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Not sure what you're asking. I think from the dissident's point of view it's a tragedy. From Israel's point of view it's business and maintaining good relation

Not sure what you're asking. I think from the dissident's point of view it's a tragedy. From Israel's point of view it's business and maintaining good relationships with people who can become an enemy in a heartbeat. How is this different from Western countries selling arms by the billions? That's also not always about money but about diplomacy.

JohnFen 5y ago
> How is this different from Western countries selling arms by the billions? It's not. It's equally despicable.
- joelbluminator 5y ago
  It's factually not equally despicable. I don't remember reading about some U.S/French company selling arms to Saudi Arabia as a major news story. Definitely not on Hacker News.
  - JohnFen 5y ago
    I can't speak to HN (although it seems to me that spy tools are more in line with HN areas of interest than arms sales), but if you haven't noticed that US arms sales to Saudi Arabia (and other nations) were major news stories, then I can't help you. Because they absolutely have been, and likely will continue to be. Even if that weren't true, I don't see how the amount of press coverage something gets speaks to whether or not that thing is despicable.
cheif-lama 5y ago
How naive, Do you think these dictators represent their people? Even the simple semantics can't make that allowance. These dictators are the reason Israel is protected, and both Israel and America spend billions plus to ensure they remain in power. This elusive enmity, that can spring back in eyeblink, is created by Israel, it was not there for thousands of year. In fact, if it was not for Muslims there won't be Jews today. Zinosts know that and they know how to manuveur Americans, who else can explain this better than Netanyahu himself: https://twitter.com/trtworld/status/1398806365078962178 https://twitter.com/trtworld/status/1398806365078962178 Quickly read it because I have gut feeling my freedom of speech is going to get revoked soon. https://twitter.com/Farid_0v/status/1393786856916062209 https://twitter.com/Farid_0v/status/1393786856916062209

JohnFen 5y ago

> How is this different from Western countries selling arms by the billions? It's not. It's equally despicable.

joelbluminator 5y ago
It's factually not equally despicable. I don't remember reading about some U.S/French company selling arms to Saudi Arabia as a major news story. Definitely not on Hacker News.
- JohnFen 5y ago
  I can't speak to HN (although it seems to me that spy tools are more in line with HN areas of interest than arms sales), but if you haven't noticed that US arms sales to Saudi Arabia (and other nations) were major news stories, then I can't help you. Because they absolutely have been, and likely will continue to be. Even if that weren't true, I don't see how the amount of press coverage something gets speaks to whether or not that thing is despicable.

cheif-lama 5y ago

How naive, Do you think these dictators represent their people? Even the simple semantics can't make that allowance. These dictators are the reason Israel is protected, and both Israel and America spend billions plus to ensure they remain in power. This elusive enmity, that can spring back in eyeblink, is created by Israel, it was not there for thousands of year. In fact, if it was not for Muslims there won't be Jews today. Zinosts know that and they know how to manuveur Americans, who else can explain this better than Netanyahu himself: https://twitter.com/trtworld/status/1398806365078962178 https://twitter.com/trtworld/status/1398806365078962178 Quickly read it because I have gut feeling my freedom of speech is going to get revoked soon. https://twitter.com/Farid_0v/status/1393786856916062209 https://twitter.com/Farid_0v/status/1393786856916062209