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In reply to the discussion: "They cut babies' heads off. They chop women in half...." [View all]JustABozoOnThisBus
(24,660 posts)46. We are suckers for a good horrid story.
Cutting babies and halving women. DJT
Weapons of mass destruction. GWB
Babies thrown out of incubators. GHWB
Gulf of Tonkin. LBJ
We love to go to war over a good story.
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Hamas are Arab Sunni Muslims. Iranians are Persians and Shia Muslims. This level of ignorance
hlthe2b
18 hrs ago
#1
Very wide variation in that region, including Iran. But many Lebanese are as white or whiter than I am.
hlthe2b
17 hrs ago
#15
We have a large Maronite Catholic church here. Lebanese Christians are mostly Roman Catholic (Maronite)
LeftInTX
14 hrs ago
#40
I'm tallking throughout the Middle East. Coptic Christians predominate among Christians
hlthe2b
14 hrs ago
#42
I agree. Trump has only so much room in his noggin for non-white ethnicities
Ilikepurple
16 hrs ago
#22
Claims that Hamas beheaded babies during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel have been widely debunked as unconfirmed
Celerity
15 hrs ago
#31
And the constant false doubt cast upon the death toll in Gaza, which even the IDF has now accepted
Celerity
15 hrs ago
#38
Oh, I believe Trump can make this stuff up in his pea brain--and is Stupid and crazy enough to say it aloud!!
riversedge
18 hrs ago
#3
This unprovoked war probably killed many of the protesters and/or their children. n/t
Uncle Joe
16 hrs ago
#24
You can be horrified, furious at what The Iranian Regime has done to it people, previously and most recently; and...
electric_blue68
14 hrs ago
#41