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FlashMobOfOne

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Artist, theatrical performer, roller derby announcer, and former derby skater in the Midwest.

Single, childless, and married to my my freedom and sense of adventure.

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Obama changed the military’s criteria for civilian deaths so he could pretend his numbers were lower.

I don’t know that I’d call it an opinion. Civilian deaths are an eventuality we have no choice but to accept, especially here in the US, where we’re making war in six, seven, or eight countries at once and it’s normal.

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If anyone in Washington cared we wouldn’t spend a dollar on foreign war (as opposed to domestic defense) until domestic needs are 100% taken care of.

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You’re right. It’s more like 1983, when we poured money out for Saddam Hussein because his guys were going to fight Iraq for us.

That worked out well.

But, in the end, it doesn’t matter. There’s a blank check for war and I’d just love it if people cared about the extent to which we neglect our own people in service of it.

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We add a cool $5 billion to the Republicard every year on Israel’s behalf.

But the thing is… war is good business. I’d be surprised if there weren’t a legislator in Washington that hasn’t already made a stock move based on their classified briefings on this event.

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Yeah, that’s the same thing people say every time a war pops up. It was also the justification for the trillions we wasted in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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    I’m sorry, but the state of Israel are the clear and objective overall aggressors in this situation.

    Exactly, and they are leveraging the power of the state to run an apartheid. That just can’t be ignored.

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    The fascinating thing about discussions of Israel and Palestine is that, no matter which side you’re on, the argument always boils down to: Their guy is just as bad as our guy.

    But, Hamas aside, I find Israel’s actions as a state indefensible. That’s what separates the two here. Israel is a state sponsor of apartheid, and while some members of the Palestinian population are indeed terrorists, that doesn’t justify perpetrating of an apartheid.

    FlashMobOfOne,
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    The use of the term ‘propaganda’ implies that the story here is untrue.

    However, Israel’s atrocities are exceedingly well-documented. That would make you a liar or willfully ignorant, either of which are intolerable.

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    No one motivated by partisanship is going to hear and properly assess any critique of their candidate.

    It’s why Trump supporters are losing a ton of money on his scams and why we have a brain-dead creep in the White House now.

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    Honestly a little surprised he lived so long. That dude liked to party.

    FlashMobOfOne,
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    You can always count on warmongers to talk big when they know with absolute certainty that they’re never going to be the ones in danger.

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