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    LuFins Dad
    wrote on 6 Nov 2023, 14:12 last edited by
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    Racist-Fluid… Nice

    The Brad

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    • M Mik
      6 Nov 2023, 12:55

      I don't know. If I lived that I might not find it nearly as funny.

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      Aqua Letifer
      wrote on 6 Nov 2023, 16:03 last edited by Aqua Letifer 11 Jun 2023, 16:04
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      @Mik said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

      I don't know. If I lived that I might not find it nearly as funny.

      It's closer to actual satire than our SNL has ever been.

      We're pretty good at producing comedians, but Americans don't do true satire, which is funny in a justified emotions kind of a way, not funny ha-ha. And we never want to go there, we want the ha-ha.

      The winners in my mind are Jewish and French media. They've always done the real stuff.

      Please love yourself.

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        Horace
        wrote on 6 Nov 2023, 16:06 last edited by
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        The SNL writers' room is happy to do biting satire targeted at the right, but not so much at the left.

        Education is extremely important.

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          Doctor Phibes
          wrote on 6 Nov 2023, 16:25 last edited by
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          The Simpson's, for example, is satire, it's just not political satire. I haven't watched it in a long time, admittedly.

          I was only joking

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            George K
            wrote on 6 Nov 2023, 16:54 last edited by
            #276

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            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              bachophile
              wrote on 7 Nov 2023, 11:31 last edited by
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              I sense some discord within Pink Floyd.

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              • B bachophile
                7 Nov 2023, 11:31

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                I sense some discord within Pink Floyd.

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                George K
                wrote on 7 Nov 2023, 11:35 last edited by
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                @bachophile said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                Pink Floyd.

                https://newsrnd.com/tech/2023-11-07-roger-waters--"the-israelis-invented-stories-about-beheading-babies"---voila!-culture.r1b4bOw7a.html

                Roger Waters: "The Israelis invented stories about beheading babies" Pink Floyd frontman doesn't miss an opportunity to attack Israel with outrageous nastiness. Waters: 'How the hell didn't the Israelis know this was going to happen?! Didn't the Israeli army hear the explosions at the bases when Hamas blew up the border fence?! There's something strange about that'

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 19:44 last edited by jon-nyc 11 Aug 2023, 19:44
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                  In my town yesterday

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                  Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                    LuFins Dad
                    wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 21:41 last edited by
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                    I am just flabbergasted that there is any meaningful division in this….

                    Democratic Nation whose leadership must ultimately be responsive to the people it governs… Israel Yes, Palestine No.

                    Freedom of Press… Israel Yes, Palestine No

                    Civil Rights… do we even need to discuss this? Hamas still requires women to wear hijabs and be circumcised. They only just repealed their “Marry Your Rapist Law” and young girls are sold as brides. In the meantime, Israel has equal rights for all including their Palestinian Citizens. People ignore the fact that almost 20% of Israel’s population are Palestinian/Arab. There are Palestinian Knesset members serving in their government…

                    Hamas is being supported by Iran, Russia, North Korea… All bastions of freedom, liberty, and equality…. Not…

                    How are people being this idiotic?

                    The Brad

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                      xenon
                      wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 21:48 last edited by
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                      Israel is a powerful, “colonizing”, white-adjacent country.

                      That’s a lot of progressive strikes against it.

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                        xenon
                        wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 21:51 last edited by xenon 11 Aug 2023, 21:52
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                        All that said - it is beyond sad that civilians are dying. I don’t have a better solution to deal with Hamas - it does suck though.

                        I know people didn’t give much of a shit when it was brown on brown in other ME conflicts… still..

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                        • X xenon
                          8 Nov 2023, 21:48

                          Israel is a powerful, “colonizing”, white-adjacent country.

                          That’s a lot of progressive strikes against it.

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                          George K
                          wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 22:14 last edited by George K 11 Aug 2023, 22:17
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                          @xenon said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                          Israel is a powerful, “colonizing”, white-adjacent country.

