Yes.

What about against the Russian military?

No, I don’t think banning the nazi salute will make much of a difference as far as hate group recruitment. I also don’t think it would be easy, at least in the US. Mileage may vary in other countries, of course.

Because, as I said, they find each other online, in social settings, etc. Shit, the Aryan Brotherhood started as a prison gang. Banning the salute isn’t going to keep people from knowing about hate groups because that’s not how they find out about them to begin with.

I’m not arguing against banning hate speech, I’m just saying that that alone isn’t going to fix the problem. We also need to figure out why people are drawn to this stuff. Is it poverty? Lack of education? Lead in the drinking water?

They can still easily identify each other online, social groups, clubs, etc. I would think that’s how most of these people get together anyway, and not from some rando on the street throwing up a nazi salute. Making the gesture illegal also doesn’t solve why people are this way. It doesn’t solve the problem. It just covers it up (imo).

I don’t know we do it, but I think addressing the root causes as to why people are drawn to hate groups or hateful beliefs would be better. Eliminating the symptom doesn’t solve the problem.

Russia is the only antagonist here.

You… you should not be allowed at the petting zoo…

I’d just like to add that smart bags (that have lithium batteries for charging devices) also pose this risk. They’ve become more popular with travelers over the past few years.

If you use one of these, please be sure to remove the battery before checking your bag!

If you’re going to wish for something, how about wishing Israel would stop genociding?

Who, Zelenskiy?

No one here stands for war. They stand for Ukraine defending itself, which you seem to have some strange issue with.

Sure, but the Israeli government and IDF are fucking monsters. I’m not going to give a pass to one side killing civilians just because the other side is doing it, too.

Yes, I agree with that.

If it had been a strategic target like a military convoy or supply depot, etc, I would agree with you. In this case, it looks like they were targeting a synagogue.

A year ago, I would have assumed this was sarcasm.

They’re quoting a line from the Princess Bride.

It’s like the neighborhood bully is out slapping around all the smaller kids until he realizes a few of them snuck into his house and are putting their balls all over his prized drum set.

How so?

Isreal destroyed the airport lol, are you serious? What a load of bullshit.