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155. Do you apply the same rules to neo nazis

Reply to Think. Again. (Reply #30)

Mon Apr 22, 2024, 04:25 PM

Apr 22

That show up at a Trump rally
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People of all backgrounds Tickle Apr 22 #1

Yes, It's clear that's what the protests are calling for, and I strongly agree. Think. Again. Apr 22 #2

How are the protests calling for people of all backgrounds feeling safe? betsuni Apr 22 #3

The protests are calling for a ceasefire... Think. Again. Apr 22 #4

As you know, Hamas isn't interested in a ceasefire. Terrorists are often like that. betsuni Apr 22 #6

I don't put any credence into what hamas wants. Think. Again. Apr 22 #8

I don't understand. They are the Palestinian government, aren't they? betsuni Apr 22 #9

I agree with you that hamas is a terrorist organization.... Think. Again. Apr 22 #11

Don't understand this either. betsuni Apr 22 #12

Yes, it's a complex situation. Think. Again. Apr 22 #14

Then why the simplistic America Bad as if the U.S. president betsuni Apr 22 #15

I don't believe I was in on that discussion... Think. Again. Apr 22 #17

Think. Again. betsuni Apr 22 #20

? Think. Again. Apr 22 #23

They think that's clever. I'm with you: The hell with Netanyahu, the hell with Hamas. Who's looking out ... marble falls Apr 22 #27

"They" betsuni Apr 22 #52

They. marble falls Apr 22 #54

She is a Valued member of DU and Cha Apr 22 #163

.. Cha Apr 22 #162

Arre 6iu saying we shouldn't believe Hamas when they say they don't want a ceasefire? ShazzieB Apr 22 #21

I don't pay any attention to hamas wants... Think. Again. Apr 22 #24

How do you know that the citizens of Gaza want a ceasefire? betsuni Apr 22 #26

I can't be expecte to take that question seriously. Think. Again. Apr 22 #34

Why won't Hamas agree to a ceasefire? Why do they want war? betsuni Apr 22 #37

I don't know and I don't care... Think. Again. Apr 22 #39

Hamas is the government. betsuni Apr 22 #40

Luckily... Think. Again. Apr 22 #42

Hamas isn't the government? How so? betsuni Apr 22 #45

Magical thinking Mountainguy Apr 22 #102

Hamas actually is the government. bottomofthehill Apr 22 #176

How is a protest at Columbia supposed to accomplish that? shrike3 Apr 22 #60

Okay, so if Hamas doesn't want a ceasefire, that means there won't be a ceasefire. Jedi Guy Apr 22 #142

But Hamas is one of the parties that has to agree to a ceasefire. ShazzieB Apr 22 #32

hamas is a terrorist organization. Think. Again. Apr 22 #35

Okay. But they're also the government. shrike3 Apr 22 #61

We all know Hamas is a terrorust organization. So what? ShazzieB Apr 22 #123

Is there an echo in here? ShazzieB Apr 22 #127

Maybe they should let their government know, then mcar Apr 23 #189

I hope you're not trying to be humorous about... Think. Again. Apr 23 #190

Nothing humorous at all about murderous terrorists mcar Apr 23 #191

Because the citizens of Gaza don't agree with you. Think. Again. Apr 23 #192

How many Gazans don't recognize Hamas as their government? Happy Hoosier Apr 22 #46

"'We're not Hamas': Gaza residents say airstrikes are putting civilians in grave danger" Think. Again. Apr 22 #56

Doesn't answer the question. Happy Hoosier Apr 22 #62

Yeah, they're not really in a position to take part in a poll right now. Think. Again. Apr 22 #65

Au contraire mon ami sarisataka Apr 22 #95

Nope, your poll is out of date... Think. Again. Apr 22 #105

Interesting as it says sarisataka Apr 22 #109

But without Hamas' cooperation there can be no ceasefire. shrike3 Apr 22 #63

Wiping out a terrorist organization... Think. Again. Apr 22 #67

So, you support wiping out Hamas? How? Boots on the ground? Bombings? shrike3 Apr 22 #68

I absolutely support wiping out hamas... Think. Again. Apr 22 #73

Hoo-boy. Good luck with that. shrike3 Apr 22 #74

You're probably right... Think. Again. Apr 22 #78

I strongly suspect Americans won't want it that way. shrike3 Apr 22 #82

I disagree... Think. Again. Apr 22 #93

You mean average people who are barely paying attention to the election in their own country? shrike3 Apr 22 #101

I mean the same Americans you suggested would be against taking out hamas. Think. Again. Apr 22 #108

Fine. Would open up a whole world of problems, but that's my thinking. shrike3 Apr 22 #133

