volbound1700
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What's going here has nothing to do with whether they understand what's going on there.With all the **** going on in our country, if you’re protesting something you can’t possibly comprehend half way around the world then you’re a ****ing moron.
And you don’t see me protesting and acting a fool chanting for the destruction of the other side of the debate.And my point was that many protestors have been every bit as personally affected as you, if not more so. There are many students here whose relatives have been killed in this war. What you’re saying feels somewhat like me telling you to stop spending time arguing about this issue because there are so many more important ones
a) that makes no sense.![]()
Columbia students once rallied against Nazis — now they cheer for them
A century ago, Columbia students protested Nazis — today they cheer for their ideological heirs, Hamas.nypost.com
You become what you hate. That's how hate works.
Israel is the popular choice when in comes to world politics.BTW, you never answered my question. Why are these "leftist" only protesting about Israel and ignoring the situations about Assyrian Christians in Northern Iraq, Armenians, Coptic Egyptians, Christians in Lebanon, etc.
Where is the outrage from the left regarding those active "genocides" that are currently ongoing and some of them even supported by your Palestinian Angels.
As stated, left just hates Christians and Jews. It is clear in ALL THEIR ACTIONS.
Been there.What's going here has nothing to do with whether they understand what's going on there.
What makes you think someone like, let's say you, understands what's going on there and they can't?
Biden and Congress give your team all they want and more. You have nothing to protest.And you don’t see me protesting and acting a fool chanting for the destruction of the other side of the debate.
You say many have been affected….I’d say most could not pass a 10 question quiz on the basic facts of the situation.
Look at us with respectful dialogue. I’m so proud of us. Lol
I understand how you could feel that way, but from where I’m sitting, a conversation like you and I are in right now would go a lot further in creating understanding and actually making change than a protest…. Which honestly has degenerated into fit pitching regardless of who is putting on the protest.
Back to my original thought. Antifa and BLM were fun for the news to cover and everyone to complain about until the mob lost interest. My issues with them were based solely on disagreeing along ideological lines and going too far and becoming violent in the protest. The same can be said for the Jan 6th **** show. But all those groups were protesting some in their lives that impacted their lives directly.
I’m sure there were useful idiots in those groups too but that’s actually not the issue.
You've been there and all that and you still can't seem to tell right from wrong. Maybe these kids are ahead of you.Been there.
See it first hand
Lived it many times.
And there are just way too many examples of these “protesters” not having a clue about the basic facts.
You did notice that I am not out there chanting with a sign about this BS, Didn’t you?
I prefer to spend my time that I can spare working on veterans housing (handyman repair) and working locally to help fight human trafficking.
What do you do to benefit others around you?
I’ve got plenty to protest….including Biden and congress giving away our money for wars that are none of our business.Biden and Congress give your team all they want and more. You have nothing to protest.
Are you the arbiter of right and wrong?You've been there and all that and you still can't seem to tell right from wrong. Maybe these kids are ahead of you.
It would be good if the hostages were returned. They never should have been kidnapped. But their return won't stop the killing.I’ve got plenty to protest….including Biden and congress giving away our money for wars that are none of our business.
Also if Hamas would give back the hostages….in particular the US citizens….all the death stops.
We should protest that together.
I know right from wrong. Killing people and stealing their homes and land goes in the 'wrong' column. It's an easy call.Are you the arbiter of right and wrong?
I’ve forgotten more about it than these “kids” will ever know.
So …..maybe not, maybe just maybe I’m ahead of you.
Being that I also have a standard for right and wrong and you don’t meet it
Depends on who you ask.It would be good if the hostages were returned. They never should have been kidnapped. But their return won't stop the killing.
No….you really don’t. You have your biases and frame off of that but you have no moral high ground. Sad that you appear to need to claim it.I know right from wrong. Killing people and stealing their homes and land goes in the 'wrong' column. It's an easy call.
There's a long history of it happening since the first part of the last century. Much more recently, didn't you yourself say several times that there will be no more Gaza?You have proof of this happening?
Buying land from a landlord and kicking the renters out isn’t theft no matter how you try and spin it. You’re correct though, Hamas attacking women, children and the elderly is definitely bad.
'You become what you hate' still makes no sense.Hamas and the Palestinians have called for Israel's destruction. Is that okay with you?
And I’ve been abundantly clear that I would handle things differently. The reality is that both sides say and want this to be to the death. They both have made it clear that there can only be one. Not many people seem to believe that. I do. I don’t think there will be anything but Israel when it’s finished. Not just because of the war but because the wealth landowners are selling to Israel huge tracts have already been purchased.There's a long history of it happening since the first part of the last century. Much more recently, didn't you yourself say several times that there will be no more Gaza?
Either side attacking women, children or the elderly is definitely bad.