Foreign Politics or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the parliamentary democracy

[NynJa]

[Salodin]

i imagine theres only 100 deaths, but likely tens of thousands of concussions and lord knows how bad the hearing loss is. whats it like when half a city becomes hearing impaired at the same time?

[NynJa]

whats it like when half a city becomes hearing impaired at the same time?

Probably goes something like that.

[6souls]

137 dead and 5k injured

[6souls]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53688975

There are currently anti-government protests taking place in Beirut.





Looking a lot like Portland.

[6souls]

Death toll is now at 149. Humanitarian aid is on the way, but all of the covid PPE that was available for the city was destroyed in the blast.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-...ost_type=share

UN aid agencies are now warning of a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, with food supplies likely to be interrupted and prices likely to rise because of the damage to the port.

A spokeswoman for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Geneva said Lebanon imported 85% of its food.

The WFP is sending 5,000 food parcels to Lebanon, each designed to support a family of five for one month.

The World Health Organization said that Lebanon’s already fragile health system had been seriously damaged, with three hospitals virtually destroyed by the blast.

The WHO is now sending 1,000 trauma kits to support treatment of the most serious injuries and burns.

However, 17 containers of personal protective equipment, stored in a WHO warehouse in Beirut and intended to support Lebanon’s fight against Covid-19, were destroyed in the explosion.

Meanwhile, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is releasing its supplies of tarpaulins and other temporary shelter materials to all who are in need.

An agency spokesman warned that Syrian refugees, among the poorest in Lebanon, were especially vulnerable, saying that "the massive explosion adds to the already severe economic crisis that had pushed many Lebanese and refugees there deeper into poverty".

[NynJa]

I mean, the govt stashed 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate next to a fireworks factory and then forgot about it until the worst thing possible happened. That negligence left over 80% of the population homeless (google says 360k people live there, reports of 300k homeless due to the blast).

I think they have a damn good reason to be pissed off at their govt, especially when compared to "he tweeted covfefe"

[D44kpunk]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...rce=reddit.com

[Day]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-l...-idUSKCN2531F9

"The cause has not been determined yet. There is a possibility of external interference through a rocket or bomb or other act," President Michel Aoun told local media.

[Vaspinne]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-l...-idUSKCN2531F9

"The cause has not been determined yet. There is a possibility of external interference through a rocket or bomb or other act," President Michel Aoun told local media.

Reeling back on the whole "it's not an attack, just an unfortunate accident" to "yeah, could definitely be a result of someone not in our government fucking up" now that everyone in the country is pissed off at him smdh

[NynJa]

Lmao
Typical

[Lucavi]

I mean, the govt stashed 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate next to a fireworks factory and then forgot about it until the worst thing possible happened. That negligence left over 80% of the population homeless (google says 360k people live there, reports of 300k homeless due to the blast).

I think they have a damn good reason to be pissed off at their govt, especially when compared to "he tweeted covfefe"

Or "he wore a tan suit and is disrespecting the office!"

[6souls]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-l...-idUSKCN2531F9

"The cause has not been determined yet. There is a possibility of external interference through a rocket or bomb or other act," President Michel Aoun told local media.

Reeling back on the whole "it's not an attack, just an unfortunate accident" to "yeah, could definitely be a result of someone not in our government fucking up" now that everyone in the country is pissed off at him smdh

There is a faked video going around in conspiracy circles showing a rocket hitting the area. The thing is that no other video from the incident shows a rocket entering the area.

[Tomiko]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53688975

There are currently anti-government protests taking place in Beirut.


Looking a lot like Portland.

Which Portland are we talking about? Guartz never answered me before when I asked, so I want to make sure I got the facts correct.

[6souls]

Which Portland are we talking about? Guartz never answered me before when I asked, so I want to make sure I got the facts correct.

Maine

[Heavencloud]

Or "he wore a tan suit and is disrespecting the office!"

man those anti-obama riots were so awesome. fond memories of burning courthouses, flags, bibles, it was just glorious

[kuronosan]

man those anti-obama riots were so awesome. fond memories of burning courthouses, flags, bibles, it was just glorious

Yes instead they burned effigies of the President without consequence.

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[guartz]

Yes instead they burned effigies of the President without consequence.

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lmao, oh dude no way are you serious lol

[kuronosan]

lmao, oh dude no way are you serious lol

This legit did happen in several countries.

Just not here.

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[guartz]

Obama never had shit like this tho