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0 pointssoldthat2mo ago0 comments

Iran is a thousand miles away from Israel. There are like 30 other countries within that radius.

I get that you’re trying to make a different point, but your exaggerated language presents a distorted slant, and such one-sided rhetoric, especially when repeated many times, actually contributes to the political shifts and the spirals of violence that you worry about.

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hnlmorg2mo ago

I’m not going to disagree with your more general point, even though you’re missing my point, but now you’re the one being exaggerative.

soldthatOP2mo ago

I was actually trying to be precise.

The 27 UN member countries (within 1,000 miles):

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Chad, Cyprus, Egypt, Eritrea, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Yemen.

Additional non-UN / partially-recognized entities also within 1,000 miles

Kosovo, Palestine, Northern Cyprus.

Although my source occasionally hallucinates, I think this is approximately accurate, especially if you consider the distance Israeli jets actually travelled.

hnlmorg2mo ago

> your exaggerated language presents a distorted slant, and such one-sided rhetoric, especially when repeated many times, actually contributes to the political shifts and the spirals of violence that you worry about.

Definitely constitutes as you being exaggerative.

You knew what I meant. This wasn’t about a fallacy of understanding, it was a technical pedantry.

Hence why I said I agree with your general point but you’re also missing my point and exaggerating things: yes you’re right that Israel and Iran are not literal neighbours but my point was meant to be the general theme of their foreign policy rather than a literal geography lesson.

This discussion is getting rather silly now though. Especially when I don’t think either one of us disagrees with the actual point the other was making.

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hnlmorg2mo ago

I’m not going to disagree with your more general point, even though you’re missing my point, but now you’re the one being exaggerative.

soldthatOP2mo ago

I was actually trying to be precise.

The 27 UN member countries (within 1,000 miles):

Additional non-UN / partially-recognized entities also within 1,000 miles

Kosovo, Palestine, Northern Cyprus.

Although my source occasionally hallucinates, I think this is approximately accurate, especially if you consider the distance Israeli jets actually travelled.

hnlmorg2mo ago

Definitely constitutes as you being exaggerative.

You knew what I meant. This wasn’t about a fallacy of understanding, it was a technical pedantry.

This discussion is getting rather silly now though. Especially when I don’t think either one of us disagrees with the actual point the other was making.

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