Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Latest Breaking News
In reply to the discussion: 32 Palestinians shot dead trying to reach US group's food distribution sites, Gaza authorities say [View all]Beastly Boy
(13,072 posts)39. The ratio of kills to meals is absurd, but it is far from useless.
It emphasizes the mathematical absurdity of some statements in this thread.
It does not depend on how many people had more than one meal, so you can stop regurgitating a moot point. It is irrelevant. It does not change the absurdity of the aforementioned statements. It has nothing to do with methodology. If you don't take issue with the numbers provided by the article, don't take issue with the numbers provided by the article.
Just stop.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
39 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations

32 Palestinians shot dead trying to reach US group's food distribution sites, Gaza authorities say [View all]
Omaha Steve
Saturday
OP
Yes it is a deliberate ambush. Starve people, lure them with food, shoot them in cold blood.
Irish_Dem
Monday
#26
More ethnic cleansing. War criminal Netanyahu/the IDF are showing incredible discretion in being satisfied with...
brush
Saturday
#5
No, I didn't realize. And I have no idea whose description of ethnic cleansing you are using or how competent
Beastly Boy
Saturday
#15
Ethnic cleansing is not necessarily done with killing, but the removal of
Linda ladeewolf
Monday
#33
What source then do you trust to tell you how many Palestinians have been killed by the IDF since 10/7?
Stargleamer
Saturday
#16
"Even if" does indeed imply doubt. However, it also implies that this doubt doesn't play a role
Beastly Boy
Yesterday
#36
But the ratio of meals to kills is useless in making the point you are trying to make
Stargleamer
18 hrs ago
#38
The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.
walkingman
Saturday
#10
Four aid sites in Gaza with limited hours, only one in the north, compared to almost 400 sites before ...
cliffside
Sunday
#21
Look at the map in the NYT article, 3 out of the 4 aid sites are in the south ....
cliffside
Sunday
#22