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  1. Mike Jacoubowsky said:
    Quoted message said:

    We need to be saved from the people who are saving us.
    Bill C

    I agree. And I agree with just about everything else you brought up. I just
    don't think *any* survey or scientific study should be taken seriously
    without looking at who's behind it. And invariably you will find opposing
    views looking to design a survey that supports their views. But not in ALL
    cases. That's not what I meant. Just that it shouldn't be in the least bit
    surprising to find biased methodologies coming from both sides of an issue,
    not just liberal, not just conservative. And that somehow the rest of us
    need to look at the surveys & studies to try and figure out what's behind
    them.

    --Mike--     Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReactionBicycles.com


    Exactly. There isn't a damned thing I'm told by a politician, read in
    a study, or read as the "latest advance" in medeicine and other things
    I don't either take with a grain of sand, or seriously question, even
    if it sounds good.
    Proove it, peer review it, duplicate it accurately, document all
    that, and THEN I'll think about taking it as solid, and we all know
    that even then we're wrong sometimes.
    I've pretty much always figured ANYTHING coming out of the Pentagon
    was either an outright lie, or suspect at best, this administration,
    and the anti-war/MoveOn folks are in the same boat too.
    They'll all happily lie their asses off, cook whatever they need to,
    commission whatever fictional documentation they want to support their
    positions.
    As sort of an aside, but I think it's relevant, I was reading an
    article about Facebook in Canada and how people use it to live a much
    larger, embellished life than they actually have. The statements
    weren't documented but match my experiences going back to the
    beginning of Q-Link where I was pretty invovled as a host type way
    back when.
    I Guess, for me, it comes down to people doing whatever they have to
    to get what they want, gratification, and recognition and being
    willing to do a lot of questionable things to get there.
    Bill C

  2. In article
    <[email hidden]
    groups.com>,

    Quoted message said:
    Sandy said:

    Dans le message denews:[email hidden],
    [email hidden] <[email hidden]> a réfléchi, et
    puis a déclaré :

    Quoted message said:

    On Jan 14, 10:17 am, "Sandy" <[email hidden]> wrote:
    > I babbled.

    Quoted message said:

    Then we agree.

    That was like doing an appendectomy to save the appendix.

    In this case, it was the only part worth saving.

    All the way up to this point I gave you credit for
    above average probity and good will, but have now
    revised my estimate downward. Anyone who disagrees
    with you is automatically a rightwingnut. Do you
    know what you are doing?

    A long time ago I decided I could learn from anybody,
    and it has been a good decision. Looking forward to
    hearing from you.

    --
    Michael Press

  3. "Michael Press" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    A long time ago I decided I could learn from anybody,
    and it has been a good decision. Looking forward to
    hearing from you.

    Learning from Chung is like reading the little red book.

  4. Tom Kunich said:

    Learning from Chung is like reading the little red book.

    My powertap manual isn't red, perhaps the left wing
    Ergomo's is.

  5. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Bill C said:

    I've pretty much always figured ANYTHING coming out of the Pentagon
    was either an outright lie, or suspect at best, this administration,
    and the anti-war/MoveOn folks are in the same boat too.

    So what about the JDL? Or HonestReporting.com? You seem to swallow what they say
    without a hint of question, Bill.

    --
    tanx,
    Howard

    Now it's raining pitchforks and women,
    But I've already got a pitchfork...

    remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

  6. Tom Kunich' cyclintom@yahoo. com said:

    "Michael Press" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    A long time ago I decided I could learn from anybody,
    and it has been a good decision. Looking forward to
    hearing from you.

    Learning from Chung is like reading the little red book.

