"Yeah. You're not actually capable of discussing this."

I understand how this narrative is probably giving you a headache. Reality sometimes does that for those who can't accept reality.

"Say the name. The name Palestinians look to as their ideological Founder, like Zionists revere the name Herzl."

Herzl didn't found Palestine. Or Israel. The UK did.

The Arabs simply refused to accept it.

"You can't show me any documents where "Britain" declared they were establishing a colonial movement for European "Palestinians" in Palestine."

I can't show you a document where the UK was establishing a colonial movement of any kind. Th establishment of both Palestine and Israel are examples of British decolonialization.

IOW, we're shifting to a buyers market?

And?

#15

I don't think that Trump was involved in the Epstein stuff. But I do think he was likely involved with other stuff, with people that are in the Epstein files. Things that he doesn't want seeing the light of day.

That's why he was open to the files being released...before he wasn't.

I have a lot of connections to Norway. It's crazy to me how Many Norwegians, including members of the Royal Family, are caught up in this.

"Unfortunately, this is the foundational myth of many supremacist, ethno-nationalist ideologies such as Zionism and a fundamental mistake within the arguments of their apologists."

Wouldn't that also be true of the Palestinians?

"For the vast majority of history, the concept of a nation/state did not exist."

It did not. Not until the Brits established it in 1948.

Its also weird that the Brits established an Arab state using letters that don't exist in the Arabic Alphabet. It's weirder that modern day protesters have latched on to the term "Palestine."

"Free-free-free Palestine"

"Who's the European founder of, uh, Palestinianism?"

Britain. They established the Arab State of Palestine at the same time that they established the Jewish state of Israel.

Only the Arabs rejected it.

"Zionism is colonial movement in the Western European tradition."

So is Palestine.

Question: How do you write/pronounce "Palestine" in Arabic.

Hint: There is no letter "P" in Arabic. "Palestine" is a western creation.

"I think Israel should either try to coexist peacefully, or stop existing."

Do you think Palestinians should do the same?

"Doesn't seem possible."

It is. Ever heard of thee Sinai Peninsula? When Israel gave to Egypt, they gave up about half of their country.

"If there are nine-year-olds, there are six and seven-year-olds."

If there are six and seven-year-olds, are the cannibalism charges really that unbelievable?

"What's your thought on IDF using thermobaric bombs on civilians, like Putin did in Syria?"

I wasn't going to comment on this, but I guess I will.

The article is garbage. Pure garbage. The US has one thermobaric weapon in operational use. The AGM-114N. It's a smaller weapon, used primarily on helicopters, drones, and light aircraft. Every last one of the weapons listed in the article utilized conventional fillers, and I am very familiar with all of them. Thermobaric warheads were built in smaller form factors during GWOT. Mostly they were used against caves in Afghanistan, where the overpressure would produce effects within the cave. If you've ever ridden on a train going through a tunnel, you've likely felt the effects of overpressure on your eardrums.

The US did develop what might be considered a thermobaric MK-84 in the early 2000s, but it was designed to defeat biological weapons storage facilities. Only a handful were produced, and I think they have since been de-mil'd. I wrote my Weapons School paper on it.

In short, none of the weapons listed in this article were thermobaric.

"Do you disagree?"

Of course. Your position is a myth.

Israel has given up more land in the course if it's existence than it has taken.

So maybe you didn't understand my question. Or maybe you just ignored it.

Do you think Israel should exist? Would you be OK with it if the Arabs somehow managed to drive the Jews into the sea?

"I'm not anti Israel. I'm anti Zionist."

And where do you stand with the "from the river to the sea" crowd?

#209

Thank you for that grand compliment, good sir!

I hope you're not freezing your ass off in FL. It seems like it might be colder there than where I live in Central Europe. I did fly through Denver on Saturday, and it was like 70F. In Feb. Crayzee.

"Yep, he actually said that. After taking the "just show us your papers" and "throw 'em all out, just like the SS St. Louis," positions."

Not "throw 'em all out," just the ones who are in the country illegally. Any country, for that matter.

Why is that a problem?

"#192 Flag: Forgets that some have been here longer"

Have you been sleeping the last 20 years?

"How about you, are you so opposed to people who are in the US without authorization that it's become a $75B problem and we're right to hunt them down, like the Gestapo came for all those people memorialized on the little brass cobblestones you see as you walk around Germany?"

Stolperstein..Stumblestones. Snoofy, you impress me. I'm glad you know about that. You're one of the few. I have one right down the street from my house.

But I don't think that ICE is on a mission to kill non-citizens.

#189

So let's just be clear. Should someone who entered the US illegally be allowed to stay, even though they have not met the requirements to be a legal resident?

Ja oder nein?

"No, I mean your grandparents. How many Jews did they kill?"

Yeah champ. My family were the ones in the camp.

Feel stupid yet? Feel like an ------- yet?

#187

Princess, I couldn't care less what you think. I've been a member of this site for around 20 years. That makes me feel super old, but it's a fact. During that time I did a bunch of stuff, much of what influenced what I posted here. If you get bored, feel free to check it out. I have a sneaking suspicion that most people here don't question what I am. But feel free to ask around.

"Us liberals are not opposed to deporting violent, dangerous criminals."

Are you opposed to people who are in the US illegally?

"Just like the Nazis did to the Jews?"

Nazis?

You mean the German National Socialist Workers Party?

Anyway...no. The Bundespolezei make me show documentation every time I enter back into DEU. And I have EZPass, which allows me to use the EU Passport line.

If you're ever of sufficient means to leave the US, which we both must admit is unlikely, you would need to use the normal passport line and wait for an hour or so. Discrimination, amiright? If one person can get through passport control in one minute, everyone should.

Probably not a problem you'll ever face, but for anyone who does travel to Germany routinely, EZPass is awesome. Look it up.

"#171 Flag: And the lies keep rolling in ..."

Yeah. Because there is so much value in lying about mostly unimportant nonsense.

What do you do for a living, friend? Smash ATMs? Set cop cars on fire? Sell books at Powell's? Fold boxed at Voodoo Donuts?

I also spent a lot of my youth in Portland. Jealous?

"Obviously. Getting arrested and departed a deprivation of liberty."

It's not obvious. How is deportation from a country you're not a citizen of a deprivation of liberty?