#arbitrariness — Public Fediverse posts

#israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #arbitrariness / #uspeaceplan / #reconstruction / #standstill

»“Ever since the United States went to war with Iran, the whole world has forgotten Gaza and its tragedy. We no longer have anyone standing by us (…)

We are weak and oppressed, and Israel is doing whatever it wants: killing, destroying and occupying Gaza, while no one in the world lifts a finger.“«
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3359402/no-one-lifts-finger-gazas-fate-eclipsed-middle-east-war?utm_source=rss_feed

#israel #palestine #opt #humanrights #arbitrariness #ngo #demolitions #evictions #HumanRightsWatch #deportation #warcrime

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… military reasons, is a violation of international humanitarian law and amounts to a #warcrime.“

#israel #palestine : #opt / #humanrights / #arbitrariness / #ngo

„Israeli authorities are accelerating home #demolitions and forced #evictions of Palestinian residents in the Silwan district of occupied East Jerusalem, #HumanRightsWatch said today. The forcible #deportation or transfer of the population of an occupied territory within or outside the territory, unless justified on a temporary basis for the protection of the population itself or imperative …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/17/east-jerusalem-israel-escalating-home-demolitions-evictions

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#CatchOfTheDay
#OpenAccess on
#MENAdoc:

"Precarious justice: arbitrary detention and unfair trials in the deficient criminal justice system of Saudi Arabia" by Human Rights Watch

[New York: Human Rights Watch, 2008]

http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/104509

#justice #arbitrariness #saudiarabia #law #sharia

A quotation from Christopher Hitchens

The essence of tyranny is not iron law. It is capricious law.

Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011) English intellectual, polemicist, socio-political critic
Essay (2004-02), “I Fought the Law,” Vanity Fair

More about this quote: wist.info/hitchens-christopher…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #christopherhitchens #arbitrariness #capriciousness #inconsistency #injustice #law #lawenforcement #legalsystem #tyranny #unpredictability

@FranceskAlbs I think it just shows how hypocritical, arbitrary, frivolous and wanton some Western regimes are.

#hypocrisy #hypocritical #hypocrite #hypocrites #arbitrary #arbitrariness #frivolous #frivolity #frivolousness #wanton #west #western #westerngovernments #francesca #albanese #francescaalbanese

What makes Trump unusual, is the synthesis of Berlusconi's #shamelessness, Andrew Jackson's #grievance (election fraud obsession), Napoleon III's institutional #vandalism (in the name of "people against system"), Longian #clientelism, Chavista #polarization, George Wallace-style cultural #backlash, P.T. Barnum's #hoax culture, Caligula's murderous #arbitrariness, Nero's #narcissism, and Mussolini's corporate strongman aesthetics. Compound into a single organism sustained by #X and #FoxNews

#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #opt / #westbank / #violence / #settlers / #impunity / #arbitrariness / #internationallaw / #stateterrorism

„Deadly shootings by the army, beatings by settlers, devastating raids, arbitrary arrests, #torture in prison: The level of violence inflicted on Palestinians living in the territory has never been so high since the Israeli occupation began in 1967.“

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/12/10/israel-imposes-reign-of-terror-on-the-west-bank_6748359_4.html

A quotation from Judith Martin

Rules that are arbitrary may be nonetheless crucial. Whether we drive on the right or left side of the road is arbitrary, but it is crucial to obey the prevailing rule.

Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
“Miss Manners,” syndicated column (2015-02-01)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/martin-judith/77241/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adherence #arbitrariness #conventions #laws #meme #obedience #rules #social

A quotation from Lincoln

I should like to know if, taking this old Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men are equal upon principle, and making exceptions to it, where will it stop? If one man says it does not mean a negro, why not another say it does not mean some other man? If that declaration is not the truth, let us get the Statute book, in which we find it, and tear it out! Who is so bold as to do it? If it is not true let us tear it out!

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Speech (1858-07-10), Chicago, Illinois

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/lincoln-abraham/7640…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #abrahamlincoln #abrahamlincolnquotes #abelincoln #arbitrariness #createdequal #DeclarationOfIndependence #equalrights #equality #exceptions #racism #truth

@randahl I think not every victim ist targeted, like some Trump voters. But they dont care. If the richest profit its okay for them. #Arbitrariness is also a method of government. People learn not to depend on government, but as a chaotic rule its unclear what the outcome will be, especially in a country with a long democratic history.

Neither the crimes of some individuals, nor the historical affiliations of a particular religious entity, can be a sufficient basis for measures tantamount to collective punishment of a living worshipping religious community in Ukraine. The government of Ukraine is responsible for protecting the rights of all its citizens.

@stevenrosenthal Because histrionic Elon is emperor in his $44 billion sandbox.

Expect no reason, sanity & mercy from an attention-addicted cyber-Caligula.

#Mastodon #FreeSpeech #FreePress #SocialMedia #LeaveTwitter #AntisocialMedia #Extremism #Arbitrariness #AttentionAddict

@gergelyorosz
- Code & architecture
- Number of lines written
- Number of lines deleted

(oh, wait...)

Numbers are only pseudo facts when it comes to measuring #performance, as long as there is #bias and ultimately #arbitrariness in choosing them. They're not only mostly useless but actually harmful.

See Larry Osterman's second rule of #SoftwareEngineering: "Measuring Testers by Test Metrics Doesn’t" and @alfiekohn "Punished by Rewards"

https://www.alfiekohn.org/punished-rewards/