Comments by "" (@TheHuxleyAgnostic) on "Rebel HQ"
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This event has broken Ben's mind. I'll have to ditch, if he's on reporting about it again.
Modern history: 100 years ago, in 1923, Ze'ev Jabotinsky fully acknowledged that Zionism is colonialism, and that, based on the entirety of history, that the natives would fight it until the bitter end. He just didn't care what would happen to them, and promoted doing it anyway. Colonizers are never not the aggressors.
On top of the colonialist nature of Zionism, the Zionists also formed terrorist organizations, like the Irgun and Lehi. They bombed many Palestinian markets and other public places, murdering many civilians, including children, even including Palestinian Jews (who opposed Zionism). Israel merged those terrorists into the new nation's military and intelligence agencies. Israelis elected Menachem Begin, leader of the Irgun, child murderer, Jew murderer, and bomber of the King David Hotel, as PM. Israelis, to this day, celebrate those terrorists as "heroes". Zionists literally taught their neighbours that terrorism is a valid path to independence and statehood, and that terrorists are to be celebrated.
In 1945, it is well documented that Zionists owned just 5% of the land and were a majority nowhere. Israel was formed by actually going against the majority population. It's foundation is completely undemocratic. Then, becoming a majority, in "your" new nation, by ethnic cleansing the actual majority, and then claiming to be democratic, is utter nonsense.
Law: Israel is considered an occupier by the International Court, the UN GA, and the UN SC. Occupiers are also never not the aggressors. Those occupied actually have a right to resist occupation. On the flip side, it is illegal for the occupier to settle occupied lands, and illegal to use collective punishment. Israel is a rogue nation, that doesn't abide by international law. What it has been doing, and is doing now, is illegal.
Current events: This year, alone, prior to Oct 7 ... Israel held over 1200 Palestinian hostages without charges ... over 200 Palestinians had been killed by the IDF and settlers ... over 1000 Palestinians had been displaced by Israel's neverending colonization of the West Bank ... and, Israel continued to operate an open air WWII style fascist ghetto. Even ignoring modern history and law, in no reality did Hamas "start" anything. Ben is apparently cool with ignoring what was happening to Palestinians, and pretending everything started on Oct 7.
Actual Hamas supporter: Netanyahu promoted, and helped fund, Hamas, to weaken the Palestinian Authority, to avoid a potential peace, so he could continue his colonization project. This is very much like the US promoting and funding religious extremists in Afghanistan, and that ending up biting them in the ass. Plus, he was warned by Egypt and, instead of strengthening the Gaza border, he moved Gazan troops to the West Bank, to support his colonization. Almost like he wanted his pet terrorists to actually break through.
Ben would be blaming the Jewish underground for the Warsaw ghetto uprising, instead of the Nazis.
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Ben, you are not being totally honest about the history. In 1923, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, fully acknowledged that Zionism is colonialism. Nothing is "fair and square" after that beginning. Ze'ev also predicted, based on historical native responses to colonialism, that the natives would fight against it, until the bitter end.
On top of the colonialist nature of Zionism, you left out that Israel, itself, was founded on terrorism, by groups like the Irgun and Lehi. That Israel, itself, elected terrorists, like Menachem Begin, who led the Irgun and bombed the King David Hotel. That Israel still celebrates those terrorists, as "heroes". Israel literally taught their neighbours that terrorism is a valid path to independence and statehood.
In the West Bank, Israel is basically using the blueprint for colonizing North America. Send out settlements into native territory, piss off the natives, the natives react violently, cry that the poor "innocent" settlers have been attacked by "savages", the cavalry comes in and puts down the native uprising, and eventually the border expands to include thisse settlements. Rinse and repeat.
In Gaza, Israel disgustingly operates an open air WWII style fascist ghetto. Only the fascists thought the Warsaw ghetto uprising was led by extremists. Only the fascsists considered all the WWII resistance movements (that sometimes targeted civilians) were "terrorists". Even the totally standard allied military sometimes intentionally targeted heavily populated civilian areas, like in Dresden, to end fascism.
