It looks like the Trump deplorables are acting out.

Post #417,235 by a6l6e6x 2/20/17 10:28:44 PM 2/20/17 10:28:44 PM Reply	It looks like the Trump deplorables are acting out. More Bomb Threats Close Jewish Community Centers Across The Nation Jewish Community Centers were shaken by another wave of bomb threats, forcing evacuations in nine states Monday. Eleven Jewish Community Centers received threatening calls Monday, said Marla Cohen, communications manager for JCCA, the Jewish Community Center Association. Incidents were reported at Jewish Community Centers in St. Paul, Minnesota; Buffalo and Amherst, New York; Birmingham, Alabama; Houston; Cleveland, Ohio; Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin; Nashville; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Tampa, Florida; and Chicago. Watch "The Young Turk" video too. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #417,237 by Another Scott 2/21/17 12:53:21 AM 2/21/17 12:53:21 AM Reply	Re: It looks like the Trump deplorables are acting out. It's horrible. Adam Silverman at Balloon-Juