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You find the basic laws of israel to be racist. the basic laws set out the very idea, the very concept of the state. they define its purpose and basic...
January 26, 2020 at 11:04
Just to be clear here, you're saying that the mere existence of a Jewish state constitutes oppression and discrimination. In any case, if Jews were to...
January 25, 2020 at 23:16
You're missing the point. You cited the basic laws of Israel earlier, which undeniably establish Israel's identity as a Jewish state. It's not vague a...
January 25, 2020 at 22:48
Well, I'm happy to hear that you're applying the same standards across ethnic groups. From how I see it, whether it's the armenians, the kurds, or the...
January 25, 2020 at 22:40
There is no collective white identity. It's funny you choose white here.... what about black? Asian? How about Kurdish or Armenian? If kurdistan or ar...
January 25, 2020 at 22:20
This is pretty in line with what I find too. To OP: At the end of the day, ideas matter. You can't just choose to "not do" philosophy because it's una...
January 25, 2020 at 19:30
Good analytic philosophy is like a laser beam: Precise, clear, but very narrow. Continental philosophy tends to be broader and a little more abstruse....
January 25, 2020 at 17:56
I'm fully aware that the UN has condemned Israel on quite a few occasions. In 2016, there were more resolutions against Israel than the rest of the en...
January 23, 2020 at 01:12
Only a bad faith actor would argue that the Palestinians are completely innocent. Of course both sides have committed wrongdoings and if someone is go...
January 22, 2020 at 17:37
Were your ancestors/family involved in this conflict? That's the key question here. I have a hard time understand why any neutral third party would be...
January 22, 2020 at 16:28
This particular incident was caused by lies spread by the mufti of jerusalem. I don't really care that internal arab politics likely played a role, bu...
January 21, 2020 at 22:20
I get a little tripped up when you mention "social context of white identity." I understand the whole social context part, trust me, but when you ment...
January 21, 2020 at 21:07
David, most of those arabs were killed by the british, not by any sort of significant jewish security apparatus. there was no battle here, no struggle...
January 21, 2020 at 19:52
I'd say that they do. Philosophers serve on ethics boards. These boards guide what can or cannot happen within, say, medicine. Over time most of the w...
January 21, 2020 at 16:39
if it's not a pogram or a massacre then would you mind enlightening me as to what it actually was when hundreds of arabs murdered jews in their living...
January 21, 2020 at 13:19
oh thanks, yeah got it, it was zionism that was the cause behind those families being murdered with blunt objects in their homes around dinner time. y...
January 21, 2020 at 13:03
all of them?
January 21, 2020 at 08:52
The victims of the 1929 Hebron massacre would like a word with you. Hundreds of arabs walked down a residential street with knives and tools and went ...
January 21, 2020 at 08:51
I understand where you're coming from here. However, if you were to apply this type of thinking within a disability rights perspective the conclusion ...
January 21, 2020 at 01:52
The Deir Yassin Massacre was roundly condemned by the Haganah (precursor to the IDF) as well as Jewish political authorities at the time. Political au...
January 20, 2020 at 23:32
A lot of philosophy is systems-thinking and you can make right or wrong moves within systems.
January 20, 2020 at 22:10
I've been following this discussion and I'm basically in agreement with you. I just approach the topic from the disability side as opposed to the raci...
January 20, 2020 at 20:28
I like what you have to say here, and I do this issue of free enterprise trying to outmaneuver the state is extremely pertinent to our times and is go...
January 20, 2020 at 18:17
Now I need to know the actual topic because we've all this discussion about it and nothing really concrete about the actual details. Fields like epist...
January 19, 2020 at 21:51
I'm not an epistemologist here... just throwing out my 2 cents here so someone can crush it and I can go back to the drawing board. The boring wittgen...
January 19, 2020 at 20:44
Pretty much this exactly, and as you've mentioned when wealthy people face issues of substance abuse or trauma it's just a different case. I grew up d...
January 19, 2020 at 20:11
i dont have time to fully respond now but i'll respond later. no, my point wasn't "oh the arabs treat jews like this therefore it's ok." the point i'm...
January 16, 2020 at 11:13
Just curious, do you think Jews were treated as equals in pre-1948 Palestine? Were they safe? Are Israel's neighbors Jewish populations treated as equ...
January 15, 2020 at 22:04
I don't really feel like continuing this argument with you because I don't know what the purpose of it is. I am just curious where you heard the "chos...
January 15, 2020 at 19:11
Hey ssu, I just want to point out before I really respond that I don't consider us in a "debate" here. A debate implies that we're both fixed in oppos...
January 14, 2020 at 22:38
Yes, he was brilliant! I believe he was a student of Anscombe who is one of my personal favorites. Scruton was an absolute force to be reckoned with t...
January 14, 2020 at 22:24
Israel has widespread anti-discrimination legislation. Of course there are problems, but so does every other country. You're using an anti-semitic tro...
January 14, 2020 at 22:18
I don't even know why you're engaging me; are you seriously trying to change my mind or are you just looking to exchange insults? If you're going to p...
January 14, 2020 at 21:20
I really shouldn't respond to this since you display no understanding on what Zionism actually is. It has nothing to do with race. Jews aren't a race....
January 14, 2020 at 18:47
Thank you for the history lesson complete with pictures. It was really tragic what happened with Rabin. For the sake of our discussion, I've mostly be...
January 13, 2020 at 21:55
Oh I don't agree with Singer at all I was just say he's made a pretty big impact, at least compared to your typical philosophy professor.
January 13, 2020 at 20:13
This is a very good explanation. In public discourse we're also looking for definite answers and you really can't get too abstract; both of these thin...
January 13, 2020 at 18:26
Yes, Eisenhower. Consistently ranked in the top 10 Presidents by both parties. I see a capable President as just a President who is capable of achievi...
January 12, 2020 at 22:57
Not a bad strategy from a game theory perspective.
January 12, 2020 at 17:48
We're talking about Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. Israel funds anti-Iranian regime groups and Iran funds anti-Israel groups. If Iran were to withdra...
January 12, 2020 at 16:43
Well, I was kind of drunk when I wrote it (I am more drunk now.) I take issue with the notion of indirect responsibility though because it seems to be...
January 11, 2020 at 19:15
If your boss gives you a negative performance review at work and then you go home and beat your wife in a rage is your boss responsible for that?
January 11, 2020 at 18:07
It might not make sense to you. The Israelis still have reason to be worried because it threatens their entire existence. Israel has had several wars ...
January 11, 2020 at 14:52
I've never called him a terrorist. I understand what you're saying here. Let me ask you though: From a moral standpoint, do you think Soleimani deserv...
January 08, 2020 at 21:51
Could you tell me the last time Bush or Trump used machine guns on hundreds of peaceful protesters protesting the government? That happened last month...
January 08, 2020 at 21:14
You realize most Iranians do not like Soleimani? Head over to r/iran if you don't believe me. I literally haven't heard anyone sympathize with him the...
January 08, 2020 at 21:02
Do American generals also murder and imprison their own people when they protest? This happened by the hundreds maybe a month or two ago. I feel like ...
January 08, 2020 at 20:51
The most likely explanation is that Iran made a mistake and shot it down.
January 08, 2020 at 20:16
Zero reported US casualties. Now would be a good time to de-escalate. Iran has now saved face; lets get back to business as usual.
January 08, 2020 at 12:54
There's a billion reasons for this. Historically, Jews were excluded from many professions but one of the professions that they were allowed to do was...
January 07, 2020 at 20:06