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#31

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by Barrister - Today at 02:01:02 PM

and yet, that's where they belong. There's only 2 categories with a simple yes no question at the start; Pope?

Orthodox say "hi!".

Some Orthodox have a pope in Alexandria. 

The Copts have a pope in Alexandria.

Orthodox do follow a church hierarchy, but follow various different partriarchs depending on denomination.

#32

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by DGuller - Today at 01:54:44 PM

Anyway I like how the guy denies the Soviet persecution of Jews.

The "Russian intervention" bit much earlier already gave him away.

#33

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by viper37 - Today at 01:39:13 PM

But isn't that exactly what Zionism is trying to do?

The Jews are immigrants, Moses brought them there from Egypt.

#34

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by viper37 - Today at 01:36:51 PM

and yet, that's where they belong. There's only 2 categories with a simple yes no question at the start; Pope?

Orthodox say "hi!".

Some Orthodox have a pope in Alexandria. 

#35

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by viper37 - Today at 01:35:30 PM

The Soviets did create an Autonomous Jewish Oblast, never took off much though.

See, that's a model to emulate.  Donald Trump was right all along: You would be wise to be more like Russia and less like Canada, Europe and all these filthy liberal democracies.

#36

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by viper37 - Today at 01:34:24 PM

and yet, that's where they belong. There's only 2 categories with a simple yes no question at the start; Pope?

Orthodox say "hi!".

Beyond that - because "Protestantism" is still the largest faith group in North America pretty handily, it's worthwhile to break it down a little bit more.

That's why there's a distinct society in the northeast corner of that continent.

But don't let that fool you.  According to OvB, Islam is dominating the US with its 1.2% and they should be expelled.

#37

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by viper37 - Today at 01:28:03 PM

A classic these days?

Absolutely.

Point Break with cars and DVD players instead of parachutes and bank robberies!

It's absolutely fun and Paul Walker was a decent actor.


If only they had not placed Patrick Swayze against impossible odds at the end of Point Break, we might have seen him team up with Keanu Reeves for an international criminal chase involving tanks and nuclear submarines, and who knows?  Maybe even jump in parachute from a space shuttle to the Moon?

Even though it was shot on location in North Portugal (not far from my region),

That explains why I could not recognize anything in Rome! 

#38

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by OttoVonBismarck - Today at 01:27:17 PM

The Soviets did create an Autonomous Jewish Oblast, never took off much though.

#39

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 01:26:32 PM

Is this your way of signalling your pivot from sexy young pinko to stodgy middle aged centrist Shelf?

#40

Off the Record / Re: Israel-Hamas War 2023

Last post by Razgovory - Today at 01:01:01 PM

So on today's campuses one of the big pushes is for "de-colonization" - to return the land to the original inhabitants.

But isn't that exactly what Zionism is trying to do?

They (including this professor), claim that the European Jews have no connection to Palestine.  One of the cries at Columbia is "Go back to Poland". In Poland back in '68 mobs were screaming at "Go back to Zion".

Anyway I like how the guy denies the Soviet persecution of Jews.