> Common sense is the ability to make practical, reasonable judgments in ordinary situations using basic experience. Basic experience would be establishing this

> Common sense is the ability to make practical, reasonable judgments in ordinary situations using basic experience. Basic experience would be establishing this happens first. I mean, there's plenty of reports by journalists confirming Hamas restricts access/press freedom, often using threats.[0] > Okay, so whose statements are you trusting more on what's going on with the Ughurs? <The Chinese government> or <anyone who is not the Chinese government>. Probably those that are not the Chinese government, but one would still take into account information the Chinese government puts out as well while factoring in their obvious bias. > I think it's fairly apparent that you aren't British (except by passport) I mean, having a British passport means you are British by definition I think. > it's likely you are digesting largely US news sources. I try to get my news from a diverse range of sources. > When you said you were British, I assumed you were claiming that what you identified as I mean, the reason I have multiple passports is because my family background is very diverse, one of my parents was born in the UK but that parent also had one of their parents born in a different country as well, so likewise my own identity has a high level of diversity. > but perhaps that itself is a British colloquialism. Yeah, technically my other passports are from countries that were historically controlled by the British at some points in time, although that's probably a fairly large percentage of the countries in the world. [0] https://cpj.org/2025/05/gaza-journalists-speak-out-about-hamas-intimidation-threats-assaults/ https://cpj.org/2025/05/gaza-journalists-speak-out-about-ham...