I haven't seen this discussed on here and I'm interesting in establishing the common consensus.
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Boris 2024 — 7 years ago(May 16, 2018 10:03 PM)
Perhaps this is one solution. However, why are the left so pro-Palestine? I thought they hate women being slashed, gays being beheaded etc? It's a strange world we live in!
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cryptoflovecraft — 7 years ago(May 16, 2018 10:27 PM)
Why is the right so pro-Israel?
Israel has a quasi-socialist economy, is very liberal on most social issues, was in part created by the UN (I thought rightists HATED the UN and didn't recognize its authority? hmm), and for all the foreign aid and US tax dollars Israel receives, it gives us nothing in return except more broken promises to stop settlement expansion, ease the suffering in Gaza and work towards a two-state solution which it never does and has no intention of ever doing. Israel is a headache that we don't need. Our lopsided support for Israel has made us less safe and given us enemies all over the Muslim world (read bin Laden's post-9/11 'letter to America' again … he lists our support for Israel as one of two main reasons as to why we were attacked on 9/11).
As for the Palestinians, not all of them are Muslims. Unfortunately, Hamas is an Islamic organization and wants to build an Islamic state for the Palestinian people while the PLO/Fatah is secular and prefers a democratic model. Palestinians seem to be split in their support for these two groups. I didn't know that women were being "slashed" and gays were being beheaded in Gaza and West Bank. Can you provide some proof of that?
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cryptoflovecraft — 7 years ago(May 16, 2018 10:57 PM)
Israel one of the most progressive, democratic countries in the world
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DrakeStraw — 7 years ago(May 16, 2018 11:28 PM)
I am Scottish and gaelic is my natural tongue.
Ah! You're forgiven. Not knowing the difference between "who" and "whom," many native English speakers will choose the latter when in doubt.
A pro-Israel Gael–very interesting!
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DrakeStraw — 7 years ago(May 17, 2018 02:06 AM)
… saves some translation time.
G
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pro-Isr
ael- glè inntinneach!
Not many English words end in -ael.
Chan eil mòran fhaclan Beurla a 'tighinn gu crìch ann an -ael.
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DrakeStraw — 7 years ago(May 16, 2018 10:36 PM)
Gaza demonstrates that a two-state solution is no solution. The Palestinians will forever be poorer than the Israelis because of their political ideology. Not recognizing this, they will always be envious of what the Israelis have. War without end, my friend.
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