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Israel - Gaza - Columbia University

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I know what I believe and I also know you still haven't answered my question. But never fear! I am not holding my breath.
I did.
Read carefully.
I identified Hamas as the attacker.
And again, you don't address my full post.
I double dog dare you to.
(Yeah, I went there.)
 

Kathryn

It was on fire when I laid down on it.
So if a country or cause attacked the US, I mean, a huge part of the US, would we have the right to defend ourselves? And I am talking about a land mass about the size of Washington DC. Would we have the right to defend ourselves? @Revoltingest.
 
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Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
You will not answer my question!
Let's look at my post you partially answered.
I'll underline it for you.
"Is this yet another rhetorical question to make the
point that nothing matters but the singular fact that
Hamas attacked Israel
?
But if you really don't know, my question has the
answer embedded within."

You'll see that I clearly identified Hamas as
the attacker. I'll chalk this up to fast & furious
posting causing the missed answer.

Also, if you post to me without alerting me,
that is bad form. It was by chance that I
saw this one.
 

Kathryn

It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Let's look at my post you partially answered.
I'll underline it for you.
"Is this yet another rhetorical question to make the
point that nothing matters but the singular fact that
Hamas attacked Israel
?
But if you really don't know, my question has the
answer embedded within."

You'll see that I clearly identified Hamas as
the attacker. I'll chalk this up to fast & furious
posting causing the missed answer.

Also, if you post to me without alerting me,
that is bad form. It was by chance that I
saw this one.
Oh I just look at the notifications. No one has ever alerted me personally. Is that what you mean?
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
So if a country or cause attacked the US, I mean, a huge part of the US, would we have the right to defend ourselves?
Again, why are you not alerting me to your rhetorical questions?
I'm involved in many threads, & appreciate it when posters
alert me to posts directed to me.
Why not just make clear statements about what you believe,
rather than these tedious rhetorical questions...which you
then ignore the answers to?
Obviously, an attacked country has the right to self defense.
But it doesn't have the right to apartheid, murder, theft, or
commit genocide & starvation. That is not defense.
It's a war crime.
 

libre

In flight
Staff member
Premium Member
I strongly disagree with this author's position on the protests.

There are activists working hard in these occupations to isolate backward elements and bring forth the advanced (a Chinese slogan you may recall from your student days.)

The US media on the other hand, is basically giving the wackos and fringe elements a megaphone in an attempt to de-legitimize the protests, actively building them a platform.
 

Kathryn

It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Again, why are you not alerting me to your rhetorical questions?
I'm involved in many threads, & appreciate it when posters
alert me to posts directed to me.
Obviously, an attacked country has the right to self defense.
But it doesn't have the right to apartheid, murder, theft, or
commit genocide & starvation. That is not defense.
It's a war crime.
First of all, my questions are not rhetorical. Secondly, I am alerting you to them via the notification bar. I mean, if the question is just for you.
 
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Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
@Kathryn, back to an earlier post....

I notice that you didn't address this part of my post...
"Israel (with US aid) is doing far & away the
most killing, now including starvation.
Biden's increasing support for this is bound
to cause tempers to flare, & rhetoric to be
more extreme."

Are you OK with this....denying
it...or disagree with it?
Oh I just look at the notifications. No one has ever alerted me personally. Is that what you mean?
See what I did at the top of this post,
ie, using "@" preceding your moniker.
If you do that, or use the quote function,
then I'll be alerted.
 
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Kathryn

It was on fire when I laid down on it.
@Kathryn, back to an earlier post....

I notice that you didn't address this part of my post...
"Israel (with US aid) is doing far & away the
most killing, now including starvation.
Biden's increasing support for this is bound
to cause tempers to flare, & rhetoric to be
more extreme."

Are you OK with this....denying
it...or disagree with it?

See what I did at the top of this post.
If you do that, or use the quote function,
then I'll be alerted.
I've already answered that question so I won't answer it again.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
First of all, my questions are not rhetorical.
Is it that you really don't know who attacked Israel,
or that you believe I don't know that which we've
been discussion ad nauseum.
No, your questions have been rhetorical.
Secondly, I am alerting you to them via the notification bar.
Sometimes you do.
Other times you don't.
All I ask is that if you post to me with keen
expectation that I'll respond, then alert me.
I do that for you.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Anyone chanting "I am Hamas" deserves a lifetime of prickly poops.
Same for anyone chanting "Death to Arabs!".
Those Israelis are worse.
At least Hamas has a humanitarian wing that
provides food, health care, etc.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Not all of my questions are just for you, @Revoltingest .
When it directly follows mine, & appears
to address my post, it's reasonable to
infer that it's directed at me.
But if you're posting to others, the same
courtesy of notification should apply.

In which post did you answer my question
(the one you won't answer again)?
 

Kathryn

It was on fire when I laid down on it.
When they directly follow mine, & appear
to address my post, it's reasonable to
infer that it's directed at me.
But if you're posting to others, the same
courtesy of notification should apply.

In which post did you answer my question
(the one you won't answer again)?
Oh Lordy, don't make me scroll back up and find out. I am pretty sure I did copy your edited question in the reply though so you should have been notified.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Oh Lordy, don't make me scroll back up and find out. I am pretty sure I did copy your edited question in the reply though so you should have been notified.
I saw no answer.
If I can't find it,
& you won't find it,
I doubt it's there.
 
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