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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone care? [View all]

OldBaldy1701E

(11,396 posts)
9. Sure.
Sun May 3, 2026, 08:31 AM
18 hrs ago

What good did it do us when the powers that be are so far up Israel's ass? What good did it do when this nation has the level of cheerleaders that we have? But, they're convinced that their religion is going to save them, and that location is 'sacred' to them, so they are trying desperately to convince everyone that said location gives those who live there deific powers or something.

Some people tried to warn everyone. But, hey... those people are making lots of money over it, so I guess that makes it okay around here. The fact that those with power decided to mix in the profit, the evangelical religion, and the politics to try and justify their greed and bias when it comes to this particular nation is just horrifying.

The fact that we don't seem to care about this is... not surprising.

Does anyone care? [View all] malaise 19 hrs ago OP
This is unacceptable! surfered 19 hrs ago #1
I care Roy Rolling 19 hrs ago #2
Yes,.. But aren't expressions of concern, caring, and repulsion of the murder of innocent Palestinian children.. magicarpet 15 hrs ago #27
I'm 100 % in the same place. Permanut 9 hrs ago #60
Perhaps check out my answer to magicarpet pat_k 42 min ago #88
I appreciate your tactful response.. Permanut 22 min ago #90
Enough is enough, stop the hate, and B.See 9 hrs ago #62
We need to get louder and more persistent in our opinions and views. magicarpet 9 hrs ago #64
Absolutely. B.See 9 hrs ago #65
As you sort out the complicated feelings, perhaps... pat_k 45 min ago #87
Yes, lots of people do. But not the ones with power to stop it. LymphocyteLover 18 hrs ago #3
The soldier may get some cursory moniss 18 hrs ago #4
No words for this. Joinfortmill 18 hrs ago #5
I have a few. calimary 12 hrs ago #42
;-{) SAVE THE CHILDREN Goonch 18 hrs ago #6
Caring is not and has never been reflected in US policies. Passages 18 hrs ago #7
We care. The hard right does not. sinkingfeeling 18 hrs ago #8
trDUMP appointing the radical extremeist Fascist KkKrishtun Southern Baptist Pastor, Mike Huckabee as,... magicarpet 14 hrs ago #31
They don't believe any of that Cirsium 12 hrs ago #40
I've said the very same here regarding religion and racism BaronChocula 12 hrs ago #43
No,... I think you are right,... magicarpet 11 hrs ago #48
Old Testament Cirsium 10 hrs ago #53
The New Testaments are way too full of the venom of "Wokeness". magicarpet 9 hrs ago #57
You have some good insights into this. lees1975 3 hrs ago #84
That's not a bad analysis. lees1975 3 hrs ago #83
"Slaughter of enemies",.... condoned in the Good Book,...oh boy that sounds like fun. magicarpet 2 hrs ago #86
Sure. OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #9
The sad truth malaise 16 hrs ago #16
It's time we as a country take Israel off the pedestal we put them on. KS Toronado 18 hrs ago #10
and they couldn't do this without our support MadameButterfly 16 hrs ago #18
I perpetually have to explain to people that the Jewish people AllyCat 15 hrs ago #28
Agree with you 100% BaronChocula 12 hrs ago #45
Not Henry Winkler. Talking about people who practice Judaism AllyCat 40 min ago #89
The problem is that it is Nutty-yahoo, his Likud Party, AIPAC, the ADL and similar groups maxrandb 9 hrs ago #61
and there are many Israeli's who don't want to be equated with what Netanyahu MadameButterfly 6 hrs ago #72
It doesn't matter what Israelis or Americans "want" maxrandb 4 hrs ago #80
Putin bdamomma 8 hrs ago #68
Perhaps Bibi's apologists can assure us that this is all Hamas' fault... Orrex 17 hrs ago #11
