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just leaving this here [View all] niyad Oct 2023 OP
This point was made by one of our N. American members a few days ago and was met hlthe2b Oct 2023 #1
Amazing, is it not??? niyad Oct 2023 #2
Maybe it is because I live in the West, but it seems many (esp) on the East Coast have not a passing hlthe2b Oct 2023 #4
Yesterday I read that easterners don't understand distances ms liberty Oct 2023 #10
Simmer down. It is a known issue but I did not say ALL. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #11
Simmer down? I wasn't upset. Over the years I've seen quite a few of those ms liberty Oct 2023 #15
Yes! F* the simmer down! Hope22 Oct 2023 #19
Jesus H. What is this shit right here? Scrivener7 Oct 2023 #40
Gee, I wonder why that hits a nerve with you. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #42
Seriously? Doubling down on a dumbass regional generalization seems Scrivener7 Oct 2023 #45
Not at all. I agree with you that his is widespread ignorance, wherever it occurs. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #46
You are making up a lot of weird stuff in your head Scrivener7 Oct 2023 #49
I rarely encounter many who became so sensitive to discourse unless it hlthe2b Oct 2023 #50
Simmadahnnah"! Abolishinist Oct 2023 #56
All I'm saying is both Arabs and Jews have lived in that region... brush Oct 2023 #53
Yes and yes hlthe2b Oct 2023 #54
As a native west coaster senseandsensibility Oct 2023 #21
we had some europian visitors from denmark who were visiting our museum in sonora ca. AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 #27
The paralells are false, as I point out in my #7. wnylib Oct 2023 #13
Uhh huh. Thanks once again for proving my point... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #18
Ya that was fucked up AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #25
Oh, I see the parallels. Butterflylady Oct 2023 #57
Palestinians are ALSO BlueMTexpat Oct 2023 #60
That's a bizarre and ignorant broad brush you got there. Scrivener7 Oct 2023 #39
I said many, not all. Perhaps read more carefully, But is true. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #41
Yes, I know what you said. And as I said, that's an ignorant broad brush you've got there. Scrivener7 Oct 2023 #43
Well, I describe a phenomenon that is not a narrow one so... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #44
You describe nothing more than your weird regional bias. Scrivener7 Oct 2023 #47
I am not attacking you. I would suggest you do likewise. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #48
Simmer down. No need to be so sensitive. Scrivener7 Oct 2023 #51
LOLOL. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #52
we can read and will have opinions anyway treestar Oct 2023 #76
The number of posts which justify actions of another country by pointing to RockRaven Oct 2023 #3
Exactly! claudette Oct 2023 #6
It's a way of justifying our own past. (nt) stuck in the middle Oct 2023 #78
See my #7. wnylib Oct 2023 #8
You only prove my point about how little the history and current status of N. Americans is hlthe2b Oct 2023 #9
Thank you ❤️ AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #26
Nailed it! Goddessartist Oct 2023 #75
I made that point ✊🏽 AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #24
So by allowing immigration to the USA Progressive dog Oct 2023 #31
Oh boy AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #33
So don't have the conversation Progressive dog Oct 2023 #63
it's a good question - should there be any more immigration treestar Oct 2023 #77
It is your last sentence (only) that is provably true, but few want to accept... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #37
Ahhhh...so did Arab ancestors who never left. brush Oct 2023 #34
Not sure who you direct this to, but I agree. See my post #37 hlthe2b Oct 2023 #38
So I guess we're lucky native americans havent recently bombed, pillaged SouthernDem4ever Oct 2023 #61
That is too ridiculous to even respond to. So, in the future, I won't waste my time. IGNORE. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #62
You can put me on ignore, it matters not to me SouthernDem4ever Oct 2023 #64
Supercilious comments totally unrelated to the issue(s) at hand... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #65
So rather than ignore me you would rather insult me SouthernDem4ever Oct 2023 #66
Encouraging you to self-educate. hlthe2b Oct 2023 #67
implying that I'm stupid SouthernDem4ever Oct 2023 #68
... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #69
Except that claudette Oct 2023 #5
False analogy. wnylib Oct 2023 #7
I agree. chouchou Oct 2023 #12
As someone who's First Nations AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #28
Ok BannonsLiver Oct 2023 #72
Muted AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #73
I'll try to press on. BannonsLiver Oct 2023 #74
Shalom BannonsLiver Nov 2023 #79
I agree Progressive dog Oct 2023 #30
Actually it's because their ancestors once conquered it Bucky Oct 2023 #14
LOL! stuck in the middle Oct 2023 #20
It all goes back to tribes. My tribe is right and yours isn't. Therefore we will hurt/kill you. Then both tribes Evolve Dammit Oct 2023 #16
How about: the Jews once lived there and still did when Israel was formed? brooklynite Oct 2023 #17
How about: The Jews pretty much always lived there and still did when modern Israel was formed. lapucelle Oct 2023 #35
Jews lived in Palestine before Israel was formed. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #22
Humans compartmentalize their personal interests with malaise Oct 2023 #23
Just leaving this here also KS Toronado Oct 2023 #29
Didn't that horse's ancestors Progressive dog Oct 2023 #32
Jews have always been in the middle east. They were forced out in many places JI7 Oct 2023 #36
I like it. republianmushroom Oct 2023 #55
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2023 #58
ENTITLED Skittles Oct 2023 #59
In Realpoliktik, a State is "entitled" to what it can defend. malthaussen Oct 2023 #70
And? BannonsLiver Oct 2023 #71
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