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ProfessorGAC

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22. And Here's The Thing

Reply to Cha (Reply #19)

Wed Dec 27, 2023, 07:05 PM

Dec 2023

We have posters right here in GD that insist that these actions call attention to the cause.
But, 95% of the conversation ends up being about the protest, not the cause.
And in this case Torres' "...will not be intimidated..." statement makes it obvious they haven't won HIM to their cause.
Protesting by picketing, protesting outside an event, ... I got it.
But, when the protest becomes the news the point is lost.
Geez, even the antiwar protests in the 60s, as plentiful as they were, didn't shorten that war. One reason, IMO, is that run amok protests shifted public opinion AWAY from their cause.
Good protests may cause inconvenience. If that's ALL they do, they're for naught.

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Ritchie Torres: On Christmas Day, anti-Israel extremists vandalized my Bronx Office [View all] lapucelle Dec 2023 OP

The least you would expect from these morons is that they would get their symbolism straightened out. Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #1

"Jesus was not Palestinian, we need to dispel that myth forever - opinion" lapucelle Dec 2023 #2

the Jewish religion, people, and state were well established LONG before stopdiggin Dec 2023 #6

They're just throwing all antisemitic tropes out there, because they can. yardwork Dec 2023 #3

Haven't Seen 'Christ-Killers' Surface In Some While, Ma'am The Magistrate Dec 2023 #9

They're being egged on, Sir. yardwork Dec 2023 #11

The biblical Jesus was Hebrew and Jewish. sarisataka Dec 2023 #4

And it doesn't come out of nowhere: Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #5

This is what the pro Palestinian movement has always been. They hate Jews and anyone allied with the Jews. SoFlaBro Dec 2023 #7

Thank you. betsuni Dec 2023 #8

Jeez.. EX500rider Dec 2023 #10

Nee Canaan. OilemFirchen Dec 2023 #12

Well, all religions are pretty dumb, including Judaism. Elessar Zappa Dec 2023 #16

Fair enough. OilemFirchen Dec 2023 #18

Let Me Get This Straight ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #13

You do have that right. lapucelle Dec 2023 #14

TY for that Tweet!❣️ Cha Dec 2023 #21

I am borrowing this one: Beastly Boy Dec 2023 #23

Well Rep Torres supports Cha Dec 2023 #19

And Here's The Thing ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #22

They're Making A STATEMENT, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2023 #24

That'll show 'em mcar Dec 2023 #30

Jesus was Jewish too. Elessar Zappa Dec 2023 #15

I love Rep Richie Torres 🕯️🕊️💙🌊🏝️🌈 Cha Dec 2023 #17

Another day, another gaggle of Nazis and terrorists. TheKentuckian Dec 2023 #20

Fuck Hamas sympathizers. That is all. LexVegas Dec 2023 #25

See also: New York Rep. Ocasio-Cortez draws fire for Christmas message comparing Jesus to Gazans question everything Dec 2023 #26

I saw that. It's interesting that she posted it to Instagram rather than twitter. lapucelle Dec 2023 #27

This Is Foolish Stuff The Magistrate Dec 2023 #28

What the fck is wrong with these people? mcar Dec 2023 #29

Wow marching out some the more old school EllieBC Dec 2023 #31

K&R betsuni Dec 2023 #32

Kick Hekate Dec 2023 #33