‘No Other Land’ consultant Awdah Hathaleen killed by Israeli settler

Post by Apocryphon » Wed, Jul 30, 2025, 6:18 PM UTC

amirhirsch wrote: post #336

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Keep in mind this was written by man. People are being murdered thousands of years later because of the ancient Judea equivalent of 'Harry Potter', and the batshit insane people who still believe it in earnest.

Being dismissive of the Bible is not as cool as you think it is: those who do not study the Bible are doomed to repeat it. I understand the instinct to treat Bronze‑Age literature like fanciful fiction: engineers are wired to put "myth" in one bucket and "hard data" in another. But for better or worse, the Bible isn't just an ancient novel. It's the source code for a huge fraction of the world's legal systems, ethics…

Post by bjourne » Wed, Jul 30, 2025, 6:19 PM UTC

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They may oppose the current arrangement of the government but they don't disagree with the occupation and ethnic cleansing. > Eurasia Poll: 82% of Israelis want to expel Palestinians from Gaza; 47% want to kill every man, woman, child https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/05/30/poll-israelis-exp...

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Post by abirch » Wed, Jul 30, 2025, 6:21 PM UTC

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Possibly because smart people with expertise, usually hard-won through years of focus and study, make the common fallacy that they are experts in unrelated areas, even if they haven't put in the effort to become experts. Too many secretly believe they're Renaissance polymaths, instead of being humble enough to admit they don't know something.

Really well said. I would even go further and say that the "smart people with expertise" even disagree on matters like this and are operating on imperfect, vague information. Knowing that, it seems even more ridiculous to ask passersby about their opinion on this. Of course you can have an opinion, but keep in mind you're likely operating in 99% fog. Just my two cents.

Post by I-M-S » Wed, Jul 30, 2025, 6:22 PM UTC

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You think Israel would just collapse if the US stopped supporting them?

Who would support Israel? Who’s aircraft carriers would stand by?

Post by bawolff » Wed, Jul 30, 2025, 6:22 PM UTC

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Israeli here, can't directly answer your question since I've lived in the US for 99% of my adult life, but I consider myself pro-Israel and resent the way Israel is currently/always being portrayed. I see the key problem as people removing context: Context for why the current situation could easily be different if Hamas acted/acts differently, and context for why there is no "just stop fighting" option that leaves Is…

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