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Israel sucks ...

rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
edited June 2008 in A Moving Train
Discuss.

(I lost a bet with polaris).
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  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    honorable for you to own up but i was hoping for more details ... ;)
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    polaris wrote:
    honorable for you to own up but i was hoping for more details ... ;)

    I'll refer you to my (sometimes) friend Brynzie for said details ...
    :)
  • OpenOpen Posts: 792
    reborncareerist wrote:
    Discuss.

    (I lost a bet with polaris).


    Hahahaha...Sticky!
  • KannKann Posts: 1,146
    I disagree. But I can't back it up right now :)
  • Urban HikerUrban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    Henry Rollins released a show last year that he did in Israel. I finally saw it last night. I definitely recommend it to anyone interested in that country.

    I didn't know until last night that if you get an Israel stamp in your passport you are not allowed entry into Lebanon.

    I can't even begin to imagine trying to go on with a regular westernized life with the kind of surroundings those people deal with.
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  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    I am glad nobody is taking the title too seriously. Israel as a country does NOT suck ... It is a beautiful place, and there is much to admire in its people. There is of course much to question as well, with regards to how Isrealis treat Palestinians, and other issues.
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Maybe we could take the thread title as an incomplete sentence for us to play with? :p

    Israel sucks.... at picking Eurovision entries. :D
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,837
    Agreed...

    http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alcanis01.shtml
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    reborncareerist wrote:
    Discuss.

    (I lost a bet with polaris).

    So my legendary powers of persuasion have worked? :confused:

    ;)
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    I can't even begin to imagine trying to go on with a regular westernized life with the kind of surroundings those people deal with.

    Yeah, it pains me to think how hard it must be to live in a country which is responsible for a 30 year crime against humanity. My heart bleeds for them.
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    reborncareerist wrote:
    Discuss.

    (I lost a bet with polaris).

    So what was the bet?

    Edit: I shouldn't be posting. I'm as drunk as a Rooskie right now. :)
  • MakeMeCry43MakeMeCry43 Posts: 355
    I'm actaully surprised and glad that people acknowledge all the pain and war going on between Israel and Palestine, I just thought it was a local thing since Egypt is really close to Palestine....So it's really nice to see you guys caring and having sympathy for this issuse, I appreciate it and I also would like to thank you guys for not being ignorant, because this is an issuse close to so many here and also close to my dad's heart because he was born in Palestine....I also wish all those ugly crimes over there would stop, it's been going on for too long now and it doesn't look like there is any progress, just crimes after crimes.....
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Maybe we could take the thread title as an incomplete sentence for us to play with? :p

    Israel sucks.... at picking Eurovision entries. :D


    thats actually a good idea... and a shitload more fun than shitty politics.

    Isreal sucks.... at the International Who Has The Biggest Foreskin Competition
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Israel sucks... up Iran using a giant vacuum cleaner
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Israel sucks... all the fun out of pan-Middle Eastern religious services. :p
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Isreal sucks... at kabbadi
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    dunkman wrote:
    Isreal sucks... at kabbadi

    Your sig has changed three times today. :p

    Israel sucks... US cock? Too far. :o:p
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Your sig has changed three times today. :p

    Israel sucks... US cock? Too far. :o:p


    well i had a referendum with my split personalities and they made me change it ;)


    not too far at all.. there would be some gagging if it was too far... Israel sucks at gagging.
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    dunkman wrote:
    well i had a referendum with my split personalities and they made me change it ;)


    not too far at all.. there would be some gagging if it was too far... Israel sucks at gagging.

    I'm surprised you don't just let your government buddies choose for you. :D
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    I'm surprised you don't just let your government buddies choose for you. :D

    maybe they do... maybe.. they.. do...


    *shifty eyes*
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    dunkman wrote:
    maybe they do... maybe.. they.. do...


    *shifty eyes*

    They're reading everything I post, aren't they?:o

    Damn governments, with their access to public forums. :mad:
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  • Urban HikerUrban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Yeah, it pains me to think how hard it must be to live in a country which is responsible for a 30 year crime against humanity. My heart bleeds for them.

