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I trust our government more than I trust Hamas.0
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static111 said:Lerxst1992 said:Halifax2TheMax said:Lerxst1992 said:Man that denialism reads just like a Maggie three names tweet.Is there any evidence Palestinians were ever willing to negotiate for peace? Syria and Egypt walked away from the bargaining table yesterday with Biden because of fake news provided by a terror organization that was rushed to the public.
Why stop at 1948? Why not tal hei or the Hebron massacre?
Todays news is about the worldwide media trusting the word of a terror organization that’s on the same level as ISIS.
I'm curious - does anyone else just find themselves not caring to talk about this anymore, with the knowledge that even public pressure doesn't sway the region's leaders or inhabitants to act or think any differently? It seems people just firmly plant their feet (and heads) in the sand in a debate situation now, and it feels like an entirely empty gesture with no chance to even learn something you didn't know before. And then if you did learn - so what? What would you do with it that would amount to anything? It almost feels like a promotional poster in support of apathy.'05 - TO, '06 - TO 1, '08 - NYC 1 & 2, '09 - TO, Chi 1 & 2, '10 - Buffalo, NYC 1 & 2, '11 - TO 1 & 2, Hamilton, '13 - Buffalo, Brooklyn 1 & 2, '15 - Global Citizen, '16 - TO 1 & 2, Chi 2
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mace1229 said:I trust our government more than I trust Hamas."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0 -
benjs said:
I'm curious - does anyone else just find themselves not caring to talk about this anymore, with the knowledge that even public pressure doesn't sway the region's leaders or inhabitants to act or think any differently? It seems people just firmly plant their feet (and heads) in the sand in a debate situation now, and it feels like an entirely empty gesture with no chance to even learn something you didn't know before. And then if you did learn - so what? What would you do with it that would amount to anything? It almost feels like a promotional poster in support of apathy.
Add to that the state of the world in 2023 w/ heightened tensions seemingly everywhere and propaganda & disinformation traveling at a faster rate than ever... it definitely feels like any sort of good faith discussion is just shoveling shit against the tide.0 -
benjs said:static111 said:Lerxst1992 said:Halifax2TheMax said:Lerxst1992 said:Man that denialism reads just like a Maggie three names tweet.Is there any evidence Palestinians were ever willing to negotiate for peace? Syria and Egypt walked away from the bargaining table yesterday with Biden because of fake news provided by a terror organization that was rushed to the public.
Why stop at 1948? Why not tal hei or the Hebron massacre?
Todays news is about the worldwide media trusting the word of a terror organization that’s on the same level as ISIS.
I'm curious - does anyone else just find themselves not caring to talk about this anymore, with the knowledge that even public pressure doesn't sway the region's leaders or inhabitants to act or think any differently? It seems people just firmly plant their feet (and heads) in the sand in a debate situation now, and it feels like an entirely empty gesture with no chance to even learn something you didn't know before. And then if you did learn - so what? What would you do with it that would amount to anything? It almost feels like a promotional poster in support of apathy.Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall0 -
23scidoo said:HughFreakingDillon said:brianlux said:23scidoo said:brianlux said:23scidoo said:gimmesometruth27 said:23scidoo said:nicknyr15 said:gimmesometruth27 said:23scidoo said:gimmesometruth27 said:
the fact that we have 70 million people that voted for trump and would gladly do so again without question is proof enough that this nation is full of psychopaths.
To tell you the truth, sometimes I think the whole world has lost it's marbles. Except maybe the Fijians. I know people who have lived there and they sound like the really have their shit together- and a big part of that is that they don't get hung up about wanting to have a lot of shit. Their relationships and enjoying life are far more important than stuff.Yeah, come to think of it, I know a young couple who lived in Sweden for a few years a liked it a lot except for having a hard time finding a place to live.I wish all places could be happy places.Here's something from Heather Cox-Richardson that sounds hopeful anyway:
“There are two very different visions for the future and what the Middle East can and should be,” Blinken said today. The U.S. stands behind a vision “that has countries in the region normalizing their relations, integrating, working together in common purpose, and upholding and bringing forth the rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people.”The other vision is the one Hamas embraces: “a vision of death, of destruction, of nihilism, of terrorism. That’s a vision that does nothing to advance aspirations for Palestinians, that does nothing to help create better futures for people in the region, and does everything to bring total darkness to everyone that it’s able to affect.”
The visions are clear, Blinken said. He said he had no doubt that the overwhelming majority of people in the region would choose the first if given the chance. So it is the responsibility of “all of us who believe in that first path…to make it real, to bring it to light, to make it a clear, affirmative choice. And that’s what we’re determined to do…. If we do that, everyone in this region will be in a much better place and so will the rest of the world.”
sure, we are not the happiest place in Earth to live..the most beautiful place in the world??..99%..
and also we know how to live life..but why you mention Greece??..
are you obsessed??..
beautiful? of course. I'd love to visit one day. live there? FUCK NOHugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall0 -
HughFreakingDillon said:benjs said:static111 said:Lerxst1992 said:Halifax2TheMax said:Lerxst1992 said:Man that denialism reads just like a Maggie three names tweet.Is there any evidence Palestinians were ever willing to negotiate for peace? Syria and Egypt walked away from the bargaining table yesterday with Biden because of fake news provided by a terror organization that was rushed to the public.
