Indictment pending. Better call Bricker.
Or that they are parents.
Parents are not interested in justice — they want QUIET!
Bill Cosby
I missed the genocidal massacre that is being denied. When did it happen, or is it still in the planning stages?
Hell, a Palestinian in Syria is ten times more likely to be killed by Syria than a Palestinian in Palestine is to be killed by Israel.
Oh, it’s well past planning. It’s happening. Veeery veeery slowly and in small numbers so as nobody notices.
Is that related to JennyMcCarthycide? You know. The ability to bring back dangerous and infectious diseases with a single tweet?
Oh no you don’t, that’s just crazy talk … do you understand the trouble that could cause?
Obamacare: making Catholics pay for the free abortions for illegal aliens.
This would be laughable, if it weren’t so pathetic. The plight of the Palestinians is disturbing, but to call them victims of “genocide” is disgusting. Kind of like someone who gets a paper cut being called an injured war hero. Kind of like someone who gets a traffic ticket being called a victim of fascist oppression.
The over-all effect is to cheapen the serious by screaming “Wolf!” every time a butterfly passes by.
And people say these discussions never go anywhere. Why, it’s [del]barely[/del] not even page two and we’ve already managed to agree that the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza falls somewhere between the Holocaust and a paper cut! We’ll have this whole thing hammered out in no time.
Now we just need to narrow down the range. Would you say the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza is more or less serious than a stubbed toe? Does it make a difference which toe? What if you lose the nail?
You’re in luck. Right now, we’re preparing to detonate a very large volcano in Iceland that will take care of that little problem for the several years.
Post above: “…next several years”.
But who can I turn to?
How do you feel about the allies carpet-bombing German cities (and all who lived in them) during WWII? Was Ike genocidal? Roosevelt? Or is it just the Jews you have a problem with?
Thanks for the links. I had forgotten those threads and that poster. Had I recalled his character–smugly self-righteous (though lacking any basis for that high opinion of himself), unable to deal with the factual world, incompetent in logic, convinced of his own correctness even when caught in error, and utterly incapable of perceiving anyone else’s perspective–I would have disengaged from that other thread sooner.
Yes. The US was at one point in time engaged in genocide of Native Americans. It was a brutal thing. The US is certainly funding the military operations related to Gaza, and thus guilty there. The UK has attempted genocide in many parts of the world. The Germans against the Jews.
Carpet bombing cities was mass murder, a violation of the Geneva Conventions, useless and evil. I notice that you think I have a problem with Jews. Let’s not confuse Israelis with Jews. Some Jews are Israelis, but not most Jews. Most Israelis are Jews, but not all Israelis.
Here is the 1948 UN definition of genocide
Israel has done (a) (b) and (c) in Gaza. And we are still paying for it. The SDMB seems to have a determined contingent that demands only quick wholesale slaughter counts. That contingent can go stuff it. International law is clear.
Looking over this list, I can’t speak to (d) and (e) as to Gaza. But seeing (d) does bring to mind another series of events linked to Israel. Israel Admits Ethiopian Women Were Given Birth Control Shots - Israel News - Haaretz.com Israel Forcibly Injected African Immigrants with Birth Control, Report Claims Under international law, that is a form of genocide.
Destroying a people, in whole or in part, is genocide.
Bullshit. Israel has not attempted to destroy a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
By your inane definition, the cop in Missouri who shot a black man committed genocide.
Grow up.
Well, OK, how about genocide lite?
How about one for minor annoyances that are just irritating enough to gripe about but not big enough for each to have its own thread? We could make it a monthly thing and give it a clever title each month relating to the current month.