    Sorry, I just recently made great friends with someone from Israel. The look in her eyes when discussing everything broke my heart. She is not happy with what is happening there, much in the way I get disgusted with the American administration.

    The difference is that she has been very close to the violence. Having to go to work while literally being able to see bombs drop on her home town. Huddling in a stairwell as the building a half of a block away is destroyed by a bomb. Knowing that she could die anytime just by being in the same place as a suicide bomber.

    I simply can't imagine what it's like to live in that kind of environment.
    Walking can be a real trip
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    "We've laid the groundwork. It's like planting the seeds. And next year, it's spring." - Nader
    ***********************
    Prepare for tending to your garden, America.
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    Sorry, I just recently made great friends with someone from Israel. The look in her eyes when discussing everything broke my heart. She is not happy with what is happening there, much in the way I get disgusted with the American administration.

    The difference is that she has been very close to the violence. Having to go to work while literally being able to see bombs drop on her home town. Huddling in a stairwell as the building a half of a block away is destroyed by a bomb. Knowing that she could die anytime just by being in the same place as a suicide bomber.

    I simply can't imagine what it's like to live in that kind of environment.

    I've been there as well (went there with several friends, two of whom were Israeli themselves). It is as Urban Hiker describes.
  • fuckfuck Posts: 4,069
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    Sorry, I just recently made great friends with someone from Israel. The look in her eyes when discussing everything broke my heart. She is not happy with what is happening there, much in the way I get disgusted with the American administration.

    The difference is that she has been very close to the violence. Having to go to work while literally being able to see bombs drop on her home town. Huddling in a stairwell as the building a half of a block away is destroyed by a bomb. Knowing that she could die anytime just by being in the same place as a suicide bomber.

    I simply can't imagine what it's like to live in that kind of environment.
    oh, absolutely. The fact that you can be 1 of 50 people who died in... what.... 5-6 years?

    don't give me that bullshit... what you're describing is the life of a Palestinian, only you left out curfews, being limited to going anywhere, etc...
  • Urban HikerUrban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    _outlaw wrote:
    oh, absolutely. The fact that you can be 1 of 50 people who died in... what.... 5-6 years?

    don't give me that bullshit... what you're describing is the life of a Palestinian, only you left out curfews, being limited to going anywhere, etc...

    Just because they don't have it as bad as the Palestinians, it does not mean they have nothing to fear. And it certainly doesn't mean I can't have empathy for what my Israeli friend goes through as part of her life.

    BTW - A lot of what happens to the Israelis does not get reported. Showing dead mutilated bodies is considered disrespectful. I was surprised to see a lot what I did in the Henry Rollins doc I mentioned in an earlier post.

    That said, I don't agree with or in any way advocate what is happening to the Palestinians. I just want my friend to be safe.
    Walking can be a real trip
    ***********************
    "We've laid the groundwork. It's like planting the seeds. And next year, it's spring." - Nader
    ***********************
    Prepare for tending to your garden, America.
  • fuckfuck Posts: 4,069
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    Just because they don't have it as bad as the Palestinians, it does not mean they have nothing to fear. And it certainly doesn't mean I can't have empathy for what my Israeli friend goes through as part of her life.

    BTW - A lot of what happens to the Israelis does not get reported. Showing dead mutilated bodies is considered disrespectful. I was surprised to see a lot what I did in the Henry Rollins doc I mentioned in an earlier post.

    That said, I don't agree with or in any way advocate what is happening to the Palestinians. I just want my friend to be safe.
    It's not just that they don't have it as bad as Palestinians, in general, they have little to fear from the Palestinian side. Rocket attacks really cause little damage to the Israelis. Civilians in Israel actually live a pretty good life.

    And "a lot of what happens does not get reported"? Please give me examples of this. I know the body counts, I know about the rocket attacks, I know what's been going on... it's really not much to report...

    I know there are Israelis who want peace, who sometimes can be scared (or something), but to dramatize everything by saying that sometimes they have to hide because of fear of getting bombed is just plain bullshit.

    I'm not saying you agree with what's happening to the Palestinians, either. I'm not ignorant enough to assume you do when you clearly didn't say anything like that.
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