    His politics don't effect his ability and knowledge of his field. They
    just aren't related, and besides that I'm not sure what they are.
    There're issues we've disagreed on, but those have been on technical
    points, not to any support he's stated for political positions.
    Questioning something, on a professional basis, isn't a political
    statement. I appreciate his, and others here, providing their
    expertise, and suggestions so I can re-evaluate, and follow up, on my
    current position.
    You can never have too much solid information to form beliefs with.
    Following up on just about everything he's said, has proven his
    arguments out, or at least made it clear that there are serious
    questions.
    I don't know if he's as rigorous and critical of professional work
    coming from other political viewpoints. I would bet that he is, he
    just doesn't say it publicly.
    He seems, to me, to be a real pro's pro but I don't have the real in
    depth knowledge to evaluate his skills, and I'd doubt many others here
    do either. Stats 101 isn't gonna do it.
    My opinion is formed on following up on our conversations, and
    finding him to be very credible, and from his displayed skills, and
    attitude towards his field.
    Bill C

  7. Bill C said:

    I've made a reasoned and researched judgement that the support for
    Israel and all things Jewish, here in the post ww2 West has seriously
    declined. That significant, incredibly vocal sections of the West have
    embraced "Revolutionary groups", "Freedom Fighters", etc as a concept,
    since the 60s.  Despite their actions which are always excused for the
    most part. IE Castros human rights record and his prisons. We've had
    this coversation repeatedly about the selective indignation and I
    still don't buy your position.
      My opinion, again formed from experience and research is that this,
    along with a new generation of overwhelmingly 60s mindset graduates
    moved into these jobs and editorial chairs and moved the information
    we get to support their political beliefs.
     These have become increasingly anti-Israel/Anit- Jewish as the large
    increase in anti-semitic acts, especially throughout Europe document.
     Does that concern you in any way?

    <snip>

    Dumbass -

    There was a lot of sympathy for the plight of the Jews after WW2
    because of the Holocaust (as you know). We made a huge mistake in
    trying to give the Jewish refugees a country. Should have taken them
    in as refugees to the US. Probably didn't do that due to anti-Semitism
    in the US (you reap what you sow). In 1920, only 11% of the population
    of the area now known as Israel was composed of Jews. The numbers grew
    before and during WW2 because of an influx of Jewish refugees from
    Europe.

    The reason it was a mistake for us is that in order to make a coherent
    state for them (Israel), another group of people had to be
    dispossessed, just as the Jews had been. Not only that, in order to
    protect the fragile existence of this new state, we had to insert
    ourselves into a cultural struggle between religions. Israel is a
    religious state. It is not a secular democracy. It discriminates based
    upon religion.

    Because of the dispossessed people, the Palestinians, Israel has come
    to be seen as an oppressor, ironic since the Jews themselves had
    previously been the oppressed. Hence the conditions for the rise in
    anti-Semitism.

    thanks,

    K. Gringioni.

  8. Kurgan Gringioni said:
    Bill C said:

    I've made a reasoned and researched judgement that the support for
    Israel and all things Jewish, here in the post ww2 West has seriously
    declined. That significant, incredibly vocal sections of the West have
    embraced "Revolutionary groups", "Freedom Fighters", etc as a concept,
    since the 60s.  Despite their actions which are always excused for the
    most part. IE Castros human rights record and his prisons. We've had
    this coversation repeatedly about the selective indignation and I
    still don't buy your position.
      My opinion, again formed from experience and research is that this,
    along with a new generation of overwhelmingly 60s mindset graduates
    moved into these jobs and editorial chairs and moved the information
    we get to support their political beliefs.
     These have become increasingly anti-Israel/Anit- Jewish as the large
    increase in anti-semitic acts, especially throughout Europe document.
     Does that concern you in any way?

    <snip>

    Dumbass -

    There was a lot of sympathy for the plight of the Jews after WW2
    because of the Holocaust (as you know). We made a huge mistake in
    trying to give the Jewish refugees a country. Should have taken them
    in as refugees to the US. Probably didn't do that due to anti-Semitism
    in the US (you reap what you sow). In 1920, only 11% of the population
    of the area now known as Israel was composed of Jews. The numbers grew
    before and during WW2 because of an influx of Jewish refugees from
    Europe.

    The reason it was a mistake for us is that in order to make a coherent
    state for them (Israel), another group of people had to be
    dispossessed, just as the Jews had been. Not only that, in order to
    protect the fragile existence of this new state, we had to insert
    ourselves into a cultural struggle between religions. Israel is a
    religious state. It is not a secular democracy. It discriminates based
    upon religion.

