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Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.

5 (45.5%)

A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.

5 (45.5%)

A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.

0 (0%)

More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.

0 (0%)

A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.

1 (9.1%)

More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.

0 (0%)

DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.

0 (0%)

Huge disruption to the day.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM

[facilitatorn]

Watching the rightwing freak out over the NYTimes 1619 Project.....

Just who is “ freaking out”?
History is History.
But a better question might be how come inner city blacks, 400 years later, are still enslaved by democrat -run municipal governments that provide them with substandard living conditions and dysfunctional public schools?

There is help available for you, Red. Don’t lose hope.

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/stds-hiv-safer-sex/syphilis/how-do-i-get-treated-for-syphilis

[bodiddley]

But at least now I have a little better understanding why you prioritize Israel, and the threat it represents, to be greater that the threats of China, Russia and Turkey, and why you seem to think Israel should be punished by economic sanctions, as you do not think the threats those 3 larger powers, are a threat to US interests or global peace.   

Thanks for stating and clarifying your postions.

A complete and willful misreading.

[josh]

No I am not an American self-loather. Have you ever wondered why so many want to come to the shiny shores if it is so terrible? People are not risking life and limb to migrate to Iraq or Pakistan.

Boy, that absolves us of what we've done, huh?

[REDSTATEWARD]

No I am not an American self-loather. Have you ever wondered why so many want to come to the shiny shores if it is so terrible? People are not risking life and limb to migrate to Iraq or Pakistan.

Boy, that absolves us of what we've done, huh?

What have “ we” done?

[josh]

It's really no defense of Israel to note that other countries are worse.
And I don't appreciate the insinuation that I'm anti-Israel

It's not intended as a defense of Israel, Bo. It's an indictment against those who attack Israel to the exclusion of other, worse countries.

If you attack Israel and boycott it while ignoring China's and Russia's crimes, the a claim that you are not anti-Israel seems strained. You are not fighting injustices, you are fighting Israel's injustices, choosing the lesser, more attractive criminal, the easier target.

Israel has earned its attacks, its condemnation for how it treats the Palestinians. But the narrow focus is bogus.

[josh]

Bo (and other progressives):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/29245112?fbclid=IwAR3H8x5AS3Z5MNkhWVEvEmkllCVf0ONUreSzw1VjcdqkR3DJ9_r0eoL3Jls

[josh]

Huh! The US is the most diverse nation in the history of the world unlike Muslim countries or any of the bannana republics. Does the typical American look more like Donald Trump or BHO? The US needs bright people who can obey laws and can assimilate.

"Banana republics"

Helping to underscore your bigotry.

No, the typical American looks like neither.

And no, the US is not "the most diverse nation" currently, let alone in the history of the world, Luee. Not ethnically, not linguistically, and not racially. We're the largest nation that can also claim diversity, but that is a totally different issue.

Your jingoism is showing.

And it's somewhat ugly.

[josh]

No I am not an American self-loather. Have you ever wondered why so many want to come to the shiny shores if it is so terrible? People are not risking life and limb to migrate to Iraq or Pakistan.

Boy, that absolves us of what we've done, huh?

What have “ we” done?

What a  fatuous question!

[josh]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/12/raining-plastic-colorado-usgs-microplastics?fbclid=IwAR2bIwzp-AdkJWtrXx2vUsDvrkb_lU8tLq9MCTVlBYwxElWaC-Zi-M1pvVw

Microplastics raining in Colorado.

[kiidcarter8]

I don't know why everyone has to take everything to extremes.  -    Exactly, like those ANTIFUCKS - no need for them at all

Quite right!  People demonstrating against fascism and corruption and racism, who needs that kind of noise? 

Nothing at all wrong with "some noise"

[kiidcarter8]

Good show ran on MS tonight in the 9pm hour

caught it on Sirrius - so not sure what it was called.  Down the middle (unbiased) look at recent work of Congress on infrastructure.

[REDSTATEWARD]

No I am not an American self-loather. Have you ever wondered why so many want to come to the shiny shores if it is so terrible? People are not risking life and limb to migrate to Iraq or Pakistan.

Boy, that absolves us of what we've done, huh?

What have “ we” done?

What a  fatuous question!

what have “ we” done?

[josh]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/illinois-marijuana-records-expunged_n_5d1640eee4b07f6ca57cb0f0?fbclid=IwAR3OgKNWNaiIfTPgpEdZe3wuMobK05mFBRIZbFDRK7jUd-Mbc6LMlXzzgcY

[facilitatorn]

Bo (and other progressives):

https://www.patreon.com/posts/29245112?fbclid=IwAR3H8x5AS3Z5MNkhWVEvEmkllCVf0ONUreSzw1VjcdqkR3DJ9_r0eoL3Jls

http://beautifultrouble.org/theory/pedagogy-of-the-oppressed/

[LarryBnDC]

It's really no defense of Israel to note that other countries are worse.
And I don't appreciate the insinuation that I'm anti-Israel

It's not intended as a defense of Israel, Bo. It's an indictment against those who attack Israel to the exclusion of other, worse countries.

If you attack Israel and boycott it while ignoring China's and Russia's crimes, the a claim that you are not anti-Israel seems strained. You are not fighting injustices, you are fighting Israel's injustices, choosing the lesser, more attractive criminal, the easier target.

Israel has earned its attacks, its condemnation for how it treats the Palestinians. But the narrow focus is bogus.

You cannot, you must not use Russia and China in comparison with Israel because they ARE bald faced authoritarian regimes.

We must hold Israel to a much higher standard than the bad guys.
.
Right now Israel has a thug as PM and he just sucked Trumps’s ass on the world stage.


Israel deserves better.