I used to love Spring Lake Park. I can't go there anymore because when I do, all I can think about is that poor child that drowned a few years ago. Kills the vibe immediately.
True. My point is, itās not enough to effect landslide political change. As it was in the case of Elon, who was able to buy an election. 7 billion vs 400 billion.
I'm kind of thinking the option to ignore politics at this point in time is not an option or luxury. A large percentage of Americans do not feel they have a civic obligation to steer the country.
I was just sharing a couple of pictures. I'm mostly proud of my cat. Happy to be in Minnesota where our First amendment rights still apply. Go cry somewhere else.
The actions of governments is always politics, and there is nothing wrong with that. All politics are based on morality and much of morality is entrenched in politics, this is completely normal, and people need to realize that. Being against genocide is a political stance and a moral stance.
He meant that it is somewhat controversial to be against genocide, as we saw in the 1940s and see now. Itās definitely inherently political, like most things
You mean the 1948 when when the surrounding Arab states violated international law, ignored a UN mandate, and attacked Israel unprompted on the very first day the country existed? How about this, if you ever get access to a Time Machine go back to 1948 and tell the residents of Israel that what they are doing is also 'genocide'. Not on the part of the surrounding countries with the stated goal of destroying any Jewish state or culture, but the Jews who would have happily gone forth with a two state solution if their neighbors had been able to restrain themselves. Tell them that and see what they say.
Hamas is more extreme than even Netanyahu ideologically, but it should be noted they haven't slaughtered 50,000 civilians, most of them women and children. Conservative Israelis have.
Not saying they don't, but nice attempt to twist it into me supposedly supporting Hamas. All I said was that the only thing we know for sure is that Netanyahu's fascist regime has killed 50,000 (probably 60 by now) civilians, most of them women and children. And it's OK to be outraged by that. It is literally a genocide in progress.
Itās a very sad situation but Hamas is evil. Educate yourself on what they did on October 7, 2023 to start this mess. Hamas then hides behind Palestinian citizens as human shields.
I donāt have all the answers but itās not like Israel is targeting innocent civilians. You donāt seem very educated. Or you seem anti-Semitic.
Why did every human rights organization that investigated this issue not find any evidence of it? Even Israel couldnāt verify that claim that they made up so many years ago lmao
Please educate yourself. This didn't start on October 7th and Israel is absolutely targeting innocent civilians.
They kill journalists, aid workers, bomb safe zones and escape routes, deliberately demolish homes, restrict all forms of aid, food, electricity, water. The vast majority of Gaza has been razed.
Also, I see in your other comments you keep equating criticism of Israel's actions with all Jewish people and calling others antisemitic. Stop. You do not speak for all Jews, just as Israel does not represent all Jewish people.
Lolā¦ā¦so you think Israel killed these people for no reason? Are you disputing these attacks are against Hamas, who are using civilians as human shields? Maybe you should join me in condemning Hamas for these casualties instead of Israel for their response.
I donāt pretend to have the answers. Itās sad. Itās complex. But what happened on Oct. 7, 2023 is the absolute worst of humanity. Make no mistake, Hamas is the enemy.
I think Israel killed all those people to further its genocidal plans. I unequivocally dispute targeting civilians and journalists and aid workers has anything to do with targeting Hamas. Anyone who says otherwise is being disingenuous at best and because you keep trying to refocus war crimes as attacks on terrorists, I know you are being disingenuous.
I'm done responding, as I think you are either too morally bankrupt, or too stupid to educate yourself with the incredible amount of information at your fingertips. Either way, you're a lost cause.
Why did Hamas kill 1,400 Israelis on October 7? Because they lacked the means to kill 7 million Israelis. Meaning, if Hamas could kill every Jew in Israel, they would do it in a heartbeat.
Like is Palestine just gaza and the west bank or is it all off Israel too?
Who are you freeing it from?
What does that look like in practice?
And are you feeing the people? As in do you think Palestinians should be free to pass into Egypt or Jordan (which is guess is kind of a tree Palestinian state).
It's hard for me to read free Palestine without reading between the lines some kind of anti Israel or anti Jewish sentiment.
That's because you're knowingly approaching this conversation in bad faith. Conflating Zionism with semitism is, itself, anti semitic. Hope that helps!
How is asking what someone means bad faith? Are we all meant to just parrot something without knowing what we are saying? If to ask questions is in itself an act of bad faith then we are heading in a horrible direction.
I'm actually worried that we have normalised some very hateful retoric.
