In 1982, then-Senator Joe Biden met with Israel’s leader amid its bloody invasion of Lebanon. Biden expressed support for the campaign, and even speculated the US would be similarly justified in bombing Canadian cities in retaliation for militant attacks.
    • dumdum666
      4•1 year ago

      It seems really clear it was an argument against using an absurd example.

      According to upvotes - many people only read the headline.

      Never forget: 50% of the population have below average intelligence, by definition.

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        2•1 year ago

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        • @[email protected]
          0•1 year ago

          This is the problem with small sample sizes, which is why we have standard deviation. Given that IQ is on a normal curve (it is) and we have a large sample size (we do), the deviation is going to be very small.

          So, very very close to 50% of the population is below average intelligence.

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    • @[email protected]OP
      3•1 year ago

      Biden’s comments were offensive, Begin said. Suddenly he [Biden] said: “What did you do in Lebanon? You annihilated what you annihilated.”

      I was certain, recounted Begin, that this was a continuation of his attack against us, but Biden continued: “It was great! It had to be done! If attacks were launched from Canada into the United States, everyone here would have said, ‘Attack all the cities of Canada, and we don’t care if all the civilians get killed.’”