You know you're an anti-Semite if democrank 17 hrs ago #12
Shooting a child in the head for Bettie 6 hrs ago #74
We care, but we seem to be in a minority. I used to think that such malevolence niyad 17 hrs ago #13
The harshest judgment awaits their future BeneteauBum 17 hrs ago #14
Systematic genocide perpetrated by a people who should know better if anyone should. paleotn 17 hrs ago #15
THIS malaise 16 hrs ago #17
Dusty old books of myth. Perfect description. AllyCat 15 hrs ago #30
I believe those "dusty books of myth" Wednesdays 13 hrs ago #32
If belief in those dusty,old books are so... relogic 11 hrs ago #50
RIGHT? Skittles 11 hrs ago #51
Is religion the reason? stage left 11 hrs ago #49
Yes. paleotn 10 hrs ago #55
The Jews like the Armenians suffered greatly from authoritarians and Fascists having run amok. magicarpet 10 hrs ago #56
Israel needs to sit in the corner and think about its behavior Ponietz 16 hrs ago #19
Remember Malala? Pakistan girl shot in head by Taliban for going to school. cbabe 16 hrs ago #20
Yes, irrational religious extremism is shared across the entire spectrum of religious thought and,... magicarpet 9 hrs ago #63
Settlers killed the boy's father in 2019. Kid Berwyn 16 hrs ago #21
Or what German soldiers used to do to Jewish kids in Eastern Europe Justice matters. 13 hrs ago #37
Breaks my heart, too. Kid Berwyn 12 hrs ago #41
I am repulsed by Israel now. Clear-cut ethnic cleansing/genocidal activity jmbar2 16 hrs ago #22
Alas, I wish your first statement were true . . . PhylliPretzel 16 hrs ago #24
Yes, Israel has become repulsive. I'll wait for another lecture on how I am anti-Semitic. ratchiweenie 15 hrs ago #26
THIS malaise 15 hrs ago #29
70 plus % agree with Israel's actions, unfortunately questionseverything 13 hrs ago #35
I didn't realize it was that high jmbar2 13 hrs ago #38
I'm a little outside my expertise here but I thought the idea was that they become an oppressor Ilikepurple 3 hrs ago #81
You are correct -- you added some nuance that I missed. jmbar2 2 hrs ago #85
I do and it's despicable. 😡 Dave Bowman 16 hrs ago #23
Disgusting leftstreet 16 hrs ago #25
When does the revulsion reach critical mass? AloeVera 13 hrs ago #33
Nailed it malaise 13 hrs ago #34
netanfucku need to go to prison w/ all his minions. pansypoo53219 13 hrs ago #36
Many of us do. LoisB 12 hrs ago #39
Always makes the John Lennon song "Imagine" pop back into my mind. calimary 12 hrs ago #44
Recommended. H2O Man 12 hrs ago #46
Great post. I almost missed these gems. AloeVera 11 hrs ago #52
Out of the park malaise 9 hrs ago #59
Great post. I find it crazy that a Presidential Election that we just had 2 years ago swept it under the rug. Eko 8 hrs ago #69
K&R spanone 8 hrs ago #70
+ 100 nt cliffside 4 hrs ago #79
I care. n/t PatrickforB 11 hrs ago #47
yes mike_c 10 hrs ago #54
Racist Hatred is the laziest anger in the world. blm 9 hrs ago #58
.... and insidiously prevalent. Look at what the USSC just recent did with their racist ruling on the Voting Rights Act. magicarpet 8 hrs ago #67
Disgusting The Blue Flower 9 hrs ago #66
End the aid. Marcuse 7 hrs ago #71
Yes. I have been reprimanded here and elsewhere for saying that Nuttyahoo is acting like Mustache Man. OMGWTF 6 hrs ago #73
Right to defend. Has limits chicago guy 6 hrs ago #75
Millions care. Citizen lobbyists have an uphill battle, but they've been working for decades. pat_k 5 hrs ago #76
Important malaise 5 hrs ago #77
I care, in addition Israel has pushed further into Gaza controlling almost 2/3 of Gaza ... cliffside 4 hrs ago #78
Sounds a little like what happens in US schools, or US streets adam_vermont 3 hrs ago #82
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