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127. I criticize Assad a lot

Wed May 19, 2021, 08:17 PM

May 2021

I am given a hard time by progressives for calling Assad a human rights violator but I would feel like a hypocrite if I didn't call him a human rights violator.

BTW Syria is a proxy war so the whole world is already there.

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Is it any wonder why Palestinians are upset with Israel? [View all] ProudMNDemocrat May 2021 OP

The 1949-1967 map is mislabled hack89 May 2021 #1

If one accepts your argument, guillaumeb May 2021 #3

Jordan renounced their formal annexation of the West Bank in 1988 hack89 May 2021 #5

Address my second point. guillaumeb May 2021 #8

I concede that point. The Fourth Geneva Convention is pretty clear. hack89 May 2021 #16

Which means that this problem will continue. guillaumeb May 2021 #40

I don't see a happy ending to all of this hack89 May 2021 #45

yes. WW111. Not kidding Roc2020 May 2021 #47

Hamas loves to reset the clock every 10-15 years. joshcryer May 2021 #81

Whose land it is.. I saw a program years ago about a Palestian farmer who olive groves had been LiberalArkie May 2021 #52

Not really true, Jews and Christians inhabited those lands until... joshcryer May 2021 #83

Could you tell me where to find the International Law you're mentioning? Decoy of Fenris May 2021 #24

A great question. guillaumeb May 2021 #106

It's a great help, thank you. Decoy of Fenris May 2021 #117

I agree with the idea that neither of us have an answer. guillaumeb May 2021 #123

Jordan wasn't Jordan it was the Ottoman empire. joshcryer May 2021 #84

And notice how disconnected all the "Palestinian" areas are. guillaumeb May 2021 #2

Before the Intifata the Palestinians routinely traveled and worked in Israel hack89 May 2021 #7

They were treated as second class citizens. guillaumeb May 2021 #9

Bad things happen in wars. hack89 May 2021 #17

The next best choice would be a wnylib May 2021 #38

This narrative ignores decades of recalcitrance and rejectionism by Palestinian leadership tritsofme May 2021 #86

I remember Clinton's work on that peace wnylib May 2021 #93

Oh yes, the mere presence of Jews at their holiest site was an enormous provocation. tritsofme May 2021 #103

Nonsense hyperbole to claim wnylib May 2021 #107

Sharon never claimed the Temple Mount as only for Jews. Mosby May 2021 #118

There are studies on the Gaza Strip AZProgressive May 2021 #89

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 2021 #122

They are still treated as second class citizens. joshcryer May 2021 #79

True. eom guillaumeb May 2021 #104

What about the refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan? Mosby May 2021 #120

Because the Arab League says that they're not allowed it. joshcryer May 2021 #129

Divide and conquer. 2naSalit May 2021 #21

Agreed. eom guillaumeb May 2021 #41

Relabel the white areas "South Africa" SCantiGOP May 2021 #51

Exactly. eom guillaumeb May 2021 #57

Yes it will Bettie May 2021 #128

Considering that Palestine govt has some of the worst human rights laws, Budi May 2021 #4

Diversion, and whataboutism. eom guillaumeb May 2021 #12

No its not. Budi May 2021 #25

I saw a 6 year old girl crawl from under the rubble of an Israeli air strike AZProgressive May 2021 #90

Yeah, there is massive anti-Palestinian racism in Israel, stoked on by the likes of Netanyahu LymphocyteLover May 2021 #97

so that justifies Israel killing Palestinian civilians in huge and in ordinate numbers... got it LymphocyteLover May 2021 #96

I refuse to support a govt who suppressed it's own people, and allows a terrorist group, Budi May 2021 #109

We hear about Hamas all the time and plenty of Republicans complain about them LymphocyteLover May 2021 #113

Israel loves HAMAS??? You so sure of that are you? Budi May 2021 #114

Got it-- LymphocyteLover May 2021 #130

It's always about land malaise May 2021 #6

Land, and power. guillaumeb May 2021 #10

Europe as well malaise May 2021 #13

Guilt over their inaction in 1937 and forward? eom guillaumeb May 2021 #15

Lebensraum Martin Eden May 2021 #18

Judenfrei tritsofme May 2021 #75

Touche' Martin Eden May 2021 #77

To be fair sarisataka May 2021 #11

This is a legacy of colonialism. guillaumeb May 2021 #14

True, however we would have to go back sarisataka May 2021 #20

K & R Budi May 2021 #26

"It goes back further in time then some are willing to consider." agree.. Who owned what, when? mitch96 May 2021 #33

Jfc. 🙄 Budi May 2021 #34

Excellent points. guillaumeb May 2021 #43

Nearly the entire world structure dianaredwing May 2021 #31

There were jews living there also, going back 3500 years Mosby May 2021 #36

And? guillaumeb May 2021 #44

There were Homo erectus living there nearly 2,000,000 years ago. Crunchy Frog May 2021 #68