I am all for America taking Hamas out. Eko Apr 22 #161

How? Boots on the ground? Bombing? shrike3 Apr 22 #166

Boots on the ground primarily. Eko Apr 22 #167

Oh, that has gone so well the other times we tried it. shrike3 Apr 22 #168

Do you think we would do worse than what is happening now? Eko Apr 22 #169

Yeah, I think we could. Afghanistan comes to mind. shrike3 Apr 22 #170

Maybe so, Eko Apr 22 #171

How do you know we wouldn't be shelling civilians? shrike3 Apr 23 #180

Because you asked me how we would do it. Eko Apr 23 #181

Because it was told in confidence to me by a family member. Who won a Bronze star and other commendations shrike3 Apr 23 #183

Maybe you should take a step back and take a breath. Eko Apr 23 #193

I don't need to take a breath. shrike3 Apr 23 #194

I'm sorry. Eko Apr 23 #195

Israel Always Blue Apr 22 #48

Then I'm sure this protest will be very effective eShirl Apr 22 #10

Yeah, no. A ceasefire means Hamas goes back to terrorist strikes. yardwork Apr 22 #124

I fear you're right. shrike3 Apr 23 #184

I was just about to ask the same thing! ShazzieB Apr 22 #5

See my reply (#4) above your question (#5). Think. Again. Apr 22 #7

Just keep walking AZSkiffyGeek Apr 22 #130

what do you think yelling "go back to Poland" to American Jews means? MistakenLamb Apr 22 #16

You would have to ask the individuals yelling that... Think. Again. Apr 22 #19

Ask them what? ShazzieB Apr 22 #22

MistakenLamb asked me a question, I was answering them. Think. Again. Apr 22 #25

I see that now. ShazzieB Apr 22 #38

"individuals"? betsuni Apr 22 #28

Yes... Think. Again. Apr 22 #30

I dont think any of us can possibly know exactly what the original purpose of the protests was. ShazzieB Apr 22 #43

It was clearly a protest to demand a ceasefire. Think. Again. Apr 22 #55

But in an earlier post, you said that Hamas needed to be eradicated. wnylib Apr 22 #92

hamas is a terrorist organization... Think. Again. Apr 22 #100

That isn't clear at all, given the behavior of people at the thing. yardwork Apr 22 #152

Or condemn them. marble falls Apr 22 #76

Don't put words in my mouth, please. ShazzieB Apr 22 #128

How do you know? Did you organize it? yardwork Apr 22 #151

Do you apply the same rules to neo nazis forthemiddle Apr 22 #155

Correct... Think. Again. Apr 22 #164

Share a clip of any of the "real" demonstrators challenging the pro-Hamas, anti-Jewish statements. brooklynite Apr 22 #51

The protest was a call for a ceasefire. Think. Again. Apr 22 #57

And if intruders attempt to hijack the goals for the demonstration... brooklynite Apr 22 #85

yet no one on their side tries to stop them MistakenLamb Apr 22 #137

I wasn't there, so I don't know that. Think. Again. Apr 22 #139

Harrassing Jews on the streets of the MotownPgh Apr 22 #41

You should speak to a person of color sometime.... Think. Again. Apr 22 #59

So it's cool Jews are harassed on the street, since people of color are also? shrike3 Apr 22 #64

Stop, that's a false equivalence and you know it. Think. Again. Apr 22 #70

No, it's not. You're the one who brought up people of color, not me. shrike3 Apr 22 #71

It is clearly a false equivalence and I won't continue with your bad-faith discussion. Think. Again. Apr 22 #75

I'm crushed. shrike3 Apr 22 #77

You falsely equated all of that with somehow being "okay". Think. Again. Apr 22 #81

What else am I supposed to think? shrike3 Apr 22 #84

You pretended to be surprised that Americans... Think. Again. Apr 22 #94

Guess you're not done, eh? shrike3 Apr 22 #96

I see, you interjected yourself into a discussion I was engaged in with.... Think. Again. Apr 22 #107

This is a message board. ShazzieB Apr 22 #131

Thank you. n/t shrike3 Apr 22 #141

TY for Explaining that so Well, Shazzie.B Cha Apr 22 #165

Okey-doke. Carry on. shrike3 Apr 22 #132

You got confused. That's twice at least in this thread alone? Maru Kitteh Apr 22 #172

Yes... Think. Again. Apr 22 #177

So you're admitting that the Columbia mcar Apr 22 #115

Please don't put words in my mouth... Think. Again. Apr 22 #138

Lots of ProPalestine protesters are Jewish womanofthehills Apr 22 #153

Person of color MotownPgh Apr 22 #118

Auschwitz is in Poland. /nt yardwork Apr 22 #125

Indeed. It's quite clear what they're calling for at Columbia. lapucelle Apr 22 #173

