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I guess I'm just wondering why you changed it from equal to same.

I thought you were teaching them "equal"

Not arguing with you here, just asking, if you were to teach a child the use of of "equal", how would you do that? Would you show them two equal sized...

He's not going to stop. We'll have to ask fdrake to help.

I'm not talking to you 180, just using your quote. I don't think anybody who has stepped into this thread has condoned Israel's recent actions. Nobody...

I agree with @"thewonder" that they've become conflict habituated. It's feeding something. The situation is reinforced by the US, occasional attempts ...

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Ok, so maybe I'm wrong. Judaism thrives.

I take it you lived through it, so who do you blame for the breakdown since the Oslo accords? More Israel? or more PLO?

It was the French more than the Russians. French newspapers made sure everyone in the planet knew about Little Rock, Arkansas. It became a national se...

Uh, carry on. :cool:

Yes.

Another wasted condemnation. Sigh.

Hamas calls me on the regular. I tell them "passive resistance, guys, that and lay down the fucking Salafism. You'll have the world eating out of your...

I am re-reading it. I've read it many times.

I think that was a fuck-off. Fair enough. Ask Fooloso4.

I tend to want to look at things mechanically. What would actually change things? Does condemning Israel change anything? If so, how?

In this case, there's a relatively profound change in worldview. We can try to put ourselves there. Note that the Greeks did move between realism and ...

Eh, Hamas has been blowing stuff up for years. It doesn't work. It probably just feeds the Israeli commitment. They need a Gandhi or MLK Jr. Lots of m...

It was very much appreciated. Thank you

Do they live isolated the way Jews used to?

I mean, I just assume this is the case without any facts to prove it. The US is not exactly Assyria, but they screw over as much of the world as they ...

So it all goes back to the US? What kind of global scene would be more conducive to a peaceful Israel-Palestine? A US-China cold war?

Judaism is a dying religion isn't it? That's why they went to Israel: to protect their religion from assimilation into a world that didn't hate them a...

You're saying there is no coordinated will to back off of Gaza. Most likely this is about money. Some powerful entity stands to lose money if Israel b...

I agree with that. Why do you think they withhold any show of good faith?

He's dehumanizing people. I can't deal with that.

Hitler is a similar symbol, right? He would have been perfectly normal in years past. He became the new Satan because he was a turning point. American...

In a setting where you and I are sharing what life made us into, I'd try to explain to you how deep my nihilism actually goes and the freedom that giv...

I don't know. We've got one black guy, a Chinese Australian, and a NY Jew. What they seem to have in common is that they're so leftist they aren't eve...

I don't think Hamas can wage war (not against Israel).

They need a Gandhi.

Russia wants to broker peace.

I think Russia is going to handle it.

I never said you have no personality of your own. I don't know where you got that from. BTW, I don't think you understand "poison the well."

C'mon Benkei, you can do better. You want to be a beta dog your whole life? You've got to get in there and accuse me of genocide for suggesting that t...

Just a reminder that your position will have no bearing whatsoever on events. Giving to the Red Cross most definitely would.

How many leftists are giving cash to the Red Cross? Or do you just bitch and walk away?

That's not true. But point taken

That's the Taliban, not Saudi Arabia. But they all look the same to you, huh? See how it is? You become leftist and you're like WAPOW! I'm holier than...

It's working well by and large. Progress for women is a work in progress there.

Leaning toward the left is like becoming a mystic, you start saying things you know sound crazy, but they're true. Not that Saudi is likely to conside...

So one thing you need to get straight is that lauding democracy is a neoliberal ploy. When you can't buy off religious leaders, you want democracy so ...

Mainly because they hate us.

Wow. That's some deeply targeted sarcasm.

Oh thanks. And here's me thinking you have to work at it.

Saudi Arabia is a strong nation, attempting to make progress on human rights.

Saudi and Hamas are both Sunni and kind of fundamentalist. Iran is Shia. Iraq is both. Pakistan is both. Since Iran is theocratic, they foment sectari...

I think the world is just going to watch. Unless the Saudis decide to attack Israel.

Biden needs to say something.