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Hekate

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51. This is about history, and what always works to gin people up to go out and kill more people

Thu Dec 28, 2023, 02:37 PM

Dec 2023

Even if all you do is take a deep atheistic dive into the history of Europe and avert your eyes at all the religion stuff — look at the propaganda and the manipulation.

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This is just F'n great.. FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday the war between Israel and Hamas has led to a spike [View all] TeamProg Dec 2023 OP

Shocker. AloeVera Dec 2023 #1

I sense a bit of sarcasm.. We ALL would have seen this if we knew the extent to which Netanyahu had lost his mind to TeamProg Dec 2023 #3

Let's not forget EndlessWire Dec 2023 #8

So, no blame on invading settlers and the occupation of defined Palestinian land? TeamProg Dec 2023 #10

Who were the "invading settlers" in Gaza exactly? EX500rider Dec 2023 #29

There isn't a single Jew in Gaza. Mosby Dec 2023 #54

The settlers are in the West Bank. There are no settlers in Gaza. marybourg Dec 2023 #56

Yes, and encroaching on Palestinian land. Exactly. No settlers would want to move to an often referred as "open air TeamProg Dec 2023 #64

Did someone say Israel doesn't have the right to defend itself? gratuitous Dec 2023 #17

The UN Human Rights Council for one, sarisataka Dec 2023 #21

And what's the context of that assertion? gratuitous Dec 2023 #27

Hmm, I was sure the goalposts were over there a moment ago sarisataka Dec 2023 #44

Wow.. I missed this.. TY! Cha Dec 2023 #61

Francesca P. Albanese is an antisemite. Mosby Dec 2023 #55

Netanyahu is a glaring illustration of the evil 'leaders' can do when trying to avoid legal consequences Attilatheblond Dec 2023 #16

Extremely predictable. LeftInTX Dec 2023 #2

Add to them all the useful idiots who've popped up. Kick. Rec. Bookmark. Hekate Dec 2023 #4

Huh? TeamProg Dec 2023 #5

The college students chanting "from the river to the sea Palestine shall be free." SunSeeker Dec 2023 #6

An our friend Israel is not inclined to be diplomatic with Lebanon. elleng Dec 2023 #7

Most countries frown on neighboring countries firing missile across the border etc EX500rider Dec 2023 #30

Why blame Netanyahu for that ? Wasn't there some huge attack here about 22 years ago ? JI7 Dec 2023 #9

Netanyahu responded just as Trump would have. Netanyahu failed to keep his people safe TeamProg Dec 2023 #11

So October 7th was just oppressed people fighting back? Sympthsical Dec 2023 #13

There seems to be a new mantra sarisataka Dec 2023 #14

I'm still watching in awe of "Did you know the Jews killed Christ?" Sympthsical Dec 2023 #18

Ridiculous. This is purely about politics and national borders, land, territory, so keep RELIGION OUT OF IT. TeamProg Dec 2023 #31

Yes, the Middle East is famously not about religion at all Sympthsical Dec 2023 #38

I can relate Hekate Dec 2023 #52

Avoid discussion of religion while discussing a war partially predicated on religious differences? Torchlight Dec 2023 #41

See, you're blaming the war on religious differences as cover for each party's aggressive behavior. The real war TeamProg Dec 2023 #43

Like the 100 Years War, the one does not deny the other Torchlight Dec 2023 #46

Surprisingly, you're partly correct. OilemFirchen Dec 2023 #59

Not quite. AloeVera Dec 2023 #68

This is about history, and what always works to gin people up to go out and kill more people Hekate Dec 2023 #51

This is beyond naive AkFemDem Dec 2023 #58

Waving their virtue like road flares, "This isn't about the Palestinians. This is about how people see betsuni Dec 2023 #45

Old tropes have resurfaced in all their "splendor" sarisataka Dec 2023 #49

This is before coffee in my time zone, so I am not quite coherent yet. But I've been waiting to see if/when... Hekate Dec 2023 #50

First I heard of it was here: betsuni Dec 2023 #57

It's worth reading. One salient paragraph about AOC's statement... Hekate Dec 2023 #63

"We should get out of VietNam" or "The War On Iraq TeamProg Dec 2023 #15

Racism? OilemFirchen Dec 2023 #19

"Hey, we were attacked by Japan, of course we're going to round them up to root out their spies!". TeamProg Dec 2023 #34

To racism? No. OilemFirchen Dec 2023 #40

I literally cannot decipher the point in that Sympthsical Dec 2023 #20

What. yardwork Dec 2023 #23

I think you missed the point. Bigly. That is not what was being said. Hekate Dec 2023 #24

If you think what Hamas did was justifiable EllieBC Dec 2023 #66

Yes they do. AloeVera Dec 2023 #67

A "spike" doesn't occur in a vacuum. bluesbassman Dec 2023 #12

If only Netanyahu took intelligence that knew the attack was being planned more seriously tenderfoot Dec 2023 #48

So Israel's fault... sarisataka Dec 2023 #22

"There would be no terrorism if there were no Israel" yardwork Dec 2023 #25

"Netanyahu's slaughter of approx. 20,000 Palestinian civilians " EX500rider Dec 2023 #26

Okay, you're right, IDF soldiers DID KILL three HOSTAGES that were waving white flags.. 'excuse me. nt TeamProg Dec 2023 #32

Which they quickly admitted EX500rider Dec 2023 #35

More believable? I don't know man, there are a LOT of Americans who believe that Trump has told TeamProg Dec 2023 #39

Trump can sick Meal Team 6 and their ilk on them. Turbineguy Dec 2023 #28

I see you forgot to mention Hamas in your blaming NoRethugFriends Dec 2023 #33

I see you forgot to mention the decades long occupation of int'l recognized Palestinian lands. nt TeamProg Dec 2023 #36

What does that have to do with Hamas terrorists? Elessar Zappa Dec 2023 #37

The numbers cited in the OP are wrong. madaboutharry Dec 2023 #42

To Hamas and their supporters sarisataka Dec 2023 #53

These terrorists have found lots of useful idiots across the political spectrum to spread their propaganda. nt LexVegas Dec 2023 #47

Things are just warming up. I expect '24 to MOMFUDSKI Dec 2023 #60

That is to be expected when we are supplying the arms that are causing so much "collateral damage". LudwigPastorius Dec 2023 #62

How many Jews or Israelis were killed or kidnapped by Gaza Palestinians, those innocent women & children, babies Oct. 7? elocs Dec 2023 #65