They need to put up signs sarisataka Apr 22 #174

... lapucelle Apr 22 #175

Protests will end soon PennRalphie Apr 22 #13

Biden's solution is the most likely. jaxexpat Apr 22 #18

Losing Always Blue Apr 22 #49

I know about the Christian Palestinian factor. Have met and entertained a family. jaxexpat Apr 22 #79

Quit giving money Always Blue Apr 22 #50

" By the way a good number of Palestinians are Christians and not Muslims" EX500rider Apr 22 #154

Many of the protesters aren't students. haele Apr 22 #69

You make some good points. shrike3 Apr 22 #80

That was the excuse Always Blue Apr 22 #143

A bad excuse for something that still should not have happened. haele Apr 22 #156

These outside protesters were camping in front of a gate, that police needed to protect. LeftInTX Apr 22 #157

This hurts their cause Sugarcoated Apr 23 #182

The way to end the protests is to end the killing in Gaza. Ping Tung Apr 22 #89

How? The conflict is centuries old. shrike3 Apr 22 #98

What they're doing now is just piling up bodies and starving people. Ping Tung Apr 22 #106

I have no objections to that, If enough taxpayers don't like how their dollars are spent, the government shrike3 Apr 23 #186

And there's the rub dwayneb Apr 23 #185

I'm with you. This will not end well. shrike3 Apr 23 #187

Go back to the peace sarisataka Apr 22 #110

Keep killing on April 22? Ping Tung Apr 22 #114

Hamas can accept a ceasefire sarisataka Apr 22 #116

Of course it's only Israel that must stop. EllieBC Apr 22 #121

If what they are demanding Always Blue Apr 22 #144

Would it be too much to ask sarisataka Apr 22 #149

Oh to be young again and in '68 ... marble falls Apr 22 #29

When I was in college PennRalphie Apr 22 #31

I'm with Johnny ... marble falls Apr 22 #36

All those protesting for good causes Polybius Apr 22 #72

HHH was the wrong candidate. He was tied too closely to LBJ in voters's eyes. marble falls Apr 22 #83

So Nixon was better? Got it! LeftInTX Apr 22 #160

Didn't say Nixon was better, just said the "Happy Warrior" was the wrong candidate in '68 ... marble falls Apr 22 #178

And what happened with McGovern? LeftInTX Apr 23 #188

Other than he lost? I do not know. Watergate had broken and Nixon still ran the table. I was all in on McGovern ... marble falls Apr 24 #196

Yep! LeftInTX Apr 22 #158

Ooohhhh yes SARose Apr 22 #86

As long as they stay peaceful. shrike3 Apr 22 #99

Absolutely SARose Apr 22 #140

1968 worked out so well! Celerity Apr 22 #90

HHH was the wrong guy to run against him. The feeling was new broom time, and HHH was seen as more of the same. marble falls Apr 22 #179

It was the best of times and worst of times. Ping Tung Apr 22 #91

They are letting Jewish students be terrorized mcar Apr 22 #33

All we got from 1968 was a longer war and Richard Nixon. tirebiter Apr 22 #44

Don't point out facts to the folks nostalgic for that time. Happy Hoosier Apr 22 #47

Nostalgia might be the best drug. EllieBC Apr 22 #88

Agreed. Some folks need to close the yearbook and get into the present. BannonsLiver Apr 22 #135

Sad to say, you're right, Unintended consequences. shrike3 Apr 22 #66

How narrow-minded of you. Xoan Apr 22 #145

These people are going to blow up the Democratic convention like in 1968. nt doc03 Apr 22 #53

They will try to, but might not succeed. wnylib Apr 22 #97

Omg these people are absolute fucking cringe. Oneironaut Apr 22 #58

Point To Gaza On a Map Deep State Witch Apr 22 #150

Congress shall make no law Ping Tung Apr 22 #87

Nothing in the first amendment Mountainguy Apr 22 #103

What part of "no law" did you miss. Ping Tung Apr 22 #111

Just say you're fine with them EllieBC Apr 22 #112

I'm not "fine" with any kind of violence. And that goes for what's going on in Gaza. Ping Tung Apr 22 #119

Of course you have a plan as to EllieBC Apr 22 #120

Plan to stop violence? Don't participte. Ping Tung Apr 22 #126

Good luck making that happen. shrike3 Apr 22 #134

"no law" sarisataka Apr 22 #113

In the '30s my father was in the ILWU and participting in strikes on the "private" docks. Ping Tung Apr 22 #122

What part of Mountainguy Apr 22 #136

But intimidating people of one faith or ethnicity wnylib Apr 22 #104

It's a private school mcar Apr 22 #117

When did Congress get involved? Ace Rothstein Apr 22 #129

None of which applies to private entities Zeitghost Apr 22 #159

Post removed Post removed Apr 22 #146

Open mindedness includes sarisataka Apr 22 #148

It costs almost $90,000 a year including tuition, housing, etc. for a student to attend this Vinca Apr 22 #147