    Because of the dispossessed people, the Palestinians, Israel has come
    to be seen as an oppressor, ironic since the Jews themselves had
    previously been the oppressed. Hence the conditions for the rise in
    anti-Semitism.

    thanks,

    K. Gringioni.

    Yep, lots of truth in that, but the reason there weren't many Jews in
    their historical homeland area is the same there aren't tons in Saudi
    Arabia, and other Arab countries, centuries of discrimination,
    slavery, and extermination.
    There were well over a hundred thousand Jews in displaced persons
    camps in Europe. Europe could've reabsorbed them, but why would they
    want to stay there where historically they'd been the punching bag,
    and designated sacrifice. We should've taken them here, but instead we
    tried to give them some justice by sending them to a place they had a
    historical claim to, and had been an enemy territory for centuries.
    Not much different than all the Euro border rewrites, just long
    distance with very good intentions, and getting rid of a problem in
    mind.
    I'd still argue that an Arab in Israel has more rights and freedoms
    than a Jew in Saudi, or Syria, or Egypt, etc...
    Someone's always going to get stepped on. The Israelis aren't
    committed to extermination, huge chunks of the Arabs still are. They
    drop that then we have a different discussion. That's enough for me.
    If you don't think the Israelis could physically depopulate the
    disputed territories and drive everyone off then you are sadly
    mistaken. Politically they can't do it, and don't want to do it. They
    are demanding reasonable treatment, freedom, and a safe place in
    repayment for centuries of oppression and slaughter, not much more
    than that.
    Bill C

  9. "Bill C" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    His politics don't effect his ability and knowledge of his field.

    They nevertheless color a lot of what he writes. That's unfortunate since he
    otherwise seems a highly intelligent person. It must be that he hangs around
    with people who are likely to automatically say something like, "Bush and
    his 'weapons of mass destruction' ruse was for his own profit" and ignore
    the fact that every single word and policy decision was muttered 5 years
    before by Clinton and virtually the entire Democrat party.

  10. "Kurgan Gringioni" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    There was a lot of sympathy for the plight of the Jews after WW2
    because of the Holocaust (as you know). We made a huge mistake in
    trying to give the Jewish refugees a country. Should have taken them
    in as refugees to the US. Probably didn't do that due to anti-Semitism
    in the US (you reap what you sow). In 1920, only 11% of the population
    of the area now known as Israel was composed of Jews. The numbers grew
    before and during WW2 because of an influx of Jewish refugees from
    Europe.

    I think you should spend more time here demonstrating your almost total lack
    of knowledge of the conditions in Israel before WW II and after. Just so
    that you understand - there was NO Palestine before WW II. Before WW I that
    was a territory of Turkey and after WW I until WW II it was an very thinly
    populated territory of Syria. Palastine was in fact an invention of the UN
    after WW II. The Jews already OWNED most of the area that became Israel.
    They took NOTHING AT ALL. They even offered to give special rights to Syrian
    Arabs that were living in the area. The West Bank and the Gaza strip was
    where most of the arabs were living and the UN called that Palastine and
    handed it to them.

    All of this is public knowledge but as usual you don't actually want to know
    what you're talking about.

    Quoted message said:

    Because of the dispossessed people, the Palestinians, Israel has come
    to be seen as an oppressor, ironic since the Jews themselves had
    previously been the oppressed. Hence the conditions for the rise in
    anti-Semitism.

    If you had actually known what had happened you'd have known that Israel
    more than bent over backwards to allow Arabs to keep their land and that it
    was the Arabs themselves who deserted that land.

    I suggest you learn something before shooting your ignorance off.

  11. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Kurgan Gringioni said:

    There was a lot of sympathy for the plight of the Jews after WW2
    because of the Holocaust (as you know). We made a huge mistake in
    trying to give the Jewish refugees a country. Should have taken them
    in as refugees to the US. Probably didn't do that due to anti-Semitism
    in the US (you reap what you sow). In 1920, only 11% of the population
    of the area now known as Israel was composed of Jews. The numbers grew
    before and during WW2 because of an influx of Jewish refugees from
    Europe.