Very similar to the earliest years of colonizing the Americas, the natives originally welcomed Zionists, under the Ottoman Empire. That welcome was worn out, as it became increasingly clear that the Zionists weren't simply moving in next door, like other refugees. They had organizations buying land, that could never again be sold to a non Jew. Those organizations also stopped letting any non Jews rent, or even work on said land. It very definitely became colonialism. The British investigated a number of Zionist settlements, and clearly described all this in a report.
Nothing "fair and square" has been going on, for 100 years.
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Ben supports Likud.
Likud was founded by Menachem Begin, leader of the Irgun terrorist group, murderer of civilian Palestinian men, women, and children, murderer of Palestinian Jews (who didn't support Zionism), and bomber of the King David Hotel. Israelis elected that terrorist as their PM. Israelis still celebrate those terrorists, as "heroes", to this day.
Likud was also founded by Ariel Sharon, war criminal, who massacred Palestinian villages.
Likud's original platform, "between the sea and the Jordan" ...
"The Right of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel (Eretz Israel)
a. The right of the Jewish people to the land of Israel is eternal and indisputable and is linked with the right to security and peace; therefore, Judea and Samaria will not be handed to any foreign administration; between the Sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty."
There is zero indication that Likud, Netanyahu, isn't still working towards that goal, with the endless colonization of Palestine territories.
Ben is a supporter of terrorists, illegal colonizers, war criminals, occupiers, and the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. He's a disgusting piece of trash.
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"Sanctuary cities!", are they mostly in red states, or something?
Top 10 crime rates ...
New Mexico 6,462
Louisiana 6,408
Colorado 6,091
South Carolina 5,973
Arkansas 5,899
Oklahoma 5,870
Washington 5,759
Tennessee 5,658
Oregon 5,610
Missouri 5,605
Top 10 homicide rates ...
Mississippi 23.70
Louisiana 21.30
Alabama 15.90
New Mexico 15.30
South Carolina 13.40
Missouri 12.40
Illinois 12.30
Maryland 12.20
Tennessee 12.20
Arkansas 11.70
Also, the crime rate for undocumented immigrants is about half the rate of natural born Americans.
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@mariem3429 It's a saying, dumb dumb, not always literal.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/shoot+first%2C+ask+questions+later
I'd also call whoever's job it was to do the job I wanted them to do. That has absolutely nothing to do with your blathering about them being "heroes" for taking risks. They take fewer risks than garbage collectors. Are you going to start calling garbage collectors "heroes", for the risks they take? There you go, assuming everyone they interact with is guilty, first, is how you get shooting first and asking questions later. They should be risking their lives more, by not assuming someone reaching for their wallet is reaching for a gun, not assuming something in someone's hand is a gun, not assuming a kid has a real gun or that he's planning to use it on you, etc., dimwit. That's cowardly, not brave.
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For one, the IDF has its largest base in a shopping mall, cowardly hiding behind civilian human shields. And, the IDF has over 400k militants (reservists) amongst the populace, cowardly hiding behind human shields.
For another, yeah, there is something they can do ... just don't fire on civilians. We don't drop bombs on a bank hostage situation. We don't drop bombs on an urban gang hideout. We wouldn't drop a bomb on domestic terrorists, hold up in an apartment building, hospital, or whatnot. We don't do that, because we care about our own civilians or, at least, the authorities somewhat care about the optics. This is blatantly just not giving a crap about Palestinian lives.
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@DemsJugglingLs Here, since you can't figure out how Google works ...
"Some examples of gag orders:
Police departments issue gag orders to protect the identity of victims, in particular minors, and also to keep information about ongoing investigations from becoming known when its release to the public could pose a threat to cases or the people involved.
A judge often issues a gag order to forbid anyone involved in a case from discussing it outside of the court.
A company might include gag orders in contracts associated with partnerships, employment and termination to protect trade secrets, intellectual property, sensitive information and, sometimes, the business’s reputation.
In the United States, gag orders are included with all national security letters (a type of subpoena issued by the FBI) to prevent the recipients from saying they received them.
In a settlement between parties in a legal dispute, a gag order against discussing issues related to the dispute may be part of the terms agreed upon."
... gag orders are used all the time, and aren't considered violations of free speech, or freedom of the press.
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