tasks, you can basically never sit down, most of your cooking equipment is extremely dangerous and can hurt you very badly if you lose focus for any amount of time, you deal with insane temperature fluctuations constantly, food service is always understaffed because it’s less expensive to pay you to do the jobs of four people, everyone is incredibly mean to you all the time, and you get paid like absolute fucking shit because people think it’s “unskilled” entry level labor anyway.
Average sixteen year old working minimum wage at McDonald’s is actually a more respectable and skilled worker than any person working a salaried desk job on the planet.
ID: A screenshot of a twitter post by Abrar أبرار @ abrardts posted on Oct 23 23, reading: “Bizarre to me how many white people are commenting on videos of kids in Gaza weeping about their parents being killed with "can we adopt these kids”. No. They are Palestinian kids who belong in Palestine among Palestinians. If you really want to help these kids push your governments to stop supporting Israel so they can live their childhoods in peace in their homeland among their own people.
“This is a community of people who take care of each other. None of these children will be abandoned or left to fend for themselves. They do not need a random white lady across the world to take them away from their community. They need you to use your power as a Western citizen [Show More]”
Fake moon landing: “I don’t trust the government” and “I’m dubious of what is scientifically possible”- Frustrating, but understandable. 7/10.
Roswell aliens: “I dont trust the government” and “I enjoy scientific discoveries”- Palatable. No racist undertones. 9/10.
Bigfoot: “Lack of evidence is not proof of nonexistence”- Palatable, understandable, flawed, weird in a fun way. Kooky more than harmful. 8/10, would buy them bumper stickers and novelty T-shirts for Christmas.
Nessie: Bigfoot with a European maritime twist. 8/10. Taking full advantage to encourage a Scotland vacation.
Moon is fake: “I don’t trust anything I can’t touch”. Aggravating. Probably doesn’t wash hands, either. The annoying uncle at Thanksgiving dinner. Amusing to watch as long as you don’t get invested. 4/10
Earth is flat: Trendy but stupid. “The government and science are both liars”. Half points for being half right, but docking more for being basic as hell. 2/10
Hollow earth: Points for creativity. Loses a few for, again, being dumb as hell. An intriguing Brendan Frasier-esque sense of whimsy and adventure. 5/10, would take the opportunity to go spelunking on long weekends.
Advanced Atlantis: Doesn’t sound racist at first but definitely branches out into racism. If it’s surface-level “Atlantis existed and had cool stuff” it’s a 6/10, but if it’s “Atlantis still exists in a bubble at the bottom of the ocean and had flying cars and shit” it’s a 2/10.
Pyramids built by Napolean: Racist and dumb, and probably too dumb to realize it’s racist. Not sure if that’s better or worse. 0/10
EgyptianMummies are fake: Dumb. Never heard of it before but refuse to validate it with research. Either very dumb and also racist or just very dumb. We literally have Egyptian mummies. Rich white people used to eat them for fake medicine. What are you talking about. -5/10
As someone who has actually studied the English language there’s a common phrase about English that kinda annoys me because while it makes for a funny haha line it’s such a gross oversimplification that it actually ceases to be funny. It’s the one that goes “The English language is just three languages stacked on top of each other wearing a trenchcoat” or something to that effect.
I’m not going to go into detail as to why that sentence is inaccurate, just take my word for it as a person with a master’s in English. I suggest we withdraw this expression from usage and replace it with the much more accurate “The English language is a dirty little slut that loves it when other languages cum big loads in it”
things this commenter believes:
being a slut is bad (wrong)
only women can be sluts (wrong, thank god)
most confusingly, that the English language is a human person who exists in corporeal form, sucking every dick in sight (wrong, but god I wish)
I interned at a place w butterflies and had to tell a mom to please stop offering the “snacks” on the pedestals to her kids and we had to give a speech to all the ppl who entered which I added lines to daily. Including the infamous “butterflies like fruit that’s a little older than what we eat, so the fruit is just for them! Please don’t eat it!” And “please please please please please don’t come in here if you’re afraid of butterflies.” It was the closest thing to hell I’ve ever experienced
*going to a butterfly farm* there better not be any fuckin butterflies in here
