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Ken Burch

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36. That doesn't prove him right, though.

Reply to Boom Sound 416 (Reply #29)

Thu Aug 7, 2014, 01:54 AM

Aug 2014

Popularity in opinion polls doesn't really mean anything.

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The BEST way to fight antisemitism is to stand up to Netanyahu. [View all] Ken Burch Aug 2014 OP

That would be a great start. Why aren't we calling for "regime change?" nt kelliekat44 Aug 2014 #1

Excellent question. Aerows Aug 2014 #18

Like right wing movements everywhere, Netanyahu's Likud thrives on fear. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #2

anti semitism has nothing to do with netanyahu, it was there before him and will continue after him JI7 Aug 2014 #3

Of course it was there before him, but he's clearly trying to make it worse. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #5

this is like blaming some black person who did something bad for right wingers being racist against JI7 Aug 2014 #6

No it isn't. n/t. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #9

yes it is, right wingers do it all the time, like with trayvon shooting, they point to chicago JI7 Aug 2014 #10

I didn't say it was ok for anybody to be killed. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #11

no, what you did was try to make excuses for anti jewish thugs JI7 Aug 2014 #12

I hate anti-Jewish thugs and hate antisemitism. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #13

and it's the fault of al qaeda for people who attacked brown people after 9/11 JI7 Aug 2014 #14

In part, yes. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #19

Yes, it actually is a direct analog. joshcryer Aug 2014 #39

I didn't say Netanyahu invented antisemitism. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #40

I didn't say you did. joshcryer Aug 2014 #41

do you excuse anti muslim bigotry by blaming al qaeda ? JI7 Aug 2014 #4

I don't excuse any bigotry. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #8

Prepare for a hide Aerows Aug 2014 #7

Your post comes so close to the truth Warpy Aug 2014 #15

there have been attacks on jews BEFORE this latest war, the same thugs are using JI7 Aug 2014 #17

And the attacks have always been indefensible. We agree on that. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #20

Far too many people Aerows Aug 2014 #24

That's a lot to soak in, Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #16

Brilliant use of propaganda on his part. n/t. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #21

You mean they are fake? Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #22

Not faked, but achieved through propaganda. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #23

Maybe, but it seems pretty black and white Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #29

Probably because he hates Obama so much shaayecanaan Aug 2014 #34

That doesn't prove him right, though. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #36

Netanyahu Aerows Aug 2014 #26

Maybe on DU Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #27

Polls don't make him Aerows Aug 2014 #28

'Some' which means 'at least one' Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #30

You know what? Aerows Aug 2014 #35

There, he's a popular asshole. Ken Burch Aug 2014 #37

Very powerful article 4now Aug 2014 #25

Brilliantly put Ken, Excellent Post, Well Done! 2banon Aug 2014 #31

K&R DeSwiss Aug 2014 #32

Well said. k&r n/t jaysunb Aug 2014 #33

Propaganda is an amazingly effective tool. jaysunb Aug 2014 #38

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #42

Antisemitism predates Bibi by thousands of years, if your answer was correct TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #43

By that logic, anti-Hamas rage must obviously be fueled by Islamophobia and anti-Arabism. DanTex Aug 2014 #45

Which Israeli political parties do you like? oberliner Aug 2014 #44