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In reply to the discussion: Corbyn appears to compare Israeli government to Islamic State [View all]karynnj
(59,495 posts)11. I"m with you and this is exactly the way things are intentionally
misunderstood. One thing this does is make many politicians seem less spontaneous in their comments, sticking to very carefully crafted statements that can not be twisted - knowing the opposition or media even uses sentence fragments to distort.
This does not equate them. It does have embedded in it that Netanyahu has done things that not everyone agrees with. I do not equate Obama with Bush, but you could substitute their names and then use Democrats and Republicans to have a sentence that would not be controversial here.
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Come come, this is British politics, and they are in wild disarray at the moment too. nt
bemildred
Jun 2016
#18
gasoline aerosol is usually not a fantastic way to address wildfires though nt
geek tragedy
Jun 2016
#19
if he thought that using Israel and ISIS as the two comparison points would be an effective
geek tragedy
Jun 2016
#22
there's really no amount of scorn and vitriol too harsh for the Brexit leaders.
geek tragedy
Jun 2016
#26
Whether it's "nothing" or not, it's become a leading news story in the UK...
brooklynite
Jun 2016
#28
You could have responded to the content of my post, but chose to go in another direction
suffragette
Jun 2016
#55