Israel/Palestine

Orrex

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3. The propaganda portrays Israel is "the good guys" and Muslims as "the bad guys"

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I don't understand why people are just blind to Israeli terrorism and instead focus on just Muslim terrorism. [View all] Eko Sunday OP

Lucky enough to meet a couple of multigraincracker Sunday #1

Ditto malaise Sunday #2

The propaganda portrays Israel is "the good guys" and Muslims as "the bad guys" Orrex Sunday #3

Yes Israel has controlled the narrative here and elsewhere for a long time FakeNoose Sunday #8

Do you know any Jewish people? yardwork Sunday #11

Yes we have many Jewish groups in Pittsburgh and I have several friends and neighbors of the Jewish faith FakeNoose Sunday #36

So you are accusing your Jewish friends and neighbors of the following? yardwork Sunday #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Biophilic Sunday #47

Where are you seeing that? yardwork Sunday #9

Just out of curiosity... Orrex Sunday #21

Good question. I rarely use the AI results, but here goes... yardwork Sunday #23

We need to be careful not to conflate Jews as a people with the state of Israel Orrex Sunday #29

I was responding to your post above. yardwork Sunday #31

Ah yes--you did respond. My bad. Orrex Sunday #35

You have not. yardwork Sunday #37

I'm sorry that you don't care to engage with the subject seriously Orrex Sunday #38

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Oh staaahp, you relentless flirt! Orrex Yesterday #64

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I admire the courage of your convictions, willing to stand by your totally level-headed statements Orrex 23 hrs ago #67

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Thank you and an excellent response. Biophilic Sunday #39

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And a lovely good morning to you as well? Orrex Yesterday #63

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Muslims: Bad press since The Crusades no_hypocrisy Sunday #4

Well, those and that little "conversion by the sword" thing. ColoringFool Sunday #5

What gets overlooked Old Crank Sunday #6

The Christian Crusaders butchered both Jews and Muslims. yardwork Sunday #12

And a lot of other Christians Old Crank Sunday #58

Not to mention a lot of women, pagans, so-called witches. yardwork Yesterday #62

THIS!!!!!!! eom BlueMTexpat Sunday #13

"Conversion by the sword" is a misconception/trope used against Muslims since the Middle Ages. AloeVera Sunday #16

Islamic people developed most of what we think of as modern advances. yardwork Sunday #22

I believe there is still a tremendous amount of guilt about what happened in WWII. Biophilic Sunday #7

it didnt start w ww2. mopinko Sunday #19

What didn't start with WWII? Biophilic Sunday #24

attacks on jews. mopinko Sunday #28

It's interesting, isn't it. yardwork Sunday #32

yup. mopinko Sunday #33

Oh, good grief, no. Like a couple of millennium. Biophilic Sunday #49

it mystifies me, too. mopinko Sunday #52

All I can do is agree with you. It's honestly a mystery. And Christianity never looks good. Biophilic Sunday #53

Most of what you've written here is inaccurate. yardwork Sunday #25

As I stated in my post these are the myths I grew up with. Myths! Not truths. Biophilic Sunday #43

So you don't agree with what you wrote above? yardwork Sunday #45

Many decades of conditioning, propaganda and manipulation have brought us here. OGBuzz Sunday #10

You can say that again. yardwork Sunday #14

You're saying it becase you imagine that it serves your agenda. Orrex Sunday #41

Seems like every country needs to have a focal point to hate BeneteauBum Sunday #15

Israel has plenty of reason to fear their neighbors. yardwork Sunday #17

Basically I agree with you BeneteauBum Sunday #40

I agree with this post. yardwork Sunday #46

For them, the end justifies the means. AloeVera Sunday #18

Are you quoting Hamas? yardwork Sunday #20

You can't just "disagree" with a genocide. AloeVera Sunday #42

I think that you and I have different personalities. yardwork Sunday #48

Don't be too sure of that! AloeVera Sunday #51

Not everyone BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #26

Its also American terrorism SSJVegeta Sunday #27

Bigotry, willful ignorance, cognitive dissonance, disingenuousness, motivated reasoning, etc. RockRaven Sunday #30

"Israel has plenty of reason to fear their neighbors." J_William_Ryan Sunday #34

What do you think would be an appropriate way TBF Sunday #50

Before the massacre, thousands of Palestinians were being held w/o charges, questionseverything Sunday #54

Nice evasion but I'm curious - who started the fire? TBF Sunday #55

so u believe everything u read in the nyt now? mopinko Sunday #56

There are pictures, there's victim testimony, there's ashamed Isreal guards testimony questionseverything Sunday #57

Nothing will be enough. AloeVera Sunday #59