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Old 11-28-2007, 12:49 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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I'm not the one claiming to be an expert on Palestinian culture and a being with Godlike power of judgement over their collective character and worthiness, though.
Neither am I. I'm just expressing my opinions on an opinion forum.

Since you seem unable to refute them, you attack my right to hold them.
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Old 11-28-2007, 12:53 PM
 
Location: Your mind
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On the contrary, you're perfectly within your rights to hold them, just as people are within their rights to believe that "the illegals are comin over to take over America and force us all to speak Spanish and wear sombreros with legally enforced daily siestas," but being within your rights doesn't make you right.
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Old 11-28-2007, 12:56 PM
 
Location: North Cackelacky....in the hills.
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Fishmonger, do you consider firing rifles into the air and dressing up children like suicide bombers normal behavior?
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Old 11-28-2007, 12:58 PM
 
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No, but I haven't seen the indication that most Palestinians consider it to be, either, although it's likely that many of them do.
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Old 11-28-2007, 12:58 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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On the contrary, you're perfectly within your rights to hold them, just as people are within their rights to believe that "the illegals are comin over to take over America and force us all to speak Spanish and wear sombreros with legally enforced daily siestas," but being within your rights doesn't make you right.
I'll let others decide if that is analogy is germane.

And if you are out of your mind.
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Old 11-28-2007, 12:59 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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No, but I haven't seen the indication that most Palestinians consider it to be, either.
Perhaps its their support of Hamas that you missed.
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Old 11-28-2007, 01:03 PM
 
Location: Your mind
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Perhaps its their support of Hamas that you missed.
Not going over this again at length, we've already discussed it. As bad as Hamas is, there's pretty solid evidence from various polls and surveys that the election wasn't a mandate for attacks on Israel, or for "dressing up children as suicide bombers," but rather had more to do with Fatah's corruption, incompetence, and having held power for over a decade.
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Old 11-28-2007, 01:04 PM
 
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I'll let others decide if that is analogy is germane.

And if you are out of your mind.
My mind's out of me.
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Old 11-28-2007, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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Not going over this again at length, we've already discussed it. As bad as Hamas is, there's pretty solid evidence from various polls and surveys that the election wasn't a mandate for attacks on Israel, or for "dressing up children as suicide bombers," but rather had more to do with Fatah's corruption, incompetence, and having held power for over a decade.
I fail to see how any of this is Israel's fault.
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Old 11-28-2007, 01:08 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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My mind's out of me.
Personally I think your ass is out. Yas, yer Assisout.
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