Why stop at 1948? Why not tal hei or the Hebron massacre?
Todays news is about the worldwide media trusting the word of a terror organization that’s on the same level as ISIS.
I'm curious - does anyone else just find themselves not caring to talk about this anymore, with the knowledge that even public pressure doesn't sway the region's leaders or inhabitants to act or think any differently? It seems people just firmly plant their feet (and heads) in the sand in a debate situation now, and it feels like an entirely empty gesture with no chance to even learn something you didn't know before. And then if you did learn - so what? What would you do with it that would amount to anything? It almost feels like a promotional poster in support of apathy."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0 -
gimmesometruth27 said:JB16057 said:Halifax2TheMax said:No war crime here, just defending themselves?
Palestinian health ministry says an estimated 200 to 300 people killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza
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Halifax2TheMax said:JB16057 said:Halifax2TheMax said:No war crime here, just defending themselves?
Palestinian health ministry says an estimated 200 to 300 people killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza
Key operative words, “he thinks.” Brandon doesn’t “know.” Regardless of who committed the act, it’s horrible.hippiemom = goodness0 -
cincybearcat said:Halifax2TheMax said:JB16057 said:Halifax2TheMax said:No war crime here, just defending themselves?
Palestinian health ministry says an estimated 200 to 300 people killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza
Key operative words, “he thinks.” Brandon doesn’t “know.” Regardless of who committed the act, it’s horrible.
The “info” is still in question, isn’t it?09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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benjs said:static111 said:Lerxst1992 said:Halifax2TheMax said:Lerxst1992 said:Man that denialism reads just like a Maggie three names tweet.Is there any evidence Palestinians were ever willing to negotiate for peace? Syria and Egypt walked away from the bargaining table yesterday with Biden because of fake news provided by a terror organization that was rushed to the public.
Why stop at 1948? Why not tal hei or the Hebron massacre?
Todays news is about the worldwide media trusting the word of a terror organization that’s on the same level as ISIS.
I'm curious - does anyone else just find themselves not caring to talk about this anymore, with the knowledge that even public pressure doesn't sway the region's leaders or inhabitants to act or think any differently? It seems people just firmly plant their feet (and heads) in the sand in a debate situation now, and it feels like an entirely empty gesture with no chance to even learn something you didn't know before. And then if you did learn - so what? What would you do with it that would amount to anything? It almost feels like a promotional poster in support of apathy."does anyone else just find themselves not caring to talk about this anymore, with the knowledge that even public pressure doesn't sway the region's leaders or inhabitants to act or think any differently?"I reach discussion burn out on several issues for that very reason. That and the distrust I have of so-called "information" that is out there.
Regarding the Israeli-Palestine conflict, the subject at hand, I agree, I don't see anything any of us saying is going to change anything or change anyone's mind.
In a column I read recently, Thomas Friedman described the situation as each side out crazy the other. Innocent Israelis are killed by the fanatical Hamas, and the Israeli retaliation inflicts death and suffering on Palestinians who are not supporters of Hamas. The same story we've seen over and over around the world: the extremely powerful inflicting suffering on people who just want to go about their lives. It would be so simple if both cultures could just be neighbors, accept that they have different beliefs and backgrounds, and just get along. But that, of course, is totally naive and highly unlikely to ever happen because the average person has no sway on what happens.
I even more and more frequently burn out on talking about what for me is the #1 issue of importance: environment. After decades of supporting and being involved in environmental activism and seeing little change in human conservation efforts, it gets hard to keep doing it."It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
static111 said:Lerxst1992 said:Halifax2TheMax said:Lerxst1992 said:Man that denialism reads just like a Maggie three names tweet.Is there any evidence Palestinians were ever willing to negotiate for peace? Syria and Egypt walked away from the bargaining table yesterday with Biden because of fake news provided by a terror organization that was rushed to the public.
Why stop at 1948? Why not tal hei or the Hebron massacre?
Todays news is about the worldwide media trusting the word of a terror organization that’s on the same level as ISIS.
The parking lot was hit, and it is clear that there is no crater. That photo was posted on this thread a few times. A missile from a long distance detonating on impact would leave an obvious sign.
There is also video showing the missed going up and coming down, all geoloated within gaza. I don't have that handy, but this link below is supposedly proof of Hamas admitting it wasn't Israel.
