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Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

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3. The whole goal of the OP is to replace one narrative for another.

Reply to aranthus (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 08:15 PM

Oct 2016

It doesn't solve the problem with the course which is that it's one-sided and doesn't promote critical thinking. I would have no problem with such a course teaching about both narratives and not taking sides for either. It would make it possible for students to understand the issue better and form a sound opinion of their own.

However, for the author of the OP, fair and unbiased are probably dirty words...

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UC Berkeley Course: The Travesty of the Distortion of History Under the Guise of Academic Discipline [View all] ericson00 Oct 2016 OP

Two wrongs don't make a right. Little Tich Oct 2016 #1

What are you talking about? aranthus Oct 2016 #2

The whole goal of the OP is to replace one narrative for another. Little Tich Oct 2016 #3

No it isn't. aranthus Oct 2016 #4

Bias and falsehood isn't the same thing. Little Tich Oct 2016 #5

Did you really forget so soon, or is this all just a game? shira Oct 2016 #6

The penny dropped because I understood your distinction between accusing Israel and the settlements Little Tich Oct 2016 #7

More denial from you. It's hateful to see Jews as non-indigenous, as a foreign element.... shira Oct 2016 #8

Do you consider Palestinians to be indigenous to Palestine? Little Tich Oct 2016 #9

Can't answer simple questions b/c they're inconvenient for you. Pathetic. shira Oct 2016 #10