The Palestinians are in the unfortunate position of living in a territory that a more powerful group of people want for themselves. A tale as old as time.

The difference is that one costs a minimum of $30k, while the other can be had for less than $1k.

That’s true, yet I still think many people will opt to spend the additional money for a car. They’re covered and climate controlled, and they offer more passenger and cargo capacity. In the Netherlands, which you mentioned as an example of a country with high e-bike adoption, there are still millions of cars. I’m sure there are fewer cars than there otherwise would have been, but cars are still very much in the transportation mix. Not a bad thing, necessarily. I definitely think it has reduced car dependency - cars are no longer as much of a necessity - but cars are not eliminated.

I used to do something like what you’re describing. I would drive my car to a light rail station then take the train into the city to work. I suppose what you’re talking about is just replacing the car with an e-bike. That’s fine, but I don’t see a huge difference in this scenario between an e-bike and an electric car, especially since I wasn’t just driving to the light rail station, I was also driving to the grocery store and to restaurants and to the houses of friends and family, etc.

Now, if I had lived in the city nearer to my work, and to stores, and restaurants, and shops, etc, an e-bike would have made a lot more sense.

Trump does not know or care about ethics.

Many millions of Americans spend at least an hour commuting to and from work every day. I don’t think they’re going to want to do that on an e-bike.

As long as a majority of Americans live in suburban areas, car dependency will continue.

But most of it isn’t shit.

Well, I disagree. I think most of it is shit.

God, I hate this country.

You’re not getting it. If you like a girl, but there’s a part of her that you don’t like, you can’t just break up with that part of her, you break up with all of her. ALL of her. You get what I’m saying?

You say you love America, but there’s this big part of America you hate. So you don’t love ALL of America, do you?

But you also ignored the part of my comment where I rightfully pointed out that racism in America is not limited to only the South. Again, if Trump had won only the South, he wouldn’t be president. You also ignored the part of my comment where I, again, rightfully pointed out that racism is not America’s only problem.

I love all of it except the South.

Do you say to a significant other I love 2/3 of you? It’s an odd compartmentalization, to slice off a large part of something, set that part aside, look at what remains and say I love this thing. I’m talking about America, all of America. The good and the bad, taken together.

You might say that taken together, the good outweighs the bad. In your mind, the bad is contained, concentrated in one specific region, but that’s just not true. If you think racism only exists in the South, you’re foolish. Did Trump only get votes in the South? If Trump had only won the South, he wouldn’t be president right now.

There’s also a lot more wrong with this country than racism. That is not our only problem. Even in the areas that might not be as racist, there’s plenty of greed, selfishness, an attitude of “I’ve got mine, screw everyone else.”

The South is a big part of this country. You say you love this country, but are you sure you don’t just love your small part of it? There’s a lot more to this country than just your community.

When I say I hate this country I’m talking about the whole thing. The aggregate, the sum of all its parts, the good and the bad. There are good things about this country but they are outnumbered by the bad. For every good person, there are ten terrible people.

I just don’t know how the country can sustain itself, or if it even should.

It shouldn’t. It’s a lost cause.

I hate this fucking country so much.

It’s interesting, isn’t it? People are seemingly ok with laws, but they can get pretty squeamish about enforcement. But what’s the point of a law without enforcement? An unenforced law is just a recommendation. I think to some that’s what it means to live in a “free society,” when laws are mere suggestions and following them is voluntary.

Here, GDF has an in depth analysis on why has and continues to US supports Israel: Part 1 and Part 2. The short answer is money, but the long answer is well worth the watch

I’ve seen these videos. They’re great. I really like GDF. The second video especially has several references to the incredible influence that Israel, Zionists, and the Jewish lobby in the US has over US foreign policy in the Middle East.

interests of the State Department

And who determines the interests of the State Department? Powerful lobbies, like AIPAC. The defense contractors lobby also has a significant amount of influence, but their interests are aligned. They both benefit from the current Israel policy.

AIPAC aligns with the interests of the US State Department

I think it’s more accurate to say that the US state department aligns with the interests of AIPAC, because that’s just how much influence and power AIPAC has.

it’s not like the US is opposed to what Israel is doing in the region

Many in the US are opposed to what Israel is doing, but those people have very little representation in the Federal government, largely because of the power and influence of AIPAC.

Why is the US continuing to back Israel despite starvation claims and renewed assault on Gaza?

On a recent episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Senator Bernie Sanders blamed Washington’s reluctance to change course on the financial muscle of lobbying groups. “If you speak up on that issue, you’ll have super Pacs like Aipac going after you,” Sanders said, noting Aipac’s record $14.5m campaign to unseat Democratic representative Jamaal Bowman after he accused Israel of genocide.

That’s why. AIPAC. They are insanely powerful. They hold incredible influence over our Federal government. Some conspiracy theories are true.

And I believe such a solution is within reach. In fact, I think I’ve stumbled upon an idea that could help us get there…I’m currently putting the finishing touches on the concept and plan to publish it in the coming days. This article serves as a prelude

Lol, k. Can’t wait to hear this great solution.

Social democracy isn’t really an alternative to capitalism, it’s more of a progressive modification of capitalism. Under social democracy, the factory would still be owned by a capitalist and operated for their profit, but the government would use its authority to regulate the factory, tax the owner’s profits (to help fund public services), protect workers, etc.