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magicarpet

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56. The Jews like the Armenians suffered greatly from authoritarians and Fascists having run amok.
Sun May 3, 2026, 04:43 PM
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And then having Fascists joyfully attempt to commit genocide to expel, expunge, and eliminate an entire nationality of people.

How Benjamin Netanyahu - of Jewish ethnic heritage - currently the Premier of Israel and Masoud Pezeshkian - of Armenian ethic heritage - currently the President of Iran - how either men could conceivably think that ethnic cleansing and/or genocide is an acceptable means of dealing with an adversary tangled with in conflict, is the proper thing to do is astounding, shameful, and disgusting.

After what the Germans did to the Jews and what the Turks did to the Armenians you would think these men would have clearly learned the lessons that ethnic cleansings, genocide, and wiping a nationality of people off the face of the planet is a very nasty and unacceptable thing to contemplate doing or ever take action toward as such a reprehensible idea to even fathomeven contemplating. The history of their ancestors should inform that this type of thinking is inhumane and totally unthinkable.

Both of these men, both of their countries have been drawn to the fascistic ways of doing war. Both of these men and both of these countries have been guided and drawn into by factions of internal religious extremists who are tugging and yanking the strings of their government in the theaters of war to do the incomprehensible of committing war crimes. Both of these men and both of these countries have vocalized and acted upon ethnic cleansing as a means to resolve conflicts with their adversaries.

These men can do so much better than this. The United States should drag both men to a summit table, force them to put down their guns, bomb, and missiles. Bring all the various players in the Middle East together for a grand summit to hammer out a peace agreement that will put all this back stabbing and warmongering finally to rest to build a lasting and enduring peace in this region.

The warmongers and their profiteers must not be allowed to gum up the works of those involved in searching for peace.Never ending war is no longer workable or rational. We need to put our heads together and finally stop this madness of constant war.

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Yes,.. But aren't expressions of concern, caring, and repulsion of the murder of innocent Palestinian children.. magicarpet Sunday #27
I'm 100 % in the same place. Permanut Sunday #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 Sunday #62
We need to get louder and more persistent in our opinions and views. magicarpet Sunday #64
Absolutely. B.See Sunday #65
As you sort out the complicated feelings, perhaps... pat_k Monday #87
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No words for this. Joinfortmill Sunday #5
I have a few. calimary Sunday #42
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Caring is not and has never been reflected in US policies. Passages Sunday #7
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RIGHT? Skittles Sunday #51
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The Jews like the Armenians suffered greatly from authoritarians and Fascists having run amok. magicarpet Sunday #56
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