"Isn't that like 23 years old. Why Not pass a new one?"

Why not get rid of it?

Make the president go to congress if he/she wants to start a war.

"I'm glad he's gone, but what happens now? I've seen that Qatar and Israel were attacked"

Iran lacks the capability to carry out coordinated strategic attacks against any country. They are revenge attacks.

As for what happens now, I think that's up to the people of Iran. I would personally like to see Reza Pahlavi hop on a plan and go to Tehran. Once there, he could explain that his father did horrible things, unforgivable things, but nothing compared to what the Islamic Republic did to its people. Iran deserves better, I think, and now they have an opportunity. If they want it.

"Remember Camp David and the wto-state solution? Arafat said "No, Israel must be destroyed - it's in our constitution". And that was it for a two-state solution."

Israel isn't going anywhere. No one could realistically destroy them. 20% of Israeli citizens are Palestinians.

When I say Palestinians are ------ up, it's because they have been conditioned to have a sense of entitlement. They need to understand that the world doesn't owe them anything. Israel owes them the opportunity to create their own successful state. IMO. Whther they choose to do it or not is another story.

"What is the legal justification for attacking Iran?"

AUMF?

Just a guess.

Hell, my sympathies have shifted. I still think the Palestinians are completely screwed up, but Israel holds most of the cards and doesn't seem to be interested in coming up with a solution. If they want to stick people behind a wall, it should be the Haredi, who are a drain on the country to start with.

"Keeping the Palestinians in camps for generations has rendered them peaceful and docile, as we saw on Oct 7."

Palestinians are generally entitled whiners who think that they are owed something. Annoying, but unless you're Israeli, not really a problem.

ISIS are the modern-day national socialists, seeking to create their own Reich. And unfortunately, the international community has not convinced them they can't. But, I bet North Dakota could.

"In the 1970s, my HS Russian teacher brought in two native Ukrainians to speak to the class. When we referred to them as Russians, we were quickly upbraided: They were NOT Russians, they were Soviets."

Yup.

I'm still not the best Russian speaker, and I can't tell the difference between Ukrainian and Russian.

But I've never once met a Ukrainian who was willing to be identified as a Russian. And that's going back to when I was in my 20s. I'm 51 now.

"What about religions that teach that their people are superior to everyone else? What are they calling for?"

Like Islam?

I don't recall any Jewish students chanting "from the river to the sea."

"#89 They're calling for no such thing."

What do you think the term "from the river to the sea" means?

"The USA is a democratic republic."

No, the US is a constitutional republic.

#87

Now do the one with people wearing the keffiyeh. Basically, the southwest Asian version of the rebel flag.

"You've confused anti genocide with anti semitism."

Yeah.

Crowds chanting "from the river to the sea" are literally calling for genocide.

You know that, right?

"Oh, so these are true republics:"

Are they not?

I really don't know. Was the USSR not a true republic? In my mind, it might have been the truest republic next to the US.

"#77 The pool of antisemitism in the USA is on the right, not the left."

Yeah. Tell that to the Jewish college kids.

#80

Cool. So let's just agree that Hitler was about as much a socialist as Bernie Sanders or Mandani. Neither of whom are actual socialists, as their objectives as based on a successful capitalist outcome.

"And then bragged about it."

Dude, his top military leader wanted to punish a former fighter pilot and astronaut for reminding service members about the legal laws and customs of war.

Ten years ago, the DoD might have paid Mark Kelly to make that same announcement.

"In their platform, the Nazi Party expressed extreme antisemitism."

Well, Bernie is Jewish. SO maybe not. But you can't deny that antisemitism wouldn't resonate with a lot of leftists in the US today. It already is.

"Just claim you're an illegal immigrant! You'll get $2000. You can't have that much stuff."

Europe has lost patience with illegal immigration. Germany has re-established border checkpoints with Schengen countries. And it doesn't seem to be in the least bit controversial.

Most USans could get residency in DEU, so long as you have health insurance, a certain amount of money in the bank, and annual income of 30k EUR. Iirc.

Look at that. I remembered it.

Or Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei if you prefer the original German

"Not a single instance."

Have you ever read the 25-Point Program for the German National Socialist Workers Party.

Don't tell me that much of it would find a home in a Bernie campaign.

"but then, he's the one who likes to repeat the propaganda-laden name of the German Nazi party whenever possible."

Refresh my memory, what was the full, real name of the "Nazi" party. I seem to have forgotten.

I've also seem to have forgotten the history of the Italian Fascist party. From whom did they originally split from?

Silly me. I must be getting old.

"If he craps on America like you do he's a d-bag."

Unless his name is Trump, amiright?

#50

"Political violence has no place in this country. We must condemn this horrifying attack," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on the social media site X. "My thoughts are with Charlie Kirk and his family."

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) said on X that she was sending "sincere condolences to Charlie Kirk's family."

"Violence is unacceptable, always," she added. "Though I disagree with nearly everything he said publicly, I never lose sight of others' humanity. He was someone's son. He was someone's husband. He was a father to two young children. Praying for the [Utah Valley University] community impacted by this horrific act of gun violence."

"Libertarians" are at this point mostly all those GW voters whom no one can find anymore."

You can refresh your familiarization with the LP at the link below:

"A liberal who admired Charlie Kirk. GTFO"

Can you remind me the last time Charlie Kirk torched a police car or ATM as a means of making a political point. Even a lot of progressives respected Kirk, even if they didn't agree with him. Because he respected them.