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Richard Seager's avatar

Like it or not criticism of Israel is not anti-semitism. As for “from the river to the sea” I believe that the slogan originated with Likud in which case the river is probably the Euphrates in its winding course up towards Turkey. Would you support that version of the slogan?

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Richard Luthmann's avatar

I support nothing from Edward Said's acolytes.

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Richard Seager's avatar

LOL. You’re pretty pathetic to take the above statement and convert that to "Edward Said acolyte”. But I guess you’re playing to the crowd as every populist does.

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Richard Luthmann's avatar

I'm not a populist. I just think that if rock throwing is expression, so's doing blow in the West End bathroom - and that mean's I'm Pablo Fucking Picasso.

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Richard Seager's avatar

I recognise more stereotypes there, Richard. Typical populist. As I see it the least misogynist country in that region is probably Lebanon. Israel has embraced trans fascism. Both it and Palestine are pretty homophobic (yeah I know Tel Aviv yada yada - I’ve adressed that in my comment on Trans fascism)

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Richard Seager's avatar

Nothing unusual in that, the whole of the West has gone down that pharmafascist rabbit hole.

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Richard Seager's avatar

Can’t answer your poll because I believe in both cases (mine and yours above) it is genocidal in intent. But you havn’t given the option to say "yes both sides hate the other sides guts and are both murderous towards the other”. After nearly 80 years why is this the case?

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Richard Luthmann's avatar

The Palestinians have not, in those 80 years, increased their capabilities beyond rock throwing. They've only managed to con naive liberals into believing rock throwing is "expressive activity."

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Richard Seager's avatar

That has zero to do with the above statement of mine. You’re arguing with yourself. That’s called a strawman argument. So a populist who uses strawman arguments.

A bit like Hitler then?

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Richard Seager's avatar

Not really interested in clicking that link for your favourite artwork Richard. Have you purchased a few of his watercolours have you?

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