    The reason it was a mistake for us is that in order to make a coherent
    state for them (Israel), another group of people had to be
    dispossessed, just as the Jews had been. Not only that, in order to
    protect the fragile existence of this new state, we had to insert
    ourselves into a cultural struggle between religions. Israel is a
    religious state. It is not a secular democracy. It discriminates based
    upon religion.

    Because of the dispossessed people, the Palestinians, Israel has come
    to be seen as an oppressor, ironic since the Jews themselves had
    previously been the oppressed. Hence the conditions for the rise in
    anti-Semitism.

    It's interesting that there is some discussion going on in Jewish circles about
    precisely that: whether it was a good idea to set up Israel where it is. And,
    unsurprisingly, the (Jewish) people who are trying to get the discussion started are
    being hammered as "anti-semitic".

    --
    tanx,
    Howard

    Now it's raining pitchforks and women,
    But I've already got a pitchfork...

    remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

  12. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Bill C said:
    Howard Kveck said:

    In article
    <[email hidden]>,

    Bill C said:

    I've pretty much always figured ANYTHING coming out of the Pentagon
    was either an outright lie, or suspect at best, this administration,
    and the anti-war/MoveOn folks are in the same boat too.

    So what about the JDL? Or HonestReporting.com? You seem to swallow what
    they say without a hint of question, Bill.

    Quoted message said:

    How about MediaMatters Howard? You take them unquestioned.

    Have you spent much time looking at MM's stuff? The typical piece involves them
    quoting some media source (be it newspaper, magazine, broadcast, etc.) and then
    showing where the source is factually in error. It's not subjective. The articles
    that are more opinion in nature are still overwhelmingly fact driven, mostly culled
    from the week's regular articles. On the other hand, HonestReporting.com is filled
    with extremely subjective complaints, most of which can be shot down with a few
    minutes of research: http://tinyurl.com/2ksfyy

    Quoted message said:

    It's pretty damned simple in reality Howard.
    I've made a reasoned and researched judgement that the support for
    Israel and all things Jewish, here in the post ww2 West has seriously
    declined.

    (snipper)

    I hate to say it, Bill, but you do have a seriously kneejerk reaction to anything
    Israel related and, from my perspective, you vigorously work to shift responsibility
    for all sorts of things onto everyone but Israel. You don't want to acknowledge that
    *all* of the countries/people in the area are doing things that have consequences
    (for example(s) lobbing missiles into settlements or building those settlements in
    that take away the water for the people who were originally there)

    My point wasn't to get started on a discussion of Arab/Israeli relations (and this
    ends it on my part) but to point out to you that you sseem to like to condemn people
    for the sources of their info but you don't seem critical enough of your own sources.

    --
    tanx,
    Howard

    Now it's raining pitchforks and women,
    But I've already got a pitchfork...

    remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

  13. Howard Kveck said:


       My point wasn't to get started on a discussion of Arab/Israeli relations (and this
    ends it on my part) but to point out to you that you sseem to like to condemn people
    for the sources of their info but you don't seem critical enough of your own sources.

    --
                                  tanx,
                                   Howard

    Now it's raining pitchforks and women,
                         But I've already got a pitchfork...

    remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

    I guess we agree. I feel the same way about you, and a lot of yours,
    and your kneejerk support for anyone anti-Israel, anti-US.
    Bill C

  14. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Bill C said:
    Howard Kveck said:


    ? ?My point wasn't to get started on a discussion of Arab/Israeli relations
    (and this ends it on my part) but to point out to you that you sseem to like to
    condemn people for the sources of their info but you don't seem critical enough
    of your own sources.

    Quoted message said:

    I guess we agree. I feel the same way about you, and a lot of yours,
    and your kneejerk support for anyone anti-Israel, anti-US.

