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harumph

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9. I would not say it was an "inevitable result."

Reply to AloeVera (Reply #8)

Sat Jul 26, 2025, 02:14 PM

Jul 26

There were glimmers of compromise. Carter tried to help.
All that hope has been abandoned and what we see is simply raw savagery sold as fatalism. Unlike Americans, memories are a persistent thing in the ME.
What Thomas Jefferson said with regard to slavery seems to be appropriate: "Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever: that considering numbers, nature and natural means only, a revolution of the wheel of fortune, an exchange of situation, is among possible events: that it may become probable by supernatural interference! The Almighty has no attribute which can take side with us in such a contest.

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'I witnessed war crimes' in Gaza, former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC [View all] AloeVera Jul 25 OP

I'm so glad someone was brave enough to show their face and speak up vanessa_ca Jul 26 #1

Me too. When a mercenary says it's bad - it's REALLY bad. AloeVera Jul 26 #3

This is a longer version that you posted. Even better. AloeVera Jul 26 #6

A school field trip came from 2 hours away to watch the genocide, pumped their fists and were very excited. vanessa_ca Jul 26 #7

Observing the fruits of genocide, mass murder, starvation - part of the school curriculum? AloeVera Jul 26 #8

I would not say it was an "inevitable result." harumph Jul 26 #9

You are right, there were glimmers. AloeVera Jul 26 #10

Duh malaise Jul 26 #2

I know it's a Dog bites Man title lol. AloeVera Jul 26 #4

Agree malaise Jul 26 #5

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