Israel/Palestine

holdencaufield

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29. "I choose to take it as a compliment"

Wed Aug 22, 2012, 02:14 AM

Aug 2012

And rightfully so.

In the meantime, I have neither the time nor the inclination to teach Azurnoir the rich bounty that is Jewish humour.

If you're keen to learn more about Jewish humour, take a trip to your local library and check out "The Joys of Yiddish"

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The new Egypt. Definitely good for mideast peace. So progressive! n/t shira Aug 2012 #1

On the plus side... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #2

Won't happen. Egypt can do whatever it wants to violate CD 1978... shira Aug 2012 #3

Yes Bradlad Aug 2012 #4

Because Israel doesn't want to be at war with Egypt aranthus Aug 2012 #5

Israel never wanted to be at war with anyone -- ever. holdencaufield Aug 2012 #8

Yeah, right, Israel NEVER wanted to be at war. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #13

And by that logic... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #15

I said nothing about "Jews"...Israel's political leaders are not "the Jews". Ken Burch Aug 2012 #16

Israel's political leaders are not "the Jews" holdencaufield Aug 2012 #17

They are Jewish, but they are not "the Jews" Ken Burch Aug 2012 #18

Interesting... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #19

Well, yeah, a lot of antisemites(in fact, pretty much all of them) ARE idiots. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #20

So, according to you.. holdencaufield Aug 2012 #23

No, that's NOT what I'm saying at all. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #24

Your assumption that... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #27

All anti-semites are idiots? Shaktimaan Sep 2012 #66

You are correct. Bradlad Sep 2012 #67

can you define that for us azurnoir Aug 2012 #21

For the record, I myself have been SAID to "look Jewish", whatever that means. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #25

"I choose to take it as a compliment" holdencaufield Aug 2012 #29

I've been a fan of that humor for decades now. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #31

ya ya just pointin' out a double standard thanks azurnoir Aug 2012 #32

As long as you understand... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #35

but it was nothing I already didn't know thanks azurnoir Aug 2012 #37

yep and actually so have I too n/t azurnoir Aug 2012 #34

fantasy land...you have learned very little over these months... pelsar Aug 2012 #22

There was no new information in the posts I responded to. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #26

your wrote: pelsar Aug 2012 #28

Apparently... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #30

As does every other country in the world Ken Burch Aug 2012 #36

OK, so they have familes and friends who are in the fight...so do Palestinian leaders... Ken Burch Aug 2012 #33

your arrogance is amazing..... pelsar Aug 2012 #38

If they cared about the lives of the troops, they wouldn't choose inflexible and hardline policies. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #39

"...they wouldn't keep expanding the -- settlements" holdencaufield Aug 2012 #40

Settlement expansion is not saving the lives of Israelis Ken Burch Aug 2012 #41

You're changed your argument ... again holdencaufield Aug 2012 #42

I don't need to admit to an inverse relationship between settlement expansion and risk Ken Burch Aug 2012 #53

That was my point... holdencaufield Aug 2012 #54

OK...let me ask you this... Ken Burch Aug 2012 #14

Are you responding to the wrong person? I didn't mention Israel taking Sinai back... shira Aug 2012 #43

You were discussing the re-taking of Sinai with holden Ken Burch Aug 2012 #51

No I wasn't. See, you can't even admit you're wrong... shira Aug 2012 #59

And that was our daily Kahanist comment for today... shaayecanaan Aug 2012 #6

actually Dunnigan is a war game designer azurnoir Aug 2012 #9

He sounds like it... shaayecanaan Aug 2012 #10

yep it's kind of like one can imagine Bibi is sitting around azurnoir Aug 2012 #11

Maybe you could start a fundraising drive to bring Mubarak back... shaayecanaan Aug 2012 #7

Egypt is so much better off under the Brotherhood, isn't it? shira Aug 2012 #44

You opposed democracy in Egypt long before the brotherhood were elected... shaayecanaan Aug 2012 #46

You call that democracy, don't you? The Palestinians had democracy too... shira Aug 2012 #47

The Kahanists are already in power to some extent shaayecanaan Aug 2012 #64

Give it up, shira. Mubarak couldn't have been kept in power no matter what. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #12

So you're in favor of Brotherhood rule? Egypt is getting more hopelessly rightwing.... shira Aug 2012 #45

It's not as if the only choices are being pro-MB or saying Mubarak should have been kept in power. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #49

Based on history . . Bradlad Aug 2012 #55

Look, what was the alternative in this situation? Ken Burch Aug 2012 #57

One alternative is to not label the MB and the uprising as progressive,.... shira Aug 2012 #61

I never labeled the MB as progressive...but the uprising wasn't run by the MB or synonymous with it. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #62

You drank the Kool-Aid and wrote that the MB in Egypt... shira Aug 2012 #63

I didn't call it progressive. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #65

So what should be done about the tyrant ruling Iran? oberliner Aug 2012 #48

The secular opposition types should be assisted(I don't know what they actually want outsiders to do Ken Burch Aug 2012 #50

Thanks for the response oberliner Aug 2012 #56

I pretty much agree with everything you wrote there. Ken Burch Aug 2012 #58

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Leave the Bedouin alone. burnsei sensei Aug 2012 #52