Varyk

"You demand that I provide evidence for things that I didn't say."

nope.

"That might seem tactically clever, but is it honest?"

I disagree that you making things up and avoiding answering is tactically clever, and it is definitely dishonest.

"I ask for evidence to support things that you did say and you can only repeat your assertions."

this is also untrue

"Is repetition evidence?"

If you were this confused about basic definitions, I can see why you're having trouble.

what do you need help with specifically?

which fundamental facts are you having trouble finding sources for?

I don't think that article is correct.

I've never understood subsequent realization to be integral to the dissonance itself, which already exists regardless of one's awareness of it.

It's like insisting that you are not depressed unless you "realize" you're depressed.

unless by "realization" that article simply mean experiencing conflicting emotions, which is the cognitive dissonance itself.

requiring "realization" of a feeling as a prerequisite to that feeling existing doesn't check out.

if it's a task I have to do, I literally just make myself physically take the first step no matter how much I don't want to, because once I'm in media res, inertia kicks in.

There are a ton of October holidays in India, including Diwali, the festival of lights, the biggest holiday in India, so I'm going to travel around the country in October and observe some celebrations!

and hopefully eat like the best fucking food everyday.

I was hoping for a much higher quality, but they're still kind of funny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtKSHJKzia4

Sure thing!

holding two conflicting beliefs at the same time.

like you don't believe in the death penalty, but you read about a child molester and want them to die.

if you don't understand the comments or you're confused, ask for help.

which part don't you understand or cannot find sources for?

"Israel cannot exist in its current state without the aid and protection the US provides it".

israel is a technologically advanced independent country with a functioning government, they have an enormous GDP across various industries, and they receive economic and military support from dozens of other countries.

it benefits Israel to receive billions of dollars every year from the US(as it benefits the US) as a historic mutual defense ally, but Israel is in no way entirely dependent on or explicitly beholden to the US.

"If the US actually wanted Israel to stop murdering civilians, it could have it done tomorrow."

how? there is no evidence for this.

The US is a third party to this conflict that, more obviously than ever, has limited diplomatic control over the actions of the current Israeli government and its military.

"The iron dome is funded and built with American hardware"

this is partly correct, as obama matched the billions of dollars israel spent on the iron dome.

"If the US disassembled it..."

the US has no right or obligation to "disassemble" another countries infrastructure any more than Nigeria has the right to disassemble the French metro; this is a non-starter.

"Israel would be unable to act with impunity towards its neighbors..."

this is entirely incorrect as Israel does not require US funding to maintain the iron dome, their military, or their aggression.

The annual GDP of Israel is something like 600 billion now, taking away the 3 billion the US gives them each year isn't going to make the difference you think it will, even ignoring all of the other countries that fund israel.

a lot of aggregators just throw shit together, but 1440 works pretty hard on making sure their articles are simply reporting significant news from reliable sources.

as far as a collection of news, I get a lot of it from 1440, which compiles current, objective news stories reliably.

I get ideas from the posts here, but I'm pretty careful about checking multiple sources before accepting any of the articles people post here as legitimate information.

none of those sources are at all relevant to the topic: provide evidence for either of these baseless statements:

"Israel cannot exist in its current state without the aid and protection the US provides it".

this statement is incorrect, as explained above.

"If the US actually wanted Israel to stop murdering civilians, it could have it done tomorrow."

this statement is incorrect, as explained above.