                          One can make the argument, as @jon-nyc did, that Israel is "occupying" the West Bank.

                          OTOH, from what I understand there are 2,000,000 Arabs living in Israel. There are no Jews living in Gaza. THat's not a colony.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 22:14 last edited by
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                            They still don't. The Yemenis can kill each other till the cows come home. So it is in Africa as well.

                            It's all the same tragedy that I hope will become even more of an anachronism.

                            "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                            • X xenon
                              8 Nov 2023, 21:51

                              All that said - it is beyond sad that civilians are dying. I don’t have a better solution to deal with Hamas - it does suck though.

                              I know people didn’t give much of a shit when it was brown on brown in other ME conflicts… still..

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                              LuFins Dad
                              wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 22:46 last edited by
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                              @xenon said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                              All that said - it is beyond sad that civilians are dying. I don’t have a better solution to deal with Hamas - it does suck though.

                              I know people didn’t give much of a shit when it was brown on brown in other ME conflicts… still..

                              So whose fault is it that Civilians are dying? Who blocked roads preventing Palestinians from fleeing Gaza city? Who put the bunkers and missile batteries in hospitals and children’s playgrounds? And thousands of the missiles that have landed amongst innocent Palestinians were launched by Hamas.

                              The Brad

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                                Horace
                                wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 23:03 last edited by
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                                Every Israeli citizen killed is a win for Hamas, and every Gaza civilian killed is a win for Hamas.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                • L LuFins Dad
                                  8 Nov 2023, 22:46

                                  @xenon said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                                  All that said - it is beyond sad that civilians are dying. I don’t have a better solution to deal with Hamas - it does suck though.

                                  I know people didn’t give much of a shit when it was brown on brown in other ME conflicts… still..

                                  So whose fault is it that Civilians are dying? Who blocked roads preventing Palestinians from fleeing Gaza city? Who put the bunkers and missile batteries in hospitals and children’s playgrounds? And thousands of the missiles that have landed amongst innocent Palestinians were launched by Hamas.

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                                  xenon
                                  wrote on 8 Nov 2023, 23:07 last edited by
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                                  @LuFins-Dad said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                                  @xenon said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                                  All that said - it is beyond sad that civilians are dying. I don’t have a better solution to deal with Hamas - it does suck though.

                                  I know people didn’t give much of a shit when it was brown on brown in other ME conflicts… still..

                                  So whose fault is it that Civilians are dying? Who blocked roads preventing Palestinians from fleeing Gaza city? Who put the bunkers and missile batteries in hospitals and children’s playgrounds? And thousands of the missiles that have landed amongst innocent Palestinians were launched by Hamas.

                                  We’re in agreement on the facts and responsibility - doesn’t make the results any less tragic when the human shields die.

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                                  • L LuFins Dad
                                    8 Nov 2023, 21:41

                                    I am just flabbergasted that there is any meaningful division in this….

                                    Democratic Nation whose leadership must ultimately be responsive to the people it governs… Israel Yes, Palestine No.

                                    Freedom of Press… Israel Yes, Palestine No

                                    Civil Rights… do we even need to discuss this? Hamas still requires women to wear hijabs and be circumcised. They only just repealed their “Marry Your Rapist Law” and young girls are sold as brides. In the meantime, Israel has equal rights for all including their Palestinian Citizens. People ignore the fact that almost 20% of Israel’s population are Palestinian/Arab. There are Palestinian Knesset members serving in their government…

                                    Hamas is being supported by Iran, Russia, North Korea… All bastions of freedom, liberty, and equality…. Not…

                                    How are people being this idiotic?

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                                    89th
                                    wrote on 9 Nov 2023, 15:03 last edited by
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                                    @LuFins-Dad said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                                    I am just flabbergasted that there is any meaningful division in this….

                                    Democratic Nation whose leadership must ultimately be responsive to the people it governs… Israel Yes, Palestine No.