Which is all besides the point, which was the western media organizations all took the word of a terrorist organization without verification.
https://x.com/idf/status/1714548529538953637?s=61&t=2Rdn1xsdgfHauI5mfdJZeQ
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Lerxst1992 said:static111 said:Lerxst1992 said:Halifax2TheMax said:Lerxst1992 said:Man that denialism reads just like a Maggie three names tweet.Is there any evidence Palestinians were ever willing to negotiate for peace? Syria and Egypt walked away from the bargaining table yesterday with Biden because of fake news provided by a terror organization that was rushed to the public.
Why stop at 1948? Why not tal hei or the Hebron massacre?
Todays news is about the worldwide media trusting the word of a terror organization that’s on the same level as ISIS.
The parking lot was hit, and it is clear that there is no crater. That photo was posted on this thread a few times. A missile from a long distance detonating on impact would leave an obvious sign.
There is also video showing the missed going up and coming down, all geoloated within gaza. I don't have that handy, but this link below is supposedly proof of Hamas admitting it wasn't Israel.
Which is all besides the point, which was the western media organizations all took the word of a terrorist organization without verification.
https://x.com/idf/status/1714548529538953637?s=61&t=2Rdn1xsdgfHauI5mfdJZeQ
Actually a number of western media outlets I read reported that both sides claimed the other was responsible including reports that the explosion may have been caused by an errant rocket fired by the Jihad. Where did you get that they all blamed the Israelis? Here?
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It seems our current form of journalism has placed a much higher importance on being the first to report, rather than waiting more than 2 minutes to vet the information they spew. Gotta feed the insatiable appetite of the 24 hour news consumer, I guess. By the time a more accurate portrayal of events emerges they'll already be devouring the next "breaking" news cycle anyway. More clicks, and less accountability. No thanks.
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FiveBelow said:It seems our current form of journalism has placed a much higher importance on being the first to report, rather than waiting more than 2 minutes to vet the information they spew. Gotta feed the insatiable appetite of the 24 hour news consumer, I guess. By the time a more accurate portrayal of events emerges they'll already be devouring the next "breaking" news cycle anyway. More clicks, and less accountability. No thanks.Very good point. Among a few others, I have an online subscription to NY Times and they frequently send my "breaking news" emails. I often cringe a bit when I get their "jumping the gun" news updates. And it's not just them. Apparently, few journalists today have read chapter 7, "Now... This" in this book:
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
FiveBelow said:It seems our current form of journalism has placed a much higher importance on being the first to report, rather than waiting more than 2 minutes to vet the information they spew. Gotta feed the insatiable appetite of the 24 hour news consumer, I guess. By the time a more accurate portrayal of events emerges they'll already be devouring the next "breaking" news cycle anyway. More clicks, and less accountability. No thanks.0
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Halifax2TheMax said:cincybearcat said:Halifax2TheMax said:JB16057 said:Halifax2TheMax said:No war crime here, just defending themselves?
Palestinian health ministry says an estimated 200 to 300 people killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza
Key operative words, “he thinks.” Brandon doesn’t “know.” Regardless of who committed the act, it’s horrible.
The “info” is still in question, isn’t it?
This whole conflict is full of bad. I wish we would go back to banning books and start with every religions holy book.hippiemom = goodness0 -
brianlux said:FiveBelow said:It seems our current form of journalism has placed a much higher importance on being the first to report, rather than waiting more than 2 minutes to vet the information they spew. Gotta feed the insatiable appetite of the 24 hour news consumer, I guess. By the time a more accurate portrayal of events emerges they'll already be devouring the next "breaking" news cycle anyway. More clicks, and less accountability. No thanks.Very good point. Among a few others, I have an online subscription to NY Times and they frequently send my "breaking news" emails. I often cringe a bit when I get their "jumping the gun" news updates. And it's not just them. Apparently, few journalists today have read chapter 7, "Now... This" in this book:Scio me nihil scire
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cincybearcat said:Halifax2TheMax said:cincybearcat said:Halifax2TheMax said:JB16057 said:Halifax2TheMax said:No war crime here, just defending themselves?
Palestinian health ministry says an estimated 200 to 300 people killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza
Key operative words, “he thinks.” Brandon doesn’t “know.” Regardless of who committed the act, it’s horrible.
The “info” is still in question, isn’t it?
This whole conflict is full of bad. I wish we would go back to banning books and start with every religions holy book.0 -
static111 said:brianlux said:FiveBelow said:It seems our current form of journalism has placed a much higher importance on being the first to report, rather than waiting more than 2 minutes to vet the information they spew. Gotta feed the insatiable appetite of the 24 hour news consumer, I guess. By the time a more accurate portrayal of events emerges they'll already be devouring the next "breaking" news cycle anyway. More clicks, and less accountability. No thanks.Very good point. Among a few others, I have an online subscription to NY Times and they frequently send my "breaking news" emails. I often cringe a bit when I get their "jumping the gun" news updates. And it's not just them. Apparently, few journalists today have read chapter 7, "Now... This" in this book:
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