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BaronChocula

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45. Agree with you 100%

Sun May 3, 2026, 02:43 PM

19 hrs ago

about not equating Jewish people with Israel.
Except I'm curious about what you mean in the last sentence. Does that mean If you bring up, say, Henry Winkler some will jump right to Israel? Or if you bring up an attack on a synagog they jump right to Israel? That's pretty messed up.

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This is unacceptable! surfered Yesterday #1

I care Roy Rolling Yesterday #2

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I'm 100 % in the same place. Permanut 17 hrs ago #60

Perhaps check out my answer to magicarpet pat_k 8 hrs ago #88

I appreciate your tactful response.. Permanut 7 hrs ago #90

Enough is enough, stop the hate, and B.See 16 hrs ago #62

We need to get louder and more persistent in our opinions and views. magicarpet 16 hrs ago #64

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As you sort out the complicated feelings, perhaps... pat_k 8 hrs ago #87

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I have a few. calimary 19 hrs ago #42

;-{) SAVE THE CHILDREN Goonch Yesterday #6

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We care. The hard right does not. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #8

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They don't believe any of that Cirsium 20 hrs ago #40

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Old Testament Cirsium 18 hrs ago #53

The New Testaments are way too full of the venom of "Wokeness". magicarpet 17 hrs ago #57

You have some good insights into this. lees1975 10 hrs ago #84

That's not a bad analysis. lees1975 10 hrs ago #83

"Slaughter of enemies",.... condoned in the Good Book,...oh boy that sounds like fun. magicarpet 9 hrs ago #86

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The sad truth malaise Yesterday #16

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and they couldn't do this without our support MadameButterfly Yesterday #18

I perpetually have to explain to people that the Jewish people AllyCat 22 hrs ago #28

Agree with you 100% BaronChocula 19 hrs ago #45

Not Henry Winkler. Talking about people who practice Judaism AllyCat 7 hrs ago #89

The problem is that it is Nutty-yahoo, his Likud Party, AIPAC, the ADL and similar groups maxrandb 17 hrs ago #61

and there are many Israeli's who don't want to be equated with what Netanyahu MadameButterfly 14 hrs ago #72

It doesn't matter what Israelis or Americans "want" maxrandb 11 hrs ago #80

Stuff being donein our names MadameButterfly 2 hrs ago #93

Putin bdamomma 15 hrs ago #68

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THIS malaise Yesterday #17

Dusty old books of myth. Perfect description. AllyCat 22 hrs ago #30

I believe those "dusty books of myth" Wednesdays 21 hrs ago #32

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RIGHT? Skittles 18 hrs ago #51

Is religion the reason? stage left 18 hrs ago #49

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I am repulsed by Israel now. Clear-cut ethnic cleansing/genocidal activity jmbar2 23 hrs ago #22

Alas, I wish your first statement were true . . . PhylliPretzel 23 hrs ago #24

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THIS malaise 22 hrs ago #29

70 plus % agree with Israel's actions, unfortunately questionseverything 21 hrs ago #35

I didn't realize it was that high jmbar2 20 hrs ago #38

I'm a little outside my expertise here but I thought the idea was that they become an oppressor Ilikepurple 11 hrs ago #81

You are correct -- you added some nuance that I missed. jmbar2 9 hrs ago #85

I do and it's despicable. 😡 Dave Bowman 23 hrs ago #23

Disgusting leftstreet 23 hrs ago #25

When does the revulsion reach critical mass? AloeVera 21 hrs ago #33

Nailed it malaise 21 hrs ago #34

netanfucku need to go to prison w/ all his minions. pansypoo53219 20 hrs ago #36

Many of us do. LoisB 20 hrs ago #39

Always makes the John Lennon song "Imagine" pop back into my mind. calimary 19 hrs ago #44

Recommended. H2O Man 19 hrs ago #46

Great post. I almost missed these gems. AloeVera 18 hrs ago #52

Out of the park malaise 17 hrs ago #59

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K&R spanone 15 hrs ago #70

+ 100 nt cliffside 12 hrs ago #79

I care. n/t PatrickforB 19 hrs ago #47

yes mike_c 18 hrs ago #54

Racist Hatred is the laziest anger in the world. blm 17 hrs ago #58

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Disgusting The Blue Flower 16 hrs ago #66

End the aid. Marcuse 14 hrs ago #71

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Right to defend. Has limits chicago guy 13 hrs ago #75

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Important malaise 12 hrs ago #77

I care, in addition Israel has pushed further into Gaza controlling almost 2/3 of Gaza ... cliffside 12 hrs ago #78

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I posted about it two weeks ago. Such a horror. applegrove 5 hrs ago #92