Damn bro, you’re one pressed Russian-sympathizing tankie arentcha?

Good thing you have the whole .ml instance and don’t have to be here.

I mean, it’s not prejudiced. It’s in the Quran and discussed amongst Imams/Islamic scholars. Sure, the watered-down Twelvers aren’t going around beheading people in the US, but it’s still a principle of Twelver belief to amass/promote all Islamic growth, including the sects of Islam that do want Sharia law.

Look at Dearborn, Michigan and how the majority Muslim community and city council and mayor are treating non-Muslim citizens, particularly those who are LGBTQ+ immediately upon gaining political/administrative power.

With Islam, the issue is both ideological and based in leadership at the moment. The same goes for Mormons and Hassidics, but the more general and basic versions of those religions don’t promote or encourage the growth of the more “extreme” sects quite like Islam does. Christianity certainly has a chokehold on the US and it’s being wielded in an awful way by the admin. Yet at the root of it the life and teachings of Mohammed and Jesus are RADICALLY and I mean INSANELY RADICALLY different to the point of moral disgust at Mohammed and a passive indifference towards Jesus.

At no point have I said violence solves anything here. I agree that it creates only more radicals/gives them reason for retaliation — justified or not.

Yes, I’ve met muslims. Yes, I’m familiar with the differences between the Taliban and Hamas, and how Hamas is an even more violent offshoot of another violent Islamic terrorist the Muslim Brotherhood. I’m familiar with the differences between Shia and Sunni. My strong distaste for Islam is, unfortunately, backed by research into the faith, its origins, and the history of its effect on populations of the world.

Didn’t say it wasn’t noteworthy, nor did I say it should continue. I only said that if it were up to them I would be dead, apostasy is punishable by death under Sharia law and atheism counts as apostasy.

Further, this is only one of many genocides going on in the world at the moment, and while still sad and condemnable, is less “effective” than others — say the genocide of the Uyghurs in China, or the countless genocidal/humanitarian crises in Africa affecting Muslims and non-muslims alike on a scale that dwarfs Palestine/Israel. How/why should I give more than a second of thought to things I have no control over and don’t affect me or my loved ones on the other side of the world? Again, tragic stuff, but tf am I gonna do? Virtue signal for internet points? Nah, enough people doing it already and it’s inescapable.

Props to the dude for trying. A shame the 2018 UN vote got fucked up by, oh let’s see: China, Russia, and every Islamic State — preventing Hamas from appropriately being designated a terrorist org.

Dude might still be alive had it been successful because then we wouldn’t have morons swaying public opinion by saying dogwhistle genocidal call shit like “From the river to the sea” lol. But no, since it was never designated, people now make arguments that those fuckers are a “resistance force” and no intelligent conversations can be had 90% of the time.

Getting downvoted for this is insane and shows you’re just getting barraged by Russian symps.

Based af. If you don’t echo the call, you don’t get all the epic updoots and you piss off all the other mouth-breathers.

As a leftist, this shit is RAVAGING the fuckin’ leftist cause. Why the fuck would I care about any Islamic population when if they have power — they would kill me for apostasy?

No point arguing with .ml’s, they’re bad faith actors and social disruptors. Quite literally everything you’ve said is true, validly supported by reasoning, and a reasonable position.

I don’t have money to donate, but I’d never donate to an org if I thought there was even a CHANCE it would end up in the hands if or for the benefit of globally recognized terrorists.

It is definitely more exaggerated through the phone. In person, it was about half as bright/vivid — though still incredible.

Thought I did look for a suitable dark site/sufficiently low enough Bortle-scale value area. Rather difficult in the DMV.

I’m not an astronomer/astrologist, but as far as I’m aware, this isn’t due to the Earth’s magnetic field weakening; instead the string of aurora borealis events we had last year are attributed to especially strong geo-magnetic storms as a result of heightened (near-peak) solar activity.

Just like Earth, the Sun has its own “seasons” where the amount of energy and radiation it outputs varies and cycles from “decreased”, or low, and “increased”, or high, every 7 years or so.

Thank you! Yea it was insane to see the northern lights in-person considering I’ve never been North of Buffalo, NY.

The lights kept fading then surging, with nothing really all that strong — but then the sky lit up with this and it was absolutely stunning!

Here’s another shot about 90^o to the right!

And another that was directly overhead!

Thank you! Shame about the clouds, definitely recommend it if you make it out again. Harper’s Ferry is similarly beautiful!

Fantastic photos!

Hiked in Shenandoah this past spring break and it was awesome. My favorite trail was the Hawksbill, a rather strenuous hike up, but the views are incredible and nearly 360degrees. Theres also a trail going down the other side of the mountain that you can hike down that loops back to the start that has some rock scrambles.