                                    Freedom of Press… Israel Yes, Palestine No

                                    Civil Rights… do we even need to discuss this? Hamas still requires women to wear hijabs and be circumcised. They only just repealed their “Marry Your Rapist Law” and young girls are sold as brides. In the meantime, Israel has equal rights for all including their Palestinian Citizens. People ignore the fact that almost 20% of Israel’s population are Palestinian/Arab. There are Palestinian Knesset members serving in their government…

                                    Hamas is being supported by Iran, Russia, North Korea… All bastions of freedom, liberty, and equality…. Not…

                                    How are people being this idiotic?

                                    Let's not forget that Jews are mostly democrats, too.

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                                      9 Nov 2023, 15:03

                                      @LuFins-Dad said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                                      I am just flabbergasted that there is any meaningful division in this….

                                      Democratic Nation whose leadership must ultimately be responsive to the people it governs… Israel Yes, Palestine No.

                                      Freedom of Press… Israel Yes, Palestine No

                                      Civil Rights… do we even need to discuss this? Hamas still requires women to wear hijabs and be circumcised. They only just repealed their “Marry Your Rapist Law” and young girls are sold as brides. In the meantime, Israel has equal rights for all including their Palestinian Citizens. People ignore the fact that almost 20% of Israel’s population are Palestinian/Arab. There are Palestinian Knesset members serving in their government…

                                      Hamas is being supported by Iran, Russia, North Korea… All bastions of freedom, liberty, and equality…. Not…

                                      How are people being this idiotic?

                                      Let's not forget that Jews are mostly democrats, too.

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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote on 9 Nov 2023, 15:22 last edited by
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                                      @89th said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                                      @LuFins-Dad said in More strange and/or foul reactions:

                                      I am just flabbergasted that there is any meaningful division in this….

                                      Democratic Nation whose leadership must ultimately be responsive to the people it governs… Israel Yes, Palestine No.

                                      Freedom of Press… Israel Yes, Palestine No

                                      Civil Rights… do we even need to discuss this? Hamas still requires women to wear hijabs and be circumcised. They only just repealed their “Marry Your Rapist Law” and young girls are sold as brides. In the meantime, Israel has equal rights for all including their Palestinian Citizens. People ignore the fact that almost 20% of Israel’s population are Palestinian/Arab. There are Palestinian Knesset members serving in their government…

                                      Hamas is being supported by Iran, Russia, North Korea… All bastions of freedom, liberty, and equality…. Not…

                                      How are people being this idiotic?

                                      Let's not forget that Jews are mostly democrats, too.

                                      It’s not just a right/left issue. There are plenty of American Alt-Right zealots supporting Hamas over Israel, too. This is a basic fundamental question. Either you support a country with democratic principles of a government that by necessity must be accountable to the people with freedom of religion, press, and speech. With basic protections to shelter the people from the abuses of the government or you support an autocratic regime that makes no such pretensions, that uses it’s citizens as human shields, and have no ultimate respect for human life or dignity.

                                      The Israeli government may not be perfect, no institution made up of people ever will be, and it faces threats that bleeding hearts on both sides of the debate simply cannot comprehend, but at least they are trying to do the right things and it again is simply incomprehensible to me that the general public cannot see that.

                                      The Brad

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                                        Rainman
                                        wrote on 9 Nov 2023, 17:10 last edited by
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                                        Well-stated, LuFins Dad.
                                        I keep thinking, what am I missing?

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                                          Horace
                                          wrote on 9 Nov 2023, 17:15 last edited by Horace 11 Sept 2023, 17:17
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                                          I mean the reason the palestinians have support is simple, even if you don't agree with it. They fit perfectly with western progressive victim narratives. That narrative is all but religious to many young westerners (especially female), concerned with their souls and being on the right side of history. And with seeming like good people to their social group. That last bit is getting substantial push back, which is interesting. Usually, facile virtue signals get no pushback.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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