    Would you mind telling me exactly who these "anti-Israel, anti-US" people are that
    you think I'm supportive of?

    Bill, the fact that I think you have a kneejerk level of support for certain
    things does not mean that I have the same level of support for the opposite things.

    --
    tanx,
    Howard

    Now it's raining pitchforks and women,
    But I've already got a pitchfork...

    remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

  15. On 1/15/08 6:59 AM, in article
    [email hidden], "Bill C"

    Quoted message said:
    Kurgan Gringioni said:
    Bill C said:

    I've made a reasoned and researched judgement that the support for
    Israel and all things Jewish, here in the post ww2 West has seriously
    declined. That significant, incredibly vocal sections of the West have
    embraced "Revolutionary groups", "Freedom Fighters", etc as a concept,
    since the 60s.  Despite their actions which are always excused for the
    most part. IE Castros human rights record and his prisons. We've had
    this coversation repeatedly about the selective indignation and I
    still don't buy your position.
      My opinion, again formed from experience and research is that this,
    along with a new generation of overwhelmingly 60s mindset graduates
    moved into these jobs and editorial chairs and moved the information
    we get to support their political beliefs.
     These have become increasingly anti-Israel/Anit- Jewish as the large
    increase in anti-semitic acts, especially throughout Europe document.
     Does that concern you in any way?

    <snip>

    Dumbass -

    There was a lot of sympathy for the plight of the Jews after WW2
    because of the Holocaust (as you know). We made a huge mistake in
    trying to give the Jewish refugees a country. Should have taken them
    in as refugees to the US. Probably didn't do that due to anti-Semitism
    in the US (you reap what you sow). In 1920, only 11% of the population
    of the area now known as Israel was composed of Jews. The numbers grew
    before and during WW2 because of an influx of Jewish refugees from
    Europe.

    The reason it was a mistake for us is that in order to make a coherent
    state for them (Israel), another group of people had to be
    dispossessed, just as the Jews had been. Not only that, in order to
    protect the fragile existence of this new state, we had to insert
    ourselves into a cultural struggle between religions. Israel is a
    religious state. It is not a secular democracy. It discriminates based
    upon religion.

    Because of the dispossessed people, the Palestinians, Israel has come
    to be seen as an oppressor, ironic since the Jews themselves had
    previously been the oppressed. Hence the conditions for the rise in
    anti-Semitism.

    thanks,

    K. Gringioni.

    Yep, lots of truth in that, but the reason there weren't many Jews in
    their historical homeland area is the same there aren't tons in Saudi
    Arabia, and other Arab countries, centuries of discrimination,
    slavery, and extermination.
    There were well over a hundred thousand Jews in displaced persons
    camps in Europe. Europe could've reabsorbed them, but why would they
    want to stay there where historically they'd been the punching bag,
    and designated sacrifice. We should've taken them here, but instead we
    tried to give them some justice by sending them to a place they had a
    historical claim to, and had been an enemy territory for centuries.
    Not much different than all the Euro border rewrites, just long
    distance with very good intentions, and getting rid of a problem in
    mind.
    I'd still argue that an Arab in Israel has more rights and freedoms
    than a Jew in Saudi, or Syria, or Egypt, etc...
    Someone's always going to get stepped on. The Israelis aren't
    committed to extermination, huge chunks of the Arabs still are. They
    drop that then we have a different discussion. That's enough for me.
    If you don't think the Israelis could physically depopulate the
    disputed territories and drive everyone off then you are sadly
    mistaken. Politically they can't do it, and don't want to do it. They
    are demanding reasonable treatment, freedom, and a safe place in
    repayment for centuries of oppression and slaughter, not much more
    than that.
    Bill C

    How about........

    "An Arab in Israel probably has MORE rights than they do in an Arab
    country!"

    Without a doubt if they are female!

    If it was not for oil in the early last century the Middle East would be
    much more like African nations in the GDP department.......

    What is a positive aspect of Islamic countries?? Their decision to run their
    governments and societies on religious doctrine holds their citizens to a
    higher level of personal responsibility, even overboard and violating
    rights.

