Regardless of his intentions, it's very aggravating how many of his clearly combative comments stay up despite "no trolling" being in rule 4.
I frankly do not understand why we have the rule if it is never going to be enforced. Is there question among our mod team about what constitutes trolling?
Looking through the modlog though, the only rule 4 enforcement seems to be low-effort stuff. High-effort trolling appears to be completely welcome in this community, which I just do not understand. But I'm contemplating beginning to take advantage of it. I can piss people off with subtle, passive-aggressive personal digs and logical fallacies while maintaining a veneer of civility too. It's been a lot of years, but I'm sure it'll come right back to me.
The only thing that really bothers me is that they put zero effort into rationally justifying their opinions. "Muh, my opinion, no matter how irrational and unfounded, is just as valid as yours!". That kind of dishonest deflection is trolling but I abhor dragging mods into it unless it is necessary. I can deal with trolling.
I think it's a misleading headline, but we aren't allowed to change when we post.
Incorrect.
Rule 1 from the sidebar(emphasis, mine):
Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive
We could stop sending them weapons. Then we could stop sending them financial aid. Then we could sanction them. Its pretty entirely in US control, Israels existence always has been