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lapucelle

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121. The question was asked so folks could look in the mirror and examine what they see.

Sun Oct 15, 2023, 10:56 AM

Oct 2023

The rest of the article is perspective on what the answer to a very specific yes-no question might show in the mirror and what that image might mean.

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The Atlantic: "The Progressives Who Flunked the Hamas Test" [View all] lapucelle Oct 2023 OP

Warmongers do what they do LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #1

The article is not about warmongers. N/T lapucelle Oct 2023 #2

Article is slamming peace keepers LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #3

Hamas are the bad guys here. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #6

+1 JustAnotherGen Oct 2023 #80

Actually SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #9

Yes slamming peacekeepers LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #14

So then SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #15

Hamas needs to be crushed LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #20

Hamas is in Gaza SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #23

That is the way of the warmongers LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #27

In other words SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #33

There are other ways to crush Hamas LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #36

Such as? n/t SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #40

Let's hear them... Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #41

First get rid of Bibi LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #46

After Hamas is gone... Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #48

Hamas, heavily armed, could be put down by a military not geared to fight? NickB79 Oct 2023 #57

Geared to fight? LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #60

We'd be speaking German, Russian or Chinese NickB79 Oct 2023 #70

This is the best JustAnotherGen Oct 2023 #81

It's called the State Department. wnylib Oct 2023 #103

This is platitudinal nonsense Dorian Gray Oct 2023 #114

How? mcar Oct 2023 #45

Seems that article applies ro some here ripcord Oct 2023 #65

How do you propose crushing Hamas Dorian Gray Oct 2023 #113

Me too. Eliot Rosewater Oct 2023 #133

No you're Wrong.. The article is about Cha Oct 2023 #28

100% Dorian Gray Oct 2023 #115

Peacekeepers are OK with slaughtering civilians? Crunchy Frog Oct 2023 #55

That's strange response LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #56

I'm not at war with anyone. Crunchy Frog Oct 2023 #58

The did such a wonderful job in Rwanda. paleotn Oct 2023 #75

Why is the onus on Israel Dorian Gray Oct 2023 #112

It does not follow Torchlight Oct 2023 #19

Vengeance is stupid LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #22

Still it does not follow. Torchlight Oct 2023 #25

War is not a bumper sticker LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #29

Again, what leads you to interpret a request Torchlight Oct 2023 #30

Call? LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #35

Again, where was the call for death and desctuction in the article we're discussing? Torchlight Oct 2023 #37

Post removed Post removed Oct 2023 #39

Cool bumper sticker. Torchlight Oct 2023 #42

If you are a peace keeper you'd grok it LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #44

Bot? n/t Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #61

Sweet Jesus I think you may be right. It acts like a bot. Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #110

It may be in this thread as well. lapucelle Oct 2023 #132

Either t shirt slogans or a bot. wnylib Oct 2023 #106

Just wondering where you studied English. wnylib Oct 2023 #104

Ha! betsuni Oct 2023 #107

Israel is Defending itself.. That's Clear. Cha Oct 2023 #31

+1000 n/t Just_Vote_Dem Oct 2023 #63

Peace keepers? Beastly Boy Oct 2023 #34

The article is about people so blinded sarisataka Oct 2023 #47

The article is about people like me LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #50

I am truly sorry to tell you sarisataka Oct 2023 #59

I have repeatedly posted here that LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #64

And also posted LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #66

I must have missed your posts sarisataka Oct 2023 #68

How would you CRUSH Hamas? Dorian Gray Oct 2023 #116

You think the article is about you? yardwork Oct 2023 #88

What a misguided post. edisdead Oct 2023 #49

Guided well, thanks LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #51

Where is a slam on peacekeepers in the article? yardwork Oct 2023 #87

Oh, "peace keepers" has a new definition too. What is it? betsuni Oct 2023 #111

"Confronted with real violence by genocidal terrorists, they failed the test" Sympthsical Oct 2023 #4

Well said. nt redqueen Oct 2023 #11

Bibi is the biggest supporter of Hamas LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #5

So it's all a big conspiracy? Mosby Oct 2023 #16

He's right there with Rothchilds AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2023 #26

Don't forget the Trilateral commision NoRethugFriends Oct 2023 #32

I second this question JustAnotherGen Oct 2023 #83

The Times Of Israel: For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it's blown up in our faces Celerity Oct 2023 #92