    Personal responsibility is something we have given up and replaced by
    coddling feelings and blaming anyone else but our own actions & behaviors.

  16. Howard Kveck said:


       Would you mind telling me exactly who these "anti-Israel, anti-US" people are that
    you think I'm supportive of?

    It's not worth the effort. It'd end up like the Castro discussion,
    where you wouldn't say he's ever done anything wrong, but wouldn't say
    you support him, but did say you "support the Cuban people".
    Which I should've answered with "Which ones? The ones basically
    summarily executed by him and Gueverra, the ones in prisons that make
    Gitmo look like a 5 star resort, or the ones here in the US that had
    everything taken from them, and left before they were summarily shot,
    well maybe tortured for a while first."
    Tom focuses on one or two tiny details and sticks with them to the
    exclusion of the big picture. You keep the target moving.

    Quoted message said:

    Bill, the fact that I think you have a kneejerk level of support


    for certain

    Quoted message said:

    things does not mean that I have the same level of support for the opposite things.

    --
                                  tanx,
                                   Howard

    Now it's raining pitchforks and women,
                         But I've already got a pitchfork...

    remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?


    Howard I don't see it as knee jerk. I see my positions as well
    founded, researched, and constantly re-evaluated. The evidence and my
    thinking is here for everyone to see, complete with many links, and
    references over the past years.
    You do the name calling thing, keep moving the argument,
    etc...without making your case for us to see. I've repeatedly asked
    you to provide the background on your positions, the thinking behind
    them, and the resources you use. None of which has been forthcoming,
    except for a few articles and links you've sent me in the past to
    pretty obscure stuff.
    That I appreciated, because that's stuff, even I, would never
    normally stumble upon, except for the Salon stuff.
    You accuse me of things, but then I can lay out my argument, and you
    either can't, or won't shoot it down based on the merits. You resort
    to genteel name calling.
    It amounts to everything I read is wrong, Fox is biased and evil, any
    publication owned by a corporation is part of the vast right wing
    conspiracy, etc...
    That's not the reality, at least not to most people. Some are pretty
    middle of the road, some are biased one way or the other, that's why I
    have sources from all points of view that I read.
    It's fascinating to see how differently incidents are reported in
    each source. Over time this gives a person a real good feel for where
    there editorial slant is.
    A really good example is the BBC. AFP is easily the most middle of
    the road stright up news service out there. The BBC is incredible, but
    has moderate to severe problems in it's Middle East coverage as
    compared to AFP. It's amazing the number of relevant details that
    don't appear in their coverage that do in AFP, and how it's
    structured.
    I could go on and on, but until you actually put something other than
    accusations, and names on the board it's useless.
    Bill C

  17. Kurgan Gringioni said:
    Bill C said:

    I've made a reasoned and researched judgement that the support for
    Israel and all things Jewish, here in the post ww2 West has seriously
    declined. That significant, incredibly vocal sections of the West have
    embraced "Revolutionary groups", "Freedom Fighters", etc as a concept,
    since the 60s. Despite their actions which are always excused for the
    most part. IE Castros human rights record and his prisons. We've had
    this coversation repeatedly about the selective indignation and I
    still don't buy your position.
    My opinion, again formed from experience and research is that this,
    along with a new generation of overwhelmingly 60s mindset graduates
    moved into these jobs and editorial chairs and moved the information
    we get to support their political beliefs.
    These have become increasingly anti-Israel/Anit- Jewish as the large
    increase in anti-semitic acts, especially throughout Europe document.
    Does that concern you in any way?

    <snip>

    Dumbass -

    There was a lot of sympathy for the plight of the Jews after WW2
    because of the Holocaust (as you know). We made a huge mistake in
    trying to give the Jewish refugees a country. Should have taken them
    in as refugees to the US. Probably didn't do that due to anti-Semitism
    in the US (you reap what you sow). In 1920, only 11% of the population
    of the area now known as Israel was composed of Jews. The numbers grew
    before and during WW2 because of an influx of Jewish refugees from
    Europe.

