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Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 06:30:08 PM

I remember plenty of protests against war that turned violent.

I do remember reading about riots during the US Civil War and then during the Vietnam war.

Between a riot an "Burn tel Aviv to the ground"  I think I'll take the moron with the hate speech.

Besides, isn't hate speech protected in the US?  Isn't this a value deer to the right and particularly the GOP and its supporters, without any limits?

"Kill the enemy" is not an anti war slogan.  It's a pro war slogan.

It's a radical leftist slogan.  People who destroy property, people who attack cops and journalists, people who set fire to everything they find their hands on.  People who believe it's a wise idea to guillotine bankers and seize their money.  That sort of people.

It's hardly new or exclusive to the Pro-Palestinian camp.

And as I said, your country believes in absolute free speech.  Hate speech should be tolerated according to most Americans, we've had this discussion before.  Don't act all offended when it does not go the way you want it.

Just print your own sign saying you'll burn Teheran to the ground and organize a counter protest with OvB and Raz.  Print some saying all of Gaza should be depopulated.  I don't know.  It's your country, it's legal.

Just don't have people come here whining about that hate speech crap.

I don't want to print a sign saying I'll burn Tehran to the ground.  First because I couldn't do it, and second because I believe that would make me a bad person.

I will continue to come here and express my negative judgement of protestors who call for more dead Israelis.  You can call it whining if you want but I see things differently.

#2

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by OttoVonBismarck - Today at 06:23:08 PM

The goal of the campus Jew-haters: To render Israel indefensible, in both senses of the word

All 5 of them?

Good luck!

Fuck off Nazi.

#3

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by viper37 - Today at 05:49:59 PM

The goal of the campus Jew-haters: To render Israel indefensible, in both senses of the word

All 5 of them?

Good luck!

#4

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by viper37 - Today at 05:49:07 PM

I remember plenty of protests against war that turned violent.

I do remember reading about riots during the US Civil War and then during the Vietnam war.

Between a riot an "Burn tel Aviv to the ground"  I think I'll take the moron with the hate speech.

Besides, isn't hate speech protected in the US?  Isn't this a value deer to the right and particularly the GOP and its supporters, without any limits?

"Kill the enemy" is not an anti war slogan.  It's a pro war slogan.

It's a radical leftist slogan.  People who destroy property, people who attack cops and journalists, people who set fire to everything they find their hands on.  People who believe it's a wise idea to guillotine bankers and seize their money.  That sort of people.

It's hardly new or exclusive to the Pro-Palestinian camp.

And as I said, your country believes in absolute free speech.  Hate speech should be tolerated according to most Americans, we've had this discussion before.  Don't act all offended when it does not go the way you want it.

Just print your own sign saying you'll burn Teheran to the ground and organize a counter protest with OvB and Raz.  Print some saying all of Gaza should be depopulated.  I don't know.  It's your country, it's legal.

Just don't have people come here whining about that hate speech crap.

#5

Off the Record / Re: What does a BIDEN Presiden...

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 05:25:23 PM

I was also amused to find that the plural informal second tense in New World Spanish (vosotros) is used in the Bible.  I've never encountered it anywhere else (outside of works originating in Spain), so it's like the thee/thou/thine in the KJV.

I think the Argies use it.

#6

Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread

Last post by FunkMonk - Today at 05:01:01 PM

Arsenal are now the only hope against Manchester 115 Charges. Will the rest of the league now band together to bring down Pep's cheating machine? 

PLEASE  

#7

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by garbon - Today at 04:51:31 PM

Yeah my husband had never heard of Are You Being Served whereas I was like it was on PBS so one of the main things I knew about British television growing up.

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Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by HVC - Today at 04:47:05 PM

It was on TVO I think. Public broadcast. Probably really cheap

*edit* And you should watch it

#9

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Sheilbh - Today at 04:43:48 PM

Yeah that is the other odd thing - I'm always surprised with North Americans having knowledge of shows from 1970s British TV that I've never seen (normally because not politically correct, so not really broadcast here now). Like Are You Being Served or Benny Hill

As I say it's the weirdness of pre-streaming and what shows made it where. Like that English language sketch that Germans watch at New Year.

#10

Off the Record / Re: 2024 US Presidential Elect...

Last post by The Minsky Moment - Today at 04:41:17 PM

"At the time the award was being discussed, it was being publicly reported that Cheney was under active consideration for a presidential run by No Labels," the statement said, referring to the group that had dabbled with fielding a third-party ticket only to abandon the idea last week. "Exercising its fiduciary responsibility, the executive committee concluded that giving the Ford medal to Cheney in the 2024 election cycle might be construed as a political statement and thus expose the Foundation to the legal risk of losing its nonprofit status with the IRS."

That is one of the weakest, most pathetic excuses I've ever heard. Note they do not say that Liz Chaney considered being a No Labels candidate because she didn't.   What on earth does it matter if No Labels itself considered her, along with Chris Sununnu (twice), Chris Christie, Mitch Daniels, Larry Hogan, Brian Kemp, Ross Perot, Ferris Bueller, and Gerald Ford's old Michigan football jersey?

If that's the best you got, just say no comment and don't embarrass yourself.