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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
42. I could have jumped in and I'm sorry I didn't...but it was just slowness to react, NOT support.
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 05:37 AM
Dec 2012

I honestly just assumed she'd be tombstoned almost instantly. Fine, I should have said something...but this does not equate to being silent about Hitler and you damn well know it. And you know I oppose everything she stood for in her posts here. My past posting history should have shown to you that I'm an absolute opponent of the things she stood for here.

Also, if this came to a head last week, I had arthroscopic knee surgery and was under the influence of strong painkillers for a good part of the time, so my mental alertness level wasn't at its highest. I'm truly sorry for not interceding earlier, but while I do sincerely apologize for that, it's still not fair to equate my lack of response in this instance to aquiescence in her agenda...it was an oversight. Please accept that that's all it was. On every OTHER occasion when I've seen antisemitism in the I/P group, I DID speak out. And I will continue to do so.

If she's speaking to mass rallies under whatever her real name is(assuming she actually exists) I will be a part of organized opposition to her in that situation(as will most people who have taken critical stances about the actions of the Israeli government, because the vast majority of those people are humanist internationalist progressives who stand in solidarity with all groups under attack from hatred). Her emergence her happened quickly and she was gone quickly.

There really isn't anything I'm hiding here. And so now you can stop the interrogation. I have come clean on all points.




I really hate supporting this kind of behavior! I think we do have a right to know much patrice Dec 2012 #1
Now you know what happened. See video below. n/t shira Dec 2012 #26
First tell me why ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #2
another quick look over there post eh? azurnoir Dec 2012 #3
Off Topic? holdencaufield Dec 2012 #4
Balance? no off topic look over there azurnoir Dec 2012 #5
Any disparity is easy to understand... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #6
ah so now you change to Hamas but unfortunately it was IDF who killed the Palestinians azurnoir Dec 2012 #7
I never stamp my feet ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #8
"it ruins your shoes and you know how cheap we can be." what are you talking about? azurnoir Dec 2012 #9
Rocket fire started a month ago?! holdencaufield Dec 2012 #10
so now you want to go back a decade? just a decade though? azurnoir Dec 2012 #11
And you can continue ignoring the death of Jewish teenagers... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #12
the only thing being ignored is the subject of the thread azurnoir Dec 2012 #13
No diversion at all holdencaufield Dec 2012 #14
First off it was claimed that it was a toy gun azurnoir Dec 2012 #18
Let's say it was a toy gun ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #20
Why are you fixated on whether someone's Jewish or not? Violet_Crumble Dec 2012 #15
nobody here but YOU was using the term "blood thirsty" to describe Israelis. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #30
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #34
You're likening KB to ... delrem Dec 2012 #35
interpret my post as you like..... pelsar Dec 2012 #38
How do you know I was silent? Ken Burch Dec 2012 #37
did you "speak up"...did you write in the forum publicly for the girl STFU? pelsar Dec 2012 #39
OK...this is about Kimono Girl. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #40
thats how it starts...ideas that are accepted..... pelsar Dec 2012 #41
I could have jumped in and I'm sorry I didn't...but it was just slowness to react, NOT support. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #42
her post wasnt antisemetic...not at all pelsar Dec 2012 #43
I don't believe "zionism is terrorism"-I believe the Israeli government and military leadership Ken Burch Dec 2012 #44
Don't even go there, pelsar. You've never spoken out about anti-Arab/Muslim bigotry... Violet_Crumble Dec 2012 #45
Daniel was killed because a sadistic asshole fired an anti-tank missile at a schoolbus Scootaloo Dec 2012 #16
seems to be quite a bit of that going around in these parts lately n/t azurnoir Dec 2012 #17
No ... just using compare and contrast holdencaufield Dec 2012 #19
You know that, huh? Scootaloo Dec 2012 #21
so everytime an Israeli is killed or wounded by a Palestinian we azurnoir Dec 2012 #22
What stood out to me was the confiscation of cameras and phones Scootaloo Dec 2012 #23
well I guess cameras and phones are only kryptonite when they're pointed at IDF azurnoir Dec 2012 #24
the conflict is BOTH sides' fault. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #31
"Israel was beautiful once". When was that, Ken? Never. shira Dec 2012 #47
Actually, the democratic world largely backed Israel in 1967. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #48
You're wrong. Golda Meir was right. Read this... shira Dec 2012 #50
It would have been reactionary for Israel to start either war. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #51
Nonsense. shira Dec 2012 #52
in 1956, no European democratic country sent troops to fight the Soviets in Hungary Ken Burch Dec 2012 #53
No, first YOU tell me why you would ever assume Ken Burch Dec 2012 #29
fwiw I did not take it that way at all azurnoir Dec 2012 #33
Ok. Ken Burch Dec 2012 #36
Video released showing boy attacking IDF officer... shira Dec 2012 #25
Thank you shira for that IDF in Arabic video which shows NO gun toy or otherwise azurnoir Dec 2012 #27
His first move was to throttle her with both his hands... shaayecanaan Dec 2012 #28
her? the only her we know of for sure was the shooter and he did not grab her at all azurnoir Dec 2012 #32
LOL. Of course you don't see anything in the video. n/t shira Dec 2012 #46
ah that's not what I said is it? azurnoir Dec 2012 #49
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