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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 May 17 OP

Lucky enough to meet a couple of multigraincracker May 17 #1

Ditto malaise May 17 #2

The propaganda portrays Israel is "the good guys" and Muslims as "the bad guys" Orrex May 17 #3

Yes Israel has controlled the narrative here and elsewhere for a long time FakeNoose May 17 #8

Do you know any Jewish people? yardwork May 17 #11

Yes we have many Jewish groups in Pittsburgh and I have several friends and neighbors of the Jewish faith FakeNoose May 17 #36

So you are accusing your Jewish friends and neighbors of the following? yardwork May 17 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Biophilic May 17 #47

Where are you seeing that? yardwork May 17 #9

Just out of curiosity... Orrex May 17 #21

Good question. I rarely use the AI results, but here goes... yardwork May 17 #23

We need to be careful not to conflate Jews as a people with the state of Israel Orrex May 17 #29

I was responding to your post above. yardwork May 17 #31

Ah yes--you did respond. My bad. Orrex May 17 #35

You have not. yardwork May 17 #37

I'm sorry that you don't care to engage with the subject seriously Orrex May 17 #38

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Oh staaahp, you relentless flirt! Orrex May 18 #64

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I admire the courage of your convictions, willing to stand by your totally level-headed statements Orrex May 18 #67

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Thank you and an excellent response. Biophilic May 17 #39

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And a lovely good morning to you as well? Orrex May 18 #63

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Muslims: Bad press since The Crusades no_hypocrisy May 17 #4

Well, those and that little "conversion by the sword" thing. ColoringFool May 17 #5

What gets overlooked Old Crank May 17 #6

The Christian Crusaders butchered both Jews and Muslims. yardwork May 17 #12

And a lot of other Christians Old Crank May 17 #58

Not to mention a lot of women, pagans, so-called witches. yardwork May 18 #62

THIS!!!!!!! eom BlueMTexpat May 17 #13

"Conversion by the sword" is a misconception/trope used against Muslims since the Middle Ages. AloeVera May 17 #16

Islamic people developed most of what we think of as modern advances. yardwork May 17 #22

I believe there is still a tremendous amount of guilt about what happened in WWII. Biophilic May 17 #7

it didnt start w ww2. mopinko May 17 #19

What didn't start with WWII? Biophilic May 17 #24

attacks on jews. mopinko May 17 #28

It's interesting, isn't it. yardwork May 17 #32

yup. mopinko May 17 #33

Oh, good grief, no. Like a couple of millennium. Biophilic May 17 #49

it mystifies me, too. mopinko May 17 #52

All I can do is agree with you. It's honestly a mystery. And Christianity never looks good. Biophilic May 17 #53

Most of what you've written here is inaccurate. yardwork May 17 #25

As I stated in my post these are the myths I grew up with. Myths! Not truths. Biophilic May 17 #43

So you don't agree with what you wrote above? yardwork May 17 #45

Many decades of conditioning, propaganda and manipulation have brought us here. OGBuzz May 17 #10

You can say that again. yardwork May 17 #14

You're saying it becase you imagine that it serves your agenda. Orrex May 17 #41

Seems like every country needs to have a focal point to hate BeneteauBum May 17 #15

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

Basically I agree with you BeneteauBum May 17 #40

I agree with this post. yardwork May 17 #46

For them, the end justifies the means. AloeVera May 17 #18

Are you quoting Hamas? yardwork May 17 #20

You can't just "disagree" with a genocide. AloeVera May 17 #42

I think that you and I have different personalities. yardwork May 17 #48

Don't be too sure of that! AloeVera May 17 #51

Not everyone BlueWaveNeverEnd May 17 #26

Its also American terrorism SSJVegeta May 17 #27

Bigotry, willful ignorance, cognitive dissonance, disingenuousness, motivated reasoning, etc. RockRaven May 17 #30

"Israel has plenty of reason to fear their neighbors." J_William_Ryan May 17 #34

What do you think would be an appropriate way TBF May 17 #50

Before the massacre, thousands of Palestinians were being held w/o charges, questionseverything May 17 #54

Nice evasion but I'm curious - who started the fire? TBF May 17 #55

so u believe everything u read in the nyt now? mopinko May 17 #56

There are pictures, there's victim testimony, there's ashamed Isreal guards testimony questionseverything May 17 #57

Nothing will be enough. AloeVera May 17 #59