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Indeed, so the question is, is this 'manufactured consent' or real? Even Elon Musk, in my opinion, does not seem to be fully clear on the concept, tho...

This picture is featured in a New York Times article. Simply the point I am making, that however you conduct a war, the public relations needs to be d...

Then we agree. Some of my Twitter feeds (following the UN) alert me on Yemen, Sudan.. etc. It is very alarming and really horrific. Maybe we need to r...

While we are concerned, lets not neglect the other areas of conflict: here is an incomplete list: https://press.un.org/en/2023/gashc4391.doc.htm Maybe...

Much more to it than that. The disease of world domination is alive and well. "They are not your friends" " some day the German people might be cured ...

These are excellent questions. The question as to whether any nation, forget the Palestinians, would go along with an occupied power indefinitely is a...

I am sorry if I misunderstood you. The question then remains, what is the likelihood that Israel will treat the Palestinian terroritories the same as ...

It all comes down to the question is violent resistance permissible? I take the extreme view that under no circumstances is violent resistance permiss...

Yes well, I do not agree with the argument that the civilians have to suffer for the decisions their governments or certain groups make. Both sides kn...

I understand this point of view, some Jewish people are scared. When violence happens between two communities, some members feel threatened, some are ...

Are we all agreed on history? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel According to this version, 'Arab militias' attacked Jewish areas. Then the 'Haganah...

Stay informed. Then can I ask you if you think this is an act of revenge, collective punishment of a demonized enemy, or effective military strategy? ...

Sure, look at the war on Iraq. They were given a deadline, and if they did not agree: war. So, you the 'Imperialist' United States demands a leader of...

You realize that anyone has the right to refuse any offer made to them, and sometimes it is entirely rational. Right now, Israel is refusing a ceasefi...

I watched the entire Piers Morgan vs Israeli President Isaac Herzog interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_hoV-_SoT0 Despite his statement that ...

There is a difference between what a warring party, or terrorists ought to do, and what they will. Hamas should not have killed civilians. But terrori...

Successive Israeli governments allowed Hamas to exist. It may have been in their interest to create a beast and then use it as an excuse for excessive...

Solutions abound, it may just no be the solutions we want. The following article seems to be the most likely, objectively, as to the likely course of ...

I object to describe a country like you describe Haiti. I think that governments represent their people in the sense that they care for their own well...

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Looks like we are all powerless fools, typing letters when people die. They must be all laughing at the peace protests, toying with them. Another semi...

https://theconversation.com/israel-hamas-war-will-the-murder-of-peace-activists-mean-the-end-of-the-peace-movement-215973 The peace movement - the pow...

Yes, it can be both. I want to discuss the idea of control here, though. Given either the moral obligation or the voluntary act, why are ordinary citi...

I agree with that. I think we can remove the problem of difficulty by framing the question like this: If you could provide a meal to a hungry child by...

By the same argument, if the Israelis crossed the fence into Gaza and killed 1400 civilians in exactly the same way, then it would be fine. An eye for...

I reject the idea that we can judge which countries are decent and which ones are not. I have a list of decent countries as well, and it will not be t...

I watched that incredibly balanced view on the accusations of genocide, and the conflict. Obviously since these words alone, and it looks like we can ...

There won't be any sanctions, though, even BDS is deemed illegal. Is it because South Africa is so far away, and was a Dutch territory?

I am not sure outcry is going to change anything. At least not for the exaggerated numbers of civilians allegedly killed. Where is Hamas supposed to p...

I wondered what happened in 2010. Now I know

https://nypost.com/2023/11/01/news/hamas-terrorist-admits-to-killing-women-and-children-in-oct-7-massacre/ In wars atrocities are committed, what is s...

I did not know that. Thanks.

We are all the same, we are all different. Human societies, and nations, are not all homogeneous. The proof of this is the kind of arguments that take...

Do you mean wars of defence or wars of offence that go against the UN Charter. It becomes a matter of opinion. Tell me, what have wars preserved that ...

This is a great point. I think it is to our peril that we ignore history, and do not condemn atrocities, wherever they are carried out. Found this hor...

I hope he is wrong, really. I don't think this is just propaganda to lull the enemy into a sense of security, though that is possible. When faced with...

Yes, so what worries me is that people are not true to their own religions or their own ethics. Of course one could give in secret.

I fear it is the path the self-destruction or at the least, self-harm. I do not want to see lives lost on either side, anymore. Israel is acting crazy...

The establishment of Israel had everything to do with the doctrine of replacement theology and Christian Zionism. Ever heard of the founding of Singap...

To refuse to block Nazis marching through the streets and then block any other group is simply inconsistent if not hypocritical. Inquisitions are aliv...

Some Orthodox Jews, and I have posted a link to the video earlier, consider that the it is God's will that Jews be in exile until "God gathers them ba...

I think it is worth pointing out that the United States had free elections in 2016 and 2020 "according to some accounts" . Does that mean that everyon...

I am glad you brought this up. Wars are always proxy wars, it seems, which technically constitutes interference in the affairs of other nations, proba...

I think this is a good discussion, good points made. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHIEI2eEHPg&t=1056s Better arguments could be made by the Israeli...

I guess they should have protested when the first Palestinian was killed. Breaking the cycle should have been done many many years ago. I think the re...

https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/more-focus-areas/resources/world-hunger-a-moral-response/

This is, I believe a good description of what is happening. I want to look at this from a personal angle. As children we are taught to share. Sometime...

I agree, however the reasons for failure need to be looked at separately. I think some reasons have been suggested. These are great ideas, but people ...

Yes Benkei yes, have you not heard of Gandhi? This whole thing can be summarized as follows: if you walk up to someone and slap them do they have to t...

Remember this works both ways. It is not called a cycle of violence for nothing, it has that name for a reason. If they are all human, then, they will...