Then why do we respect indigenous rights at all? Mosby May 2021 #69

Sykes-Picot Agreement joshcryer May 2021 #82

Bull mikeysnot May 2021 #22

Well if Indiana Jones went to Palestine sarisataka May 2021 #28

Sooooo a nation needs a president? mikeysnot May 2021 #78

We could toss out religion and go back multigraincracker May 2021 #35

Yeah, and here's the flag Mosby May 2021 #37

"To be fair", there was no official country called "Native America" either... Progressive Lawyer May 2021 #48

I'm sorry, sarisataka May 2021 #50

Forgiveness denied. Progressive Lawyer May 2021 #62

+1, uponit7771 May 2021 #58

+1 Bettie May 2021 #59

Excellent point. IsItJustMe May 2021 #74

My thoughts DemocratSinceBirth May 2021 #85

If You Can - Get Your Hands On The December 1938 Issue Of National Geographic Magazine..... global1 May 2021 #19

+1 2naSalit May 2021 #23

It was the British that revived the Palestinian name hack89 May 2021 #27

K & R Thank You! Budi May 2021 #29

The British really fucked it up. joshcryer May 2021 #88

Or go further back and it was British, and Ottoman empire IronLionZion May 2021 #30

"Claims to any of the land all depends on how far back in time people want to go." DemocratSinceBirth May 2021 #105

People have migrated a hell of a lot, which complicates things IronLionZion May 2021 #111

These people will be at war with each other Mr.Bill May 2021 #32

Netanyahu expelled Palestinians from their homes to make way for Jewish settlers. SunSeeker May 2021 #39

Ethnic cleansing, do you mean? 2naSalit May 2021 #63

Yep. nt SunSeeker May 2021 #67

The maps are propaganda Mosby May 2021 #42

The only solution is that the Palestinians are going to need their own sovereign state. Volaris May 2021 #46

That's the only humane solution. But it won't happen. SunSeeker May 2021 #54

I know it wont happen. But it's still the correct thing to call for. Volaris May 2021 #56

This seems familiar Soxderrube May 2021 #49

It was one stupid idea to put Israel in the middle of Muslim countries. The Jungle 1 May 2021 #53

+1 2naSalit May 2021 #65

+1,000,000!!! SheltieLover May 2021 #66

There were actual discussions in the 40s SCantiGOP May 2021 #71

Jews were the largest group in Jerusalem by the 1870s tritsofme May 2021 #76

Zionism demanded it. joshcryer May 2021 #80

Why not have given them Las Vegas or Palm Springs? DemocratSinceBirth May 2021 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratSinceBirth May 2021 #87

It wasn't just put there . It was already a place where Jews and Arabs had been living JI7 May 2021 #91

Stunned by the tone-deafness of such a statement Tarc May 2021 #100

I am sorry you feel that way. The Jungle 1 May 2021 #108

There are no elections in the West Bank because Mahmoud Abbas called them off DemocratSinceBirth May 2021 #115

The West Bank and Gaza are not part of Israel Mosby May 2021 #116

17% of physicians and 14% of nurses in Israel are Arab. DemocratSinceBirth May 2021 #119

You forgot to cite the source of your map. Beastly Boy May 2021 #55

Thank You For Hunting That Up, Sir The Magistrate May 2021 #64

IS THERE A HAMAS EQUIVALENT TO THAT? WiseElder May 2021 #60

Your point is? The OP says PALESTINIANS, not Hamas. maxsolomon May 2021 #70

You are exactly right SCantiGOP May 2021 #72

One Small Point, Ma'am The Magistrate May 2021 #61

I can't think of any government 48656c6c6f20 May 2021 #73

If there are problems in the region it is because of European Countries & the US AZProgressive May 2021 #92

Frequently overlooked. /nt tonedevil May 2021 #94

The British gave away Palestine to the Hashemites Mosby May 2021 #125

I was mainly referring to Saudi Arabia AZProgressive May 2021 #126

Post removed Post removed May 2021 #95

I'm just wondering how many Palestinians have to die for the world to care enough to do something LymphocyteLover May 2021 #98

A lot more people died in Syria in a shorter time frame and the world did nothing hack89 May 2021 #110

true... I guess it's just that this has been going on so long... LymphocyteLover May 2021 #112

I criticize Assad a lot AZProgressive May 2021 #127

Native Americans were considered much the same as Palestinians are now Marrah_Goodman May 2021 #99

The events of today are what they are, there are no do-overs or mulligans Tarc May 2021 #101

Yeah well... PCIntern May 2021 #121

Goes back farther than that. AngryOldDem May 2021 #124

The Palestinian/Isreali map is a real eye opener. nt oasis May 2021 #131