damnitbuilds 3 days ago

No, what "can kill" is being in a country where the health services do not treat seriously ill people without question.

Sympathy will be limited when that country is also a repressive dictatorship, if you have gone there of your own accord.

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/united-arab-emirates-uae-free-spe...

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steelbrain 3 days ago

Mobility decisions are often dictated by visa-policies for people with weak passports (which is a big chunk of the world population). UAE, with all its flaws, is a lot more accessible than other countries may be

damnitbuilds 3 days ago

Yes.

But if you chose to move to a horrible, evil country, then you cannot blame its awfulness on your phone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_Ara...

-__---____-ZXyw 3 days ago

Your points here are quite shocking. You've no idea how or why the author of the blog post ended up in the country they were in in the position they were in; it's not stated in the blog post or here in the author's comments in this discussion.

This apparent need to push the discussion away from the issue being presented and instead engage in some moral grandstanding on an irrelevant point comes across as suspect.

If you were presented with an example of a walled garden causing distress to someone in a nice, white Western country, you'd presumably rush forward with your sympathy, would you?

damnitbuilds 17 hours ago

Your comprehension here is quite shocking.

You seem unable to parse my statement "Sympathy will be limited when that country is also a repressive dictatorship, if you have gone there of your own accord."

You seem unable to comprehend that the OP complained about some policy choices of his phone's provider, when what actually "can kill" here is the health service of the evil, oppressive country he lives in.

This apparent need to push the discussion away from the issue being presented and instead try and make it a race issue comes across as you being a demented defender of a disgusting regime.

Suspect indeed.

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2024/country-chapters/unite...

-__---____-ZXyw 3 days ago

> "a country where the health services do not treat seriously ill people without question."

Your point here and below have the whiff of committed insincerity off them, but nonetheless, if we take you at face value, a quick search reveals this astonishing quote from https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/justice-safety-and-...

> "UAE's hospitals can handle any medical emergency. During medical emergencies, a hospital will accept you for initial treatment and may transfer you to a hospital better equipped to deal with your problem.

The UAE provides standard medical care and visitors can easily obtain medical treatment from either private or government hospitals. In case of emergency, treatment to stabilise the case is free. Other treatment must be paid for by cash, credit card or insurance."

damnitbuilds 17 hours ago

Your point here and below have the whiff of defending an evil oppressive regime.

The UAE is a dictatorship that badly mistreats migrant workers. Don't go there.

https://hrf.org/latest/infiltrating-america-new-hrf-report-o...