We did that to stop him conquering the world.
Rescuing the remaining Jews was a nice side effect.
The historical record on WW II is even clearer than Lincoln's many statements that he was preserving the Union, not freeing the slaves.
Felix: On being wrong.
- (Another Scott)
- (97)
- June 7, 2010, 01:57:35 PM EDT
OT it would be interesting to see
- (boxley)
- (14)
- June 7, 2010, 02:05:07 PM EDT
Since no one is talking about the substance ...
- (drook)
- (13)
- June 7, 2010, 02:55:23 PM EDT
lots of Israeli Jews come from arab nations
- (boxley)
- (2)
- June 7, 2010, 02:59:52 PM EDT
So according to that
- (drook)
- (1)
- June 7, 2010, 03:10:01 PM EDT
huh? I do see both sides
- (boxley)
- June 7, 2010, 04:48:38 PM EDT
I don't hear it that way.
- (Another Scott)
- (9)
- June 7, 2010, 08:03:12 PM EDT
People on the Right???
- (beepster)
- (5)
- June 7, 2010, 10:30:35 PM EDT
Yeah, Rahm is very right wing.
-NT
- (jake123)
- (4)
- June 8, 2010, 10:26:34 AM EDT
Re: Yeah, Rahm is very right wing.
- (beepster)
- (3)
- June 8, 2010, 11:28:58 AM EDT
You only think that because you're an American
-NT
- (jake123)
- (2)
- June 9, 2010, 09:54:41 AM EDT
well since we are discussing american politics
- (beepster)
- (1)
- June 9, 2010, 02:21:22 PM EDT
You're not just talking about American politics
- (jake123)
- June 9, 2010, 03:24:34 PM EDT
agreed, helen should not have been put out to pasture
- (boxley)
- (2)
- June 7, 2010, 10:37:54 PM EDT
Then you pay her salary
- (crazy)
- (1)
- June 9, 2010, 09:51:24 AM EDT
she already has a website
-NT
- (boxley)
- June 9, 2010, 10:13:04 AM EDT
Sigh
- (crazy)
- (81)
- June 9, 2010, 09:50:19 AM EDT
you mean like blacks at a lunch counter in birmingham?
- (boxley)
- June 9, 2010, 10:16:59 AM EDT
Her boss has the right to fire her
- (drook)
- (78)
- June 9, 2010, 10:44:41 AM EDT
persecution
- (boxley)
- (77)
- June 9, 2010, 11:32:05 AM EDT
It would appear, then ...
- (drook)
- (76)
- June 9, 2010, 11:57:51 AM EDT
pretty much
-NT
- (boxley)
- (74)
- June 9, 2010, 12:15:10 PM EDT
Exactly what I was thinking
- (crazy)
- (73)
- June 9, 2010, 02:39:45 PM EDT
good article here
- (boxley)
- (1)
- June 9, 2010, 02:39:59 PM EDT
Good ending
- (crazy)
- June 9, 2010, 02:45:52 PM EDT
You gave examples, but not why
- (drook)
- (69)
- June 9, 2010, 04:13:29 PM EDT
My take on why
- (hnick)
- June 9, 2010, 05:48:18 PM EDT
Refuse to assimilate?
- (crazy)
- (65)
- June 9, 2010, 06:14:57 PM EDT
That's a pretty heaping helping of disdain, don't you think?
- (drook)
- (64)
- June 9, 2010, 09:20:51 PM EDT
Yup
- (crazy)
- (63)
- June 9, 2010, 11:16:14 PM EDT
Wow
- (drook)
- (61)
- June 10, 2010, 12:01:01 AM EDT
Congrats, you've been borged and are offering the choice
- (crazy)
- June 10, 2010, 05:32:29 AM EDT
so the only way to be a good jew is not to be a jew?
- (boxley)
- (59)
- June 10, 2010, 08:53:59 AM EDT
Nope (to both of you)
- (drook)
- (58)
- June 10, 2010, 09:22:25 AM EDT
I see let them kill you and dont whine about it, got it
- (boxley)
- (41)
- June 10, 2010, 10:12:09 AM EDT
You're equating assimilation with death, I don't
- (drook)
- (40)
- June 10, 2010, 10:17:33 AM EDT
Re: You're equating assimilation with death, it is,
- (boxley)
- (39)
- June 10, 2010, 10:47:30 AM EDT
Can you answer this, then?
- (drook)
- (38)
- June 10, 2010, 01:01:45 PM EDT
Dont welcome outsiders, what makes you say that?
- (boxley)
- (37)
- June 10, 2010, 02:03:05 PM EDT
AAAARRRRHHHH!!
- (drook)
- (36)
- June 10, 2010, 02:45:54 PM EDT
so why all the complaining all the time?
- (boxley)
- June 10, 2010, 03:22:00 PM EDT
Being different is central to all cultures
- (crazy)
- (34)
- June 10, 2010, 04:30:27 PM EDT
What does the Vatican have to do with me?
- (folkert)
- (1)
- June 10, 2010, 04:35:54 PM EDT
That is drook specific
- (crazy)
- June 10, 2010, 04:46:20 PM EDT
Power corrupts, Film at 11
- (drook)
- (31)
- June 10, 2010, 05:13:07 PM EDT
Heheheeh
- (crazy)
- (30)
- June 10, 2010, 06:05:24 PM EDT
You think you're tweaking a devout Christian?
