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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