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  • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    6643·
    3 months ago

    Now why would Iran’s ambassador have a Hezbollah pager? 🤔

    (we all know why)

    • procrastitron@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3510·
      3 months ago

      Why are you pretending that is some sort of gotcha?

      Diplomats communicating with their nation’s allies does not make them legitimate military targets.

      • ryathal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1917·
        3 months ago

        Communication with terrorist organizations by government officers is frowned upon though.

        • azuth@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          164·
          3 months ago

          Hezbollah is not a terrorist organization according to the Lebanese and Iranian governments or the UN.

          The have 15 representatives in Lebanon’s parliament.

        • LarmyOfLone@lemm.eeEnglish
          915·
          3 months ago

          Of course, terrorism is only what we say and when they do it, not when we do it!

          I demand to see Biden’s Israel pager!

          • matlag@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            4·
            3 months ago

            So you admit that Israel just carried out a terrorist attack in Lebanon? Or is bombing and killing citizens is terrorism when “they” do it, not when “we” do it?

            • LarmyOfLone@lemm.eeEnglish
              21·
              3 months ago

              Yeah I was mocking the label “terrorist organization”. There is no question that the USA and Israel routinely carry out terrorist attacks and should be labeled a terrorist regime. They’ve had decades to create peace and more moderate culture but they want this constant state of precariousness.

    • IndustryStandard@lemmy.worldEnglish
      194·
      3 months ago

      Hezbollah is a political organisation in Lebanon. Lebanon is the country the Iranian ambassador is in.

      This is not the gocha you think it is.

      • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        3 months ago

        It’s because they don’t use the same wireless networks as phones and have like a 96h battery life. That’s why hospitals give them to doctors. And plenty of people still use walkie-talkies because they work (within a certain range) even when nothing else does.

        Also, the pager companies are still in business mostly because of the pucks you get at a restaurant that buzz when your table or food is ready. “Obsolete” tech that’s dirt cheap can sometimes hang around for niche use cases.

      • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
        75·
        3 months ago

        https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-crackdown-on-mobile-phones-in-schools

        Mobile phones are set to be prohibited in schools across England as part of the government’s plan to minimise disruption and improve behaviour in classrooms.

        New mobile phones in schools guidance issued today (19 February 2024) backs headteachers in prohibiting the use of mobile phones throughout the school day, including at break times.

        Many schools around the country are already prohibiting mobile phone use with great results. This guidance will ensure there is a consistent approach across all schools.

        I suppose if enough countries do that sort of thing, pagers might start doing a comeback.

        EDIT: Though looking at the wording, I’m not actually sure if this is a “we’re banning cell phones” or a “we’re talking about policies that make it look like we’re banning cell phones to keep the anti-cell-phone crowd happy”.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
          63·
          3 months ago

          Not if they keep exploding! Certainly not right after they’ve started exploding. And certainly not right after they’ve started exploding and you’re Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon.

          That’s like an inception of stupid.

    • Michal@programming.devEnglish
      42·
      3 months ago

      Who says he had one? If he did, he would be dead. He was in proximity of one at the time it exploded, that’s all we know.

    • kaffiene@lemmy.worldEnglish
      515·
      3 months ago

      Where is your proof that he did? You seem quick to leap to conclusions.

      (we all know why)

      • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        31·
        3 months ago

        Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon lost one eye and suffered serious injury to the other when a pager he was carrying exploded on Tuesday

        It’s literally in the article.

        • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
          32·
          3 months ago

          He had pager that exploded. That proves nothing about it being a “Hezbollah pager”.