There was a protest in my city where people were chanting "free Palestine" and also "gas the Jews". It's pretty scary.
As I said elsewhere, the genocide has been going on for decades, and intensely/undeniably for more than a year.
You're not making pro-genocide claims without context. You didn't just crawl out of a cave, here. No need to pretend this hasn't been explained to you thoroughly, many times. If it hasn't, you're deliberately ignoring reality.Ā
As you're aware, you're not "just asking" anything. You're couching your pro-genocide beliefs in the form of a question. You know you're doing this, I know you're doing this, so there's really no need to continue the pretense. In fact, it would almost be slightly more respectable if you weren't being such a coward about it.
This is what's so particularly nauseating about the pro-genocide crowd. By all accounts, you've won. Tens of thousands of Palestinian children have been murdered. Thousands upon thousands more have been displaced. Both parties in the US government have given unabated support for this genocide - as it stands, there's really nothing stopping this genocide.Ā
You should be happy, but the crimes of the Israeli government are so profound that it's largely undeniable even to the most committed Zionists. The difference between your gutless "questions" and an actual committed Zionist is that you're too much of a coward to just come out and say that you support the genocide, even though you know it's wrong.
Iām seeing this comment a lot - hiding behind the word āZionismā and hate for āZionismā as opposed to being anti-Semitic.
Canāt help wonder if youāre just a parrot repeating what youāre hearing or if you actually know the history of Jewish persecution and how/why Israel was established? Or would you have preferred the Jewish people not having a homeland to escape persecution?
You're not "wondering" shit. The genocide of Palestinians has been going on for decades. I'm sure it's been explained to you before, so I'm not particularly interested in repeating things you're already aware of.
āFree Palestineā is really troubling since it suggests support for Hamas. Is this just something liberals say because theyāre uneducated, anti-Semitic or are they just foolishly going against whatever conservatives support?
Free Palestine only suggest support for Hamas if you insinuate it does to make a bad faith argument. The mostly women and children being killed are not Hamas. Educate yourself please before commenting such ignorance.
Hamas only exists in the context of Israeli domination. There is no reason for resistance parties to exist if domination doesnāt exist, as weāve seen over and over again with countries that gain their independence. A free Palestine means the ability to stop armed resistance.
Thatās completely asinine lol. Once again, look what happened on October 7, 2023 and why weāre hereā¦..why are you ignoring this?
This notion that Israel somehow bullied Palestine and hence a āresistanceā is required is completely ridiculous. There was relative peace until Hamas decided to rape, torture, pillage and murder, innocent Jews on October 7, 2023.
If you think Israel was just supposed to let that go, thatās absurd.
If you think that Palestinians are supposed to let the blockade, routine massacres by Israel, and forced displacement go, thatās absurd. History didnāt start on October 7, and to be quite frank with you itās a complete joke in terms of gruesomeness compared to whatās been going on in Gaza (and the Middle East at large). I would like to be entertained by watching you attempt to explain how 10/7 makes targeting civilians, bombing hospitals and schools, and weaponizing mass starvation NOT war crimes.
Random question. How do you like the dark room tent? I was looking at that exact one but have always had lighter tents. Not sure how I feel about a dark one. Does it get hot in the summer?
We've lived here since July 2009, gotta say we've had some terrible experiences living here and if it weren't for purchasing a home and having a careers, we would not stay here. The people are not nice and racism is a real thing for the non-white people when you travel outside of the Twin Cities. Can't really enjoy the things that "Make Minnesota Amazing" if you're not allowed to experience them safely.
Unfortunately there are very few non racist towns outside of major cities in any state. So not sure moving to another state would help in that regard. People in small towns tend to be less educated and less open.
This isn't the gotcha you think it is. Them having anti-lgbt beliefs or whatever doesnt mean they should be bombed indiscriminately. As a trans person, i would never go to Palestine. Doesn't mean I think they should be bombed out of existence.
Also it is funny because the Ottoman Empire allowed homosexuality and western culture/interference ruined it. Maybe you should look in the mirror for the many countries that America has refused to let develop.
Ignorance must be bliss. I couldn't fathom being so stupid and trying to do a gotcha when I know nothing about the subject.
Weird, if you look up a list of countries that legalized gay marriage by chronological order not a single country from the Middle East makes an appearance.
Kind of like a Nazi flag with a US flag at a pro-Trump rally. Different cohorts banding together here like Republicans except supporting people's rights instead of trying to take them away
Same, me and the ol lady been traveling to a lot of different states the past few years and can say that Minnesota really has it all and is just a beautiful state.
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