SpankyMcFarland

Not really. One is annoying and the other is potentially deadly. The only defence I can see is that it was a reflex reaction to falling backwards.

It closes the possibility of a future Palestinian state completely. The Palestinians have not been the easiest people to deal with, but taking the West Bank from them is something Israel has chosen to do.

It was a false peace. The small nations of Europe were forced to stay in empires that ignored their desire for self-government.

We are a large but very sparsely populated country in a continent remote from where most people in the world live, i.e. in Asia, Europe and Africa and especially East and South Asia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeriepieris_circle Even in the US you didn’t hear much about Canada. The notion that the world listened to Harper’s every word is simply not correct.

Maher is right-wing on many issues these days. Where is the evidence that Obama is a Muslim? Joe Biden won in a fair election. No reasonable person denies that.

Canada is a fairly remote country with a modestly sized population. When you leave it you don’t hear much news from it. Long before JT was PM, the world wasn’t exactly waiting with bated breath to hear what Canada had to say on the issues of the day.

When you speak of your critics as vermin it’s clear where you are heading. Every mainstay of fascist rhetoric is on lavish display here, from the “stab in the back” narrative about domestic political fomenters of subversion to the dehumanizing characterization of political foes as “vermin” who are worthy targets of total elimination—all packaged as a celebration of military honor. Lay this outburst alongside such recent lurches into textbook authoritarian leadership as Trump’s vow to suspend the Constitutionand his ongoing courtship of the eliminationist and conspiratorial QAnon wing of the MAGA movement, and the only wonderment is that the “fascist debate” lumbered on unresolved for as long as it did. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/donald-trump-fascist-vermin/

I had assumed the UK police might not be familiar with ice hockey when they arrested a person on suspicion of manslaughter. Then I saw the video. The standing ovation I would put down to partisan sentiment by fans - when hockey pundits really start weighing in on this and explaining how unusual it looks then feelings may change. I can’t see how race has any role here.

I think I’ll repost this here as it is worthy of note. A few weeks ago, Adam Johnson, a hockey player in Britain, died after being struck by a skate. In what I thought was a surprising development, a person was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-manslaughter-after-death-of-former-nhler/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-american-hockey-player-adam-johnson-dies-after-freak-accident-during/ I was sceptical of grounds for the arrest until I saw a video of the incident which can be found online. To my inexperienced eye, this does not look like a typical skate injury. What do you hockey players think?

A few weeks ago, Adam Johnson, a hockey player in Britain, died after being struck by a skate. In what is I think a surprising development, the player that did it has just been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-manslaughter-after-death-of-former-nhler/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-american-hockey-player-adam-johnson-dies-after-freak-accident-during/

This is what blood libel is BTW. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel Many Jews object to it being used in any other context. It’s a serious charge, defamatory if false. If you honestly believed I had done it, you should have reported my post. I would advise you not to repeat it falsely again. Firstly, I didn’t entirely agree with Omar’s comment, which you brought up. Secondly, you need to educate yourself on what it means in contemporary usage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_All_About_the_Benjamins Any reasonable review of my comment, a response to your comment, will show I was referring to money there, which has been what I’ve been talking about since then on this thread.

I can answer any question you ask. But you have to ask it. Instead of answering my arguments and facts, which you seem unable to do, you resort to screams of racism. And I thought that was only the tactic of woke leftist crybabies? AIPAC and its affiliates are massively funding the opponents of Israel’s critics, including Jews like Andy Levin who was defeated this way. That’s is what I allege. Do you deny it? https://theintercept.com/2022/08/02/michigan-primary-andy-levin-results-aipac/

On holidays out of the country, I’m afraid.

And I hope you all enjoyed Diwali yesterday.

Let’s not forget these were normal young people stuck in a nightmare not of their making. Here’s a song from the Great War to the tune of What a Friend I Have in Jesus: When this bloody war is over, No more soldiering for me, When I get my civvy clothes on, Oh, how happy I shall be. No more church parades on Sunday, No more begging for a pass. You can tell the sergeant-major, To stick it up his bleeding …

Firstly, my statements regarding the spending activities of one group of organizations were not libel because they were based on fact which I demonstrated with links. Secondly, they were certainly not a blood libel. To accuse me of a blood libel is utterly false.

Start again. What did I say exactly that you object to - quote my words - and then explain why you think it is a ‘blood libel’? See below about the use of the slang word Benjamin for hundred dollar bills. I have bolded the relevant text for you: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/c-note.asp#:~:text="C-note" is used,front of the %24100 banknote. I don’t think you understand why Omar got into trouble for her remark. You’re looking at the wrong part of the sentence.

What do you mean?

I don’t think Eisenhower’s testimony can be lightly dismissed by anybody: In another public statement the man who later became President of the United States was blunt: “It wasn’t necessary to hit them with that awful thing.” And this is quite the opener too. A crucial element was the imminent arrival of the Soviet Army in Japan: https://www.wagingpeace.org/the-decision-to-bomb-hiroshima/

How do I respond to all this? Firstly, I have never sought to minimize the suffering of Hindus during Partition and certainly bear them no ill will. I married one, for crying out loud. Secondly, of course, this catastrophe dwarfs what is happening in Gaza. My casual reading suggests that considerable confusion persists as to how many of each religion died or were displaced but if you can provide reputable links I’d be happy to learn from them.

Hold on, I didn’t say that it was all about money. Omar said that. I said that a lot of money was spent trying to defeat her in a Democratic primary. Clearly, elections aren’t all about money because she won last time out. But money matters a lot.

Well, I’m not well studied on the subject - indeed the book being reviewed claims what you claim - but I think there’s a fair body of experts who don’t believe it and it really doesn’t make much sense to me, certainly not as a single factor. I can also see why Americans had to believe some good came of incinerating so many civilians.

Did you look at my links? I haven’t examined the primary sources but the people quoted have a certain credibility in this area, e.g. Dwight Eisenhower. Even without their compelling testimony, it seems a little rash to discount the situation that Japan found itself in which was quite like Nazi Germany’s before it surrendered - utterly ruined and facing the imminent possibility of being overrun by Stalin and his hordes. That would bring the thought of compromise to the top of anybody’s agenda.

I’m afraid these are the facts. I’m not calling anybody names, just pointing to a real money trail. BTW hundred dollar bills are called Benjamins because Mr. Franklin’s face appears on them. That figure of speech happens with other dollar denominations too.

There’s still considerable debate about that claim: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n22/andrew-cockburn/big-six-v.-little-boy https://www.raabcollection.com/presidential-autographs/eisenhower-nuclear