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Dan, Dan, Dan.

"You see, in Bowser's limited world, every Jew is a demon, all armed with pointed sticks and making threatening gestures toward Palestine. It doesn't matter where the Jew happens to be, or even how old the Jew is. They are all demons. They are all armed. They are all threats to Palestine."

Seems like a flame to me, but what the hell.

Let's just go over the first paragraph. I'd go over the rest of it but there's no need. You won't change your mind, and anyone else who bothers to read this will get the idea.

"You see, in Bowser's limited world, every Jew is a demon, all armed with pointed sticks and making threatening gestures toward Palestine."

Don't know where you got that idea. I have Jewish friends, all of whom share my point of view regarding Israel, by the way.

Second, I've always considered this an Israeli issue, don't know that I've ever talked about Jews. More Jews live outside Israel than in. I am sure I have never categorized "all Jews", ever, in my life, except as possibly being Jewish. I was raised to see people as people and think I do that. To say that I believe ANYTHING about "all Jews" is not only incorrect and has no basis in fact, it's saying I am somehow prejudiced against them.

Third, it is not a small thing to accuse a person of religious bigotry. It is out of bounds to accuse me of believing "every Jew is a demon". Again, not only is that completely false, with no basis in fact, there may be someone who believes you. Please wait until I demonstrate a prejudice against Jews before telling the world that I have one. Some small hint of one, anyway.

About every Jew having pointed sticks and harassing Palestine. I'm aware there is a significant part of the IDF which refuses to join in this persecution. I'm aware there is a significant part of the Israeli population which does not agree with the treatment of the population. I do not believe every Israeli is a party to these actions. And I know "all Jews" aren't anything except Jewish. Again, you are entitled to your opinion. And please identify it as such especially where there is NO factual basis.

The Israelis have armor and helicopters, not pointed sticks. Was the reverence to "pointed sticks" a way to try to infer I believe they are backward, too?

Again, no basis in fact. Doesn't even touch on the reality of what I believe or what I've ever said.

When your flames don't have a factual basis, it would be nice of you to label them as opinions. These don't have a factual basis. None.

And some of you say I'm inaccurate in facts. Have been from time to time. I haven't made anything completely up.

I'd go over the rest of your post in the same way, but folks will either get the idea or live with your fantasy post with this.

Cheers.

Arf

PS I started on this issue with a very strong bias toward Israel. The reading I've been forced to do has convinced me the Israelis have been engaged in ethnic cleansing and religious discrimination from Day One. The US has supported their war on the Palestinians based upon race and religion, and the rest of the world knows that.

I'm also aware the US media is afraid to say anything critical of Israel, so the American people aren't operating with an accurate set of facts.

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