Let me put it in simpler terms. You said she chose her paycheck over humanitarian concerns. The clear implication is that she should have chosen humanitarian concerns over her paycheck. i.e. forego a paycheck to continue working as a volunteer. Even without the far more muddy reality concealed behind the simplistic…

So, to respect international law, you'd prefer that SodaStream move the factory to Israel proper, fire 500 Palestinians and hire 500 Israelis? That is the right choice? I don't know, that position is what sounds bizarre to me.

You are saying that the factory shouldn't be in the West Bank, I'm trying to get you to explain exactly why. You say you don't expect SodaStream to end the occupation, so what options do they have for helping Palestinians suffering under the occupation? I know! They could give 500 of them paying jobs, right? Isn't…

So your suggestion is what, exactly? Ok, let's agree the occupation is bad. I think we can also agree that SodaStream can neither end the occupation nor hasten that end. So what should they do? Fire the Palestinians and let them await a political solution that may never arrive? Or keep them employed and help them…

I work for a non-profit too. Do you get paid, or do you work for free? Personally I get paid, but you seem to believe that we should give up our paychecks and focus on humanitarian issues as volunteers (as Johansson was with Oxfam).

Seriously? You cite Electronic Intifada as a news source? That's a joke. A company like SodaStream, or a celebrity like Johansson, is not going to be able to influence final status peace talks. There's no decision they could make that would end the occupation.

"Money's talking" is a pretty cynical interpretation, especially since she has said specifically that she supports SodaStream for what it does in Israel and in the occupied territories. She's not dismissing the West Bank factory as "no big deal" and saying what the heck, I'll take the money anyway. She is actively…

Electronic Intifada is by no means an unbiased source, if that wasn't clear from its name. It has reported on a lot of made up bullshit over the years and is not a source for credible journalism.

Thanks, how long since you quit your paying job and went to work as a volunteer for a charity? Really appreciate your self-sacrifice, by the way.

She 100% made the right choice. Maybe look a little deeper than Oxfam press releases and Jezebel posts, and you might come to understand it a bit more.

Good for Johansson, fuck Oxfam.

As I said, this depends on where you live. Where I live, for instance, the majority of our water comes from "surface water" reservoirs (man-made reservoirs, lakes, and rivers). Everything else is ground-water from household wells. There is no shortage here of potable water of either type, in fact there is an enormous…

Why? You know the planet can never run out of water, right? Unless you live in a place currently hit by a drought or chronically short of water, your water usage is totally fine. The water you use goes down the drain, through some degree of processing and straight back into your local water reserves - the water table,…

Haha I've never heard anyone describe anyplace in Canada as hot and humid before. Only Canadians! Most people describing northern Alberta would stop at "fucking brrrr!"

Did he call Kiefer by the name "Jack"?

What's funny is that now he says he was drunk, but during the conversation itself he said he wasn't. Which is true?

Its a fair question, but if you read the conversation totally in isolation it is achingly obvious she's not interested. Banter takes two; with just one, it's harassment.

Shoulda bought insurance.

Maybe you should use your words. Men don't read minds (protip neither do women, but don't tell them that).

So what? He's not depriving anyone else of a place to sit.