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bitterross

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55. Please take this comment to the Isreal/Palestine group. Not appropriate on this forum.

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 02:14 PM

Mar 2019

I'm not going to debate the topic of Israel/Palestine in this Forum/thread.

This thread is about the treatment of Omar. Not about Israel vs Palestinians.

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Let's be honest. Omar wants to talk about Palestinian Treatment. That's why she gets shut down. [View all] bitterross Mar 2019 OP

Reminds me a lot of Bill Maher after 9/11. As a society, we have difficulty with genuine KPN Mar 2019 #1

Let's be honest and smart. Pantagruel Mar 2019 #2

+1 Yes. We need to discuss it at the time of our choosing once we WIN in 2020. ancianita Mar 2019 #6

The election is over 1 1/2 years away - and then the next cycle begins floppyboo Mar 2019 #33

Fair point. Might as well deal with it as it comes up, then. ancianita Mar 2019 #35

Right, just like we discuss gun control after a suitable period of mourning... yeah? nt procon Mar 2019 #77

Yes!!!!!! McKim Mar 2019 #49

Yeah. Pretty much. n/c 3_Limes Mar 2019 #3

I think you are right, with a huge caveat marylandblue Mar 2019 #4

I agree with you. It's so emotionally charged it's an impossible topic. bitterross Mar 2019 #8

+1 ancianita Mar 2019 #9

"Being a Muslim woman is just icing on the cake" ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #17

This is way more complicated than that. marylandblue Mar 2019 #24

It's more complicated than that if you consider the history of the region ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #78

The reason it becomes an issue is when anti Semitic dog whistles are used in the discussion. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #25

I have zero problem with jews Larrybanal Mar 2019 #39

I cant believe Jarad can even find his way out of a parking garage. nt oldsoftie Mar 2019 #67

Very true. It is and has been a sticky wicket. From forever. sprinkleeninow Mar 2019 #40

Problem is... 2naSalit Mar 2019 #5

She is proving to me that she just isn't that smart Vinnie From Indy Mar 2019 #7

I think you are wrong. bitterross Mar 2019 #10

Nancy Pelosi Spoke On This The Other Day DallasNE Mar 2019 #45

Contentious Issue. That's why DU has the Israel/Palestine group MineralMan Mar 2019 #11

I agree with you. It is also in the way that the information is presented. Caliman73 Mar 2019 #13

The critical comments about Obama would be front page news from any Democrat MattP Mar 2019 #12

You cannot take on volatile political issues without first establishing yourself as non-partisan, LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #14

Transitioning from being an activist to a Representative is essential if one want's to effect change LuvLoogie Mar 2019 #19

No one is going to accept a Muslim as non-partisan bitterross Mar 2019 #21

Bingo! Duppers Mar 2019 #28

Certainly not if she wears a Hijab to the floor of the Congress. LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #30

Glad She Wears Her Scarf McKim Mar 2019 #50

I don't have a problem with it, but it's confrontational, and she knows that. LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #59

Agree, I'm a staunch secularist as well, radius777 Mar 2019 #80

Did Barack Obama, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton work toward peace and justice there? LuvLoogie Mar 2019 #15

Let's be honest: she used antisemitic dog whistles DavidDvorkin Mar 2019 #16

Like I said, people make up their own meaning out of her words. /nt bitterross Mar 2019 #22

except they were Larrybanal Mar 2019 #41

Your opinion, others have different opinions! pazzyanne Mar 2019 #61

Anything can be called an anti-semitic dog whistle nt Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #70

Rubbish. DavidDvorkin Mar 2019 #75

Hogwash. procon Mar 2019 #79

Do you believe that was her intent... MrScorpio Mar 2019 #73

I really don't know DavidDvorkin Mar 2019 #74

The fate of the Palestinians are a very hot-button issue. MicaelS Mar 2019 #18

Not true. It isn't difficult to avoid anti-Semetic tropes and racist dog-whistles. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #20

And i believe most others here too. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #34

That's not it. She falsely claimed that Obama kept kids in cages and he "got away with murder".... George II Mar 2019 #23

That's NOT what I was talking about. STAY on subject. bitterross Mar 2019 #26

If that's what she wants to talk about she's clouding her message with all her other... George II Mar 2019 #29

One comes here to get lectured? Sheesh. sprinkleeninow Mar 2019 #43

Stuff doesn't happen in a vacuum. TwilightZone Mar 2019 #31

Exactly, and if she/they want to take a swing at Obama radius777 Mar 2019 #83

lol, who made you the thread police? Starting a thread doesn't mean you set the terms for discussion tritsofme Mar 2019 #48

I made me my thread's police - that's who. bitterross Mar 2019 #51

Cute. tritsofme Mar 2019 #71

The fact is that, unless I missed it, she hasn't been "shut down" for speaking about Palestine... George II Mar 2019 #81

But that is relevant. kcr Mar 2019 #65

I'm surprised she didnt talk about how "well spoken" he was as well! oldsoftie Mar 2019 #36

When was this picture taken? Trumpocalypse Mar 2019 #69

I'm sure you know. What were the circumstances behind that photograph? George II Mar 2019 #76

It's 25% clumsiness on her part and 75% gaslighting by the Republicans. RandySF Mar 2019 #27

+1 yep Kurt V. Mar 2019 #32

Yes, I think this is a combination of . . . peggysue2 Mar 2019 #54

IMO, there is also more than a bit of BlueMTexpat Mar 2019 #37

If you even think about Palestinian treatment, you're anti-semitic IronLionZion Mar 2019 #38

Absolute BS. CrossingTheRubicon Mar 2019 #44

Ridiculous fountainofyouth Mar 2019 #53

Israel is not a religion. TNNurse Mar 2019 #42

Many Americans are addicted to imperialism MountCleaners Mar 2019 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Mar 2019 #47

Please take this comment to the Isreal/Palestine group. Not appropriate on this forum. bitterross Mar 2019 #55

Your title said "Palestinian Treatment" Mosby Mar 2019 #56

Yes, it did. I'm talking about talking about a subject. Not the subject. bitterross Mar 2019 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Mar 2019 #60

+1 LongtimeAZDem Mar 2019 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author Kurt V. Mar 2019 #82

Haven't you realized fountainofyouth Mar 2019 #52

Spot on. zentrum Mar 2019 #57

She's a target, no doubt BeyondGeography Mar 2019 #63

Right wing excess by any other name DirtEdonE Mar 2019 #64

Let's be honest, Omar's messaging is shit. She needs to fire her comms team. octoberlib Mar 2019 #66

Bill Maher had some criticism for both our party and for Omar PatrickforO Mar 2019 #68

It shouldn't be hard to criticize Israel without invoking tropes that literally got Jews killed. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #72

the Palestinians are always an excuse for anti jewish shit JI7 Mar 2019 #84

Let's be honest, there's no moral equivalency radius777 Mar 2019 #85

Locking... DonViejo Mar 2019 #86