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ratchiweenie

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26. Yes, Israel has become repulsive. I'll wait for another lecture on how I am anti-Semitic.

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Does anyone care? [View all] malaise May 3 OP

This is unacceptable! surfered May 3 #1

I care Roy Rolling May 3 #2

Yes,.. But aren't expressions of concern, caring, and repulsion of the murder of innocent Palestinian children.. magicarpet May 3 #27

I'm 100 % in the same place. Permanut May 3 #60

Perhaps check out my answer to magicarpet pat_k Monday #88

I appreciate your tactful response.. Permanut Monday #90

Enough is enough, stop the hate, and B.See May 3 #62

We need to get louder and more persistent in our opinions and views. magicarpet May 3 #64

Absolutely. B.See May 3 #65

As you sort out the complicated feelings, perhaps... pat_k Monday #87

YEAH, it would be 'safer' to keep one's mouth shut, rather than to say that the Israelis Jack Valentino Monday #91

Yes, lots of people do. But not the ones with power to stop it. LymphocyteLover May 3 #3

The soldier may get some cursory moniss May 3 #4

No words for this. Joinfortmill May 3 #5

I have a few. calimary May 3 #42

;-{) SAVE THE CHILDREN Goonch May 3 #6

Caring is not and has never been reflected in US policies. Passages May 3 #7

We care. The hard right does not. sinkingfeeling May 3 #8

trDUMP appointing the radical extremeist Fascist KkKrishtun Southern Baptist Pastor, Mike Huckabee as,... magicarpet May 3 #31

They don't believe any of that Cirsium May 3 #40

I've said the very same here regarding religion and racism BaronChocula May 3 #43

No,... I think you are right,... magicarpet May 3 #48

Old Testament Cirsium May 3 #53

The New Testaments are way too full of the venom of "Wokeness". magicarpet May 3 #57

You have some good insights into this. lees1975 May 3 #84

That's not a bad analysis. lees1975 May 3 #83

"Slaughter of enemies",.... condoned in the Good Book,...oh boy that sounds like fun. magicarpet Monday #86

Sure. OldBaldy1701E May 3 #9

The sad truth malaise May 3 #16

It's time we as a country take Israel off the pedestal we put them on. KS Toronado May 3 #10

and they couldn't do this without our support MadameButterfly May 3 #18

I perpetually have to explain to people that the Jewish people AllyCat May 3 #28

Agree with you 100% BaronChocula May 3 #45

Not Henry Winkler. Talking about people who practice Judaism AllyCat Monday #89

The problem is that it is Nutty-yahoo, his Likud Party, AIPAC, the ADL and similar groups maxrandb May 3 #61

and there are many Israeli's who don't want to be equated with what Netanyahu MadameButterfly May 3 #72

It doesn't matter what Israelis or Americans "want" maxrandb May 3 #80

Stuff being donein our names MadameButterfly Monday #93

Putin bdamomma May 3 #68

Perhaps Bibi's apologists can assure us that this is all Hamas' fault... Orrex May 3 #11

You know you're an anti-Semite if democrank May 3 #12

Shooting a child in the head for Bettie May 3 #74

We care, but we seem to be in a minority. I used to think that such malevolence niyad May 3 #13

The harshest judgment awaits their future BeneteauBum May 3 #14

Systematic genocide perpetrated by a people who should know better if anyone should. paleotn May 3 #15

THIS malaise May 3 #17

Dusty old books of myth. Perfect description. AllyCat May 3 #30

I believe those "dusty books of myth" Wednesdays May 3 #32

If belief in those dusty,old books are so... relogic May 3 #50

RIGHT? Skittles May 3 #51

Is religion the reason? stage left May 3 #49

Yes. paleotn May 3 #55

The Jews like the Armenians suffered greatly from authoritarians and Fascists having run amok. magicarpet May 3 #56

Israel needs to sit in the corner and think about its behavior Ponietz May 3 #19

Remember Malala? Pakistan girl shot in head by Taliban for going to school. cbabe May 3 #20

Yes, irrational religious extremism is shared across the entire spectrum of religious thought and,... magicarpet May 3 #63

Settlers killed the boy's father in 2019. Kid Berwyn May 3 #21

Or what German soldiers used to do to Jewish kids in Eastern Europe Justice matters. May 3 #37

Breaks my heart, too. Kid Berwyn May 3 #41

I am repulsed by Israel now. Clear-cut ethnic cleansing/genocidal activity jmbar2 May 3 #22

Alas, I wish your first statement were true . . . PhylliPretzel May 3 #24

Yes, Israel has become repulsive. I'll wait for another lecture on how I am anti-Semitic. ratchiweenie May 3 #26

THIS malaise May 3 #29

70 plus % agree with Israel's actions, unfortunately questionseverything May 3 #35

I didn't realize it was that high jmbar2 May 3 #38

I'm a little outside my expertise here but I thought the idea was that they become an oppressor Ilikepurple May 3 #81

You are correct -- you added some nuance that I missed. jmbar2 Monday #85

Thank you for both the initial reference and the follow up application to world events. Ilikepurple Monday #94

I do and it's despicable. 😡 Dave Bowman May 3 #23

Disgusting leftstreet May 3 #25

When does the revulsion reach critical mass? AloeVera May 3 #33

Nailed it malaise May 3 #34

netanfucku need to go to prison w/ all his minions. pansypoo53219 May 3 #36

Many of us do. LoisB May 3 #39

Always makes the John Lennon song "Imagine" pop back into my mind. calimary May 3 #44

Recommended. H2O Man May 3 #46

Great post. I almost missed these gems. AloeVera May 3 #52

Out of the park malaise May 3 #59

Great post. I find it crazy that a Presidential Election that we just had 2 years ago swept it under the rug. Eko May 3 #69

K&R spanone May 3 #70

+ 100 nt cliffside May 3 #79

I care. n/t PatrickforB May 3 #47

yes mike_c May 3 #54

Racist Hatred is the laziest anger in the world. blm May 3 #58

.... and insidiously prevalent. Look at what the USSC just recent did with their racist ruling on the Voting Rights Act. magicarpet May 3 #67

Disgusting The Blue Flower May 3 #66

End the aid. Marcuse May 3 #71

Yes. I have been reprimanded here and elsewhere for saying that Nuttyahoo is acting like Mustache Man. OMGWTF May 3 #73

Right to defend. Has limits chicago guy May 3 #75

Millions care. Citizen lobbyists have an uphill battle, but they've been working for decades. pat_k May 3 #76

Important malaise May 3 #77

I care, in addition Israel has pushed further into Gaza controlling almost 2/3 of Gaza ... cliffside May 3 #78

Been reading aboutnthis malaise Monday #96

Sounds a little like what happens in US schools, or US streets adam_vermont May 3 #82

I posted about it two weeks ago. Such a horror. applegrove Monday #92

Must not be insensitive toward the... republianmushroom Monday #95