Irish-American billionaire Patrick Collison is under fire after posting on X about his run in Tel Aviv, not far from Gaza war
    • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      7 months ago

      I’m trying to find out a list of companies using stripe and I think it would be easier to list ones not using it… What I’m getting is basically any time I spend money online, and sometimes in person, they get a cut

      • mannycalavera@feddit.ukEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Yeah pretty much. As a payment intermediary they’re actually really good. Top of class one could argue.

        The executive’s politics aside, trying to boycott them means boycotting all their users. Good luck with that.

  • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    7 months ago

    so basically he didnt actually do anything boycott worthy. he just had a bunch of perpetually online lefties and righties throwing a tantrum on twitter

    • Brewchin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Dunno why you’re getting down voted.

      I visited Israel 10-odd years ago for work and I loved it. Beautiful country and people… if you ignore all the politics. As with the US.

      What I hated while there was the demonisation of everything Palestinian. It’s like a cult: if you don’t agree, you’re one of them. (Get fucked).

    • PerogiBoi@lemmy.caEnglish
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      7 months ago

      I have family in Israel and have been there several times. I liked it there. I liked how all the signs were trilingual and the food was excessively good. I don’t however approve of the Israeli government or how they’ve gone about this conflict.

      Does this make me a bad person in other peoples eyes?

      • nednobbins@lemm.eeEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Timing matters. I have family in Austria. I like a lot of things about Austria and I also don’t approve of a lot of things the government does and did.

        If someone were to have voiced that sentiment loudly in 1942, they’d probably be an asshole.

        • PerogiBoi@lemmy.caEnglish
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          7 months ago

          So from your definition, me having family there and having some positive sentiment about some things I experienced there quantifies me as an asshole.

          I find the prejudgment interesting. I used to only get this from right wingers for being Jewish but now I get it from both ends haha. Take care!

          • nednobbins@lemm.eeEnglish
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            7 months ago

            Your post completely ignore my first and main sentence.

            It’s the timing that makes you an asshole, not your sentiment.

            Israel is currently engaging in genocide. I know it. The UN knows it. Dogs know it.

            • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              7 months ago

              Good… good . Fight about another country. Split apart. The imperfect are unclean. Give no quarter.

              The left will never unify and the right will win.