- (drook)
- (29)
- June 10, 2010, 06:55:26 PM EDT
Nope
- (crazy)
- (28)
- June 10, 2010, 07:14:45 PM EDT
Last try
- (drook)
- (27)
- June 10, 2010, 08:44:18 PM EDT
Tradition?
- (Another Scott)
- June 10, 2010, 10:01:39 PM EDT
nit
- (boxley)
- (2)
- June 10, 2010, 10:02:52 PM EDT
Fairy nuff
- (drook)
- (1)
- June 10, 2010, 10:07:58 PM EDT
I agree with that
-NT
- (boxley)
- June 10, 2010, 10:09:14 PM EDT
I'm done
- (crazy)
- (22)
- June 11, 2010, 04:15:05 AM EDT
last paragraph an excellent summary
-NT
- (boxley)
- June 11, 2010, 07:51:09 AM EDT
You finally answered me, thanks
- (drook)
- (4)
- June 11, 2010, 11:21:14 AM EDT
Mass stupidity.
- (malraux)
- (3)
- June 11, 2010, 11:34:50 AM EDT
But look at the Tea Party
- (drook)
- (2)
- June 11, 2010, 11:35:43 AM EDT
But it's still stupidity, non?
- (malraux)
- June 11, 2010, 11:39:55 AM EDT
You'd have fun at...
- (folkert)
- June 11, 2010, 12:04:44 PM EDT
Then you are as stupid as the people you are making fun of
- (crazy)
- (15)
- June 11, 2010, 08:04:29 PM EDT
There's a difference between stupid and ignorant
- (drook)
- (14)
- June 11, 2010, 10:38:31 PM EDT
(#30564)
- (Another Scott)
- June 11, 2010, 11:12:24 PM EDT
you have no need to have a history of the jews
- (boxley)
- June 12, 2010, 12:16:31 AM EDT
I apologize for the overreaction
- (crazy)
- (11)
- June 12, 2010, 08:53:47 AM EDT
Also, this entire interaction with me was a lesson in Jewish
- (crazy)
- (10)
- June 12, 2010, 09:26:51 AM EDT
"Go look it up" isn't helpful
- (drook)
- (9)
- June 12, 2010, 10:50:06 AM EDT
here is a single page that covers most of it
- (boxley)
- (8)
- June 12, 2010, 02:57:07 PM EDT
Thanks very much.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- June 12, 2010, 03:30:15 PM EDT
Yes, that's what I was looking for
- (drook)
- (1)
- June 12, 2010, 05:10:27 PM EDT
not surprised at all
- (boxley)
- June 12, 2010, 05:40:14 PM EDT
Good list
- (crazy)
- June 12, 2010, 09:47:19 PM EDT
Concise ergo Nice.
- (Ashton)
- June 12, 2010, 09:53:32 PM EDT
More at Sullivan: "It's much funnier in Arabic"
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- June 12, 2010, 10:53:31 PM EDT
great, now I have to find an allen king clip
- (boxley)
- (1)
- June 12, 2010, 11:59:44 PM EDT
:-)
- (Another Scott)
- June 13, 2010, 08:27:52 AM EDT
Oh, I do
- (crazy)
- (13)
- June 10, 2010, 11:29:47 AM EDT
What values are you preserving?
- (drook)
- (12)
- June 10, 2010, 01:25:19 PM EDT
The right not to be killed
- (crazy)
- (11)
- June 10, 2010, 04:34:08 PM EDT
I must not be asking this clearly enough
- (drook)
- (10)
- June 10, 2010, 05:06:47 PM EDT
how about a different question
- (boxley)
- (7)
- June 10, 2010, 06:04:48 PM EDT
As long as there are X and not-X in the world ...
- (drook)
- (6)
- June 10, 2010, 06:58:38 PM EDT
No, it's called rule of law
- (crazy)
- (1)
- June 10, 2010, 07:16:28 PM EDT
I'm responding to Box's question
- (drook)
- June 10, 2010, 08:17:31 PM EDT
im not wanting to dismantle israel
- (boxley)
- (3)
- June 10, 2010, 09:51:58 PM EDT
Show me where I said that
- (drook)
- (2)
- June 10, 2010, 10:01:28 PM EDT
never said you believe that
- (boxley)
- June 10, 2010, 10:04:42 PM EDT
We didn't kick Hitler's ass to rescue the Jews
- (mhuber)
- June 11, 2010, 04:07:46 AM EDT
You're over thinking it.
- (Silverlock)
- (1)
- June 10, 2010, 09:59:51 PM EDT
+1 on both statements
-NT
- (boxley)
- June 10, 2010, 10:05:50 PM EDT
Oh, and quoting the bible really doesn't do it for me
- (crazy)
- (1)
- June 10, 2010, 11:37:36 AM EDT
you want shrimp with that?
-NT
- (boxley)
- June 10, 2010, 12:02:40 PM EDT
Re: Yup -- Lovely compilation..
- (Ashton)
- June 11, 2010, 01:07:21 PM EDT
refuse to assimilate? Hoke hay white boy :-) here is a link
- (boxley)
- June 9, 2010, 06:51:36 PM EDT
It obviously goes back a long time...
- (Another Scott)
- June 9, 2010, 08:18:31 PM EDT
Is it the wide spread?
- (mhuber)
- June 10, 2010, 06:41:53 PM EDT
I know EXACTLY the moment
- (crazy)
- June 9, 2010, 02:55:24 PM EDT
Boffo thread..
- (Ashton)
- June 9, 2010, 05:07:47 PM EDT