No. herding cats Oct 2023 #73

PWPWWWWFFFTTttt! paleotn Oct 2023 #76

I read it yesterday and actually thought it was quite a good article. Crunchy Frog Oct 2023 #7

Yup absolutely. nycbos Oct 2023 #8

I alternate SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #10

I think it begs a re-examination Sympthsical Oct 2023 #13

It would be appropriate to mention the author's name: Helen Lewis milestogo Oct 2023 #12

Why does her name matter? N/t SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #17

Because she is the one making the argument. milestogo Oct 2023 #18

But what does her name SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #21

Good grief. milestogo Oct 2023 #43

the author, Helen Lewis, is a well-known British TERF and transphobe Celerity Oct 2023 #85

Oh, gross. That's disappointing. I thought this was a pretty good column. yardwork Oct 2023 #89

Jezebel unwittingly endorsed the Conservative Party's position on the Gender Recognition Act. lapucelle Oct 2023 #97

Oh, someone wrote something on Jezebel lapucelle Oct 2023 #95

You can't spin Lewis's transphobia away, there are multiple linked, documented examples there Celerity Oct 2023 #98

The Jezebel article aligns with the Conservative Party's position on trasgender recognition. lapucelle Oct 2023 #100

such a spirited attempted defence of a well known TERF transphobe, and on the DU of 2023 Celerity Oct 2023 #101

Sorry, but I don't get my talking points from folks who align with the Conservative Party lapucelle Oct 2023 #118

mdr Celerity Oct 2023 #119

"Raison d'tre" et mdr. Very impressive. lapucelle Oct 2023 #120

So glad you handle the obvious distractions so well, lapucelle! Nixie Oct 2023 #123

The obvious distractions are very telling. lapucelle Oct 2023 #124

That's what it does look like. The accountability factor for what they say hasn't really Nixie Oct 2023 #131

Is she well known or something? Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #24

yes, she is a TERF/ transphobe Celerity Oct 2023 #86

Thank you for posting this LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2023 #38

Post removed Post removed Oct 2023 #52

Welcome to DU. Mosby Oct 2023 #53

It was an opinion piece SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #54

Progressives most definitely should not be celebrating the success of Hamas... AntiFascist Oct 2023 #62

... lapucelle Oct 2023 #69

but you should read this post... AntiFascist Oct 2023 #71

That article says nothing about lapucelle Oct 2023 #74

Every decent person expressed horror at the mass murder of Israeli civilians when it happened... AntiFascist Oct 2023 #78

The "moment" was the immediate aftermath. lapucelle Oct 2023 #82

Even the US took some time in planning its wars following 9-11... AntiFascist Oct 2023 #84

There is no "counter-attack against Gazans". lapucelle Oct 2023 #91

I don't have a link, I was watching a broadcast... AntiFascist Oct 2023 #94

Very good read. Thanks for posting, lapucelle. brer cat Oct 2023 #67

What a strange argument ColinC Oct 2023 #72

What an interesting reaction, but it mistakes questions for an argument. lapucelle Oct 2023 #79

... ColinC Oct 2023 #99

The question was asked so folks could look in the mirror and examine what they see. lapucelle Oct 2023 #121

It is directly addressing "the left" ColinC Oct 2023 #128

Many on the left are having a hard time reconciling all this... paleotn Oct 2023 #77

Indeed. lapucelle Oct 2023 #93

This needs to be out in the open and discussed. betsuni Oct 2023 #90

This is complicated. I understand that. herding cats Oct 2023 #96

It's a failure of the moral high ground not to ask, "Why did this happen?" Earth-shine Oct 2023 #102

"Who was displaced from the lands now occupied by a "Jewish state"?" brooklynite Oct 2023 #117

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Oct 2023 #125

Vox did an interview with the originator of the concept of intersectionality / lapucelle Oct 2023 #126

I am sorry people are in fighting over all of this disablegamer Oct 2023 #105

Welcome to DU! KS Toronado Oct 2023 #108

Well said and welcome to DU! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #109

Thank you. This is far from black and white. AllyCat Oct 2023 #127

Yes, this is definitely the central issue at this time. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2023 #122

AOC is a Democratic Socialist? She's not a Democrat??? GuppyGal Oct 2023 #129

Isn't Ocasio-Cortez both a registered Democrat and a member of the DSA? lapucelle Oct 2023 #130