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Historically, the Israeli political left has a far worse record on torture and human rights than does the political right. But I am not 100% sure how that would play out today.

Kind of goes without saying no?

ahh, thank you!

thanks!

thanks, that’s very interesting. is it really core part of a copy editors job to know the etymology/meaning in context for such a great number of commonly used words?

interesting point, but I very much doubt anyone at the NYT editorial staff would consciously make the connection to siege warfare. I think it was unintentional, and just poor wording on their part.

to be frivolously indulged in the way previous generations did, and the importance of doing it with a lover rather than a hookup is made paramount. both seem to v much denigrate hookup culture ime, and both often have slightly less pro-alcohol views as did previous generations of right and left.

and that extra marital sex is destabilizing. he did emphasise family formation which progressives maybe wouldn’t, but a lot of the rightist discourse I used to see from time to time on reddit did effectively mirror the progressive take on sex as well. it becomes an almost sacred act, not something…