    I don't have the information before me, but you are right. After the
    liberation of the camps there were plenty of displaced people--not only
    Jews but gypsies and others "undesirables" to the Nazis. Problem was,
    the western countries didn't want a flood of these "undesirables"
    either, and finding a homeland for them was a handy way out. The The
    doors to mass immigration to the US pretty much closed in the 1920s.
    The fact that the Zionists were already in place merely made things
    easier for the allies. And yes, the eastern European countries whose
    Jewish populations were decimated weren't exactly unhappy either to have
    their particular "Jewish problems" solved this way.
    It wasn't all that cold--yes there was humanitarian need, and that
    angle was played up--esp. for the benefit of the Jews in the U.S. (for
    political purposes) but to deny the economic and perceived social
    advantages to Europe is to deny the reason why things played out the way
    they did.

    Steve

    Quoted message said:


    The reason it was a mistake for us is that in order to make a coherent
    state for them (Israel), another group of people had to be
    dispossessed, just as the Jews had been. Not only that, in order to
    protect the fragile existence of this new state, we had to insert
    ourselves into a cultural struggle between religions. Israel is a
    religious state. It is not a secular democracy. It discriminates based
    upon religion.

    Because of the dispossessed people, the Palestinians, Israel has come
    to be seen as an oppressor, ironic since the Jews themselves had
    previously been the oppressed. Hence the conditions for the rise in
    anti-Semitism.

    thanks,

    K. Gringioni.

    --
    Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
    http://www.dentaltwins.com
    Brooklyn, NY
    718-258-5001

  18. "Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    I don't have the information before me, but you are right. After the
    liberation of the camps there were plenty of displaced people--not only
    Jews but gypsies and others "undesirables" to the Nazis. Problem was, the
    western countries didn't want a flood of these "undesirables" either, and
    finding a homeland for them was a handy way out.

    It would be nice if you were to know what you were talking about before you
    said it.

  19. Tom Kunich' cyclintom@yahoo. com said:

    "Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <[email hidden]> wrote in messagenews:ACJjj.10442$ac7.3112@trndny03...

    Quoted message said:

    I don't have the information before me, but you are right.  After the
    liberation of the camps there were plenty of displaced people--not only
    Jews but gypsies and others "undesirables" to the Nazis.  Problem was,the
    western countries didn't want a flood of these "undesirables" either, and
    finding a homeland for them was a handy way out.

    It would be nice if you were to know what you were talking about before you
    said it.

    Tom what's inaccurate in Steve's statement? There was seriously
    selective immigration of people we could use, primarily scientists,
    but noone really wanted the masses as far as everything I've seen.
    Founding the State of Israel was the perfect soultion, from Europe and
    America's point of view to a mass of long standing problems, and it
    fit their prejudices well too.
    Guilt wasn't a small factor either.
    If I missed something please point me to some new reading.
    Bill C

  20. Tom Kunich said:

    "Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    I don't have the information before me, but you are right. After the
    liberation of the camps there were plenty of displaced people--not
    only Jews but gypsies and others "undesirables" to the Nazis. Problem
    was, the western countries didn't want a flood of these "undesirables"
    either, and finding a homeland for them was a handy way out.

    It would be nice if you were to know what you were talking about before
    you said it.

    Wouldnt it be nice if we were older
    Then we wouldnt have to wait so long
    And wouldnt it be nice to live together
    In the kind of world where we belong

    You know its gonna make it that much better
    When we can say goodnight and stay together

    Wouldnt it be nice if we could wake up
    In the morning when the day is new
    And after having spent the day together
    Hold each other close the whole night through

    Happy times together weve been spending
    I wish that every kiss was neverending
    Wouldnt it be nice

    Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true
    Baby then there wouldnt be a single thing we couldnt do
    We could be married
    And then wed be happy

    Wouldnt it be nice

    You know it seems the more we talk about it
    It only makes it worse to live without it
    But lets talk about it
    Wouldnt it be nice

    --
    Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
    http://www.dentaltwins.com
    Brooklyn, NY
    718-258-5001

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