[–] 7 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Other than things that could be explosive in a hospital normally (O2 canisters), Hamas has been known to use hospitals to store munitions and launch rocket strikes in the past. While I'm not saying "Israel definitely didn't do it" I don't think it's out of the question or even unlikely that it genuinely wasn't an Israeli strike

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    These people have no problem driving or taking care of themselves, I'm sure plenty shouldn't be driving, but doing something like shopping and then walking your groceries back home simply isn't an option for a lot of people even if public transportation was more robust. Sure, past a certain point everyone loses independence, but there are plenty that don't need to that you are advocating should

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I'm not like super pro car or anything but your argument in my experience doesn't really hold up. I work at a farm and we have a lot of elderly folks come in and shop by themselves. They drive themselves and shop themselves but I doubt they could do that with a walker and if they didn't have a car I doubt they'd be finding a different way to come out here.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I blacksmith bro. I swing a 5 pound hammer with one hand for hours with a 1400° fire a few feet away from me, while wearing heat insulation gloves in the summer. I wear an N95 because if I don't I'll cough out coal dust for the next 2 days, and I'm sure as shit not looking forward to finding out how that feels when I'm 80. Oh and I'm significantly overweight. If I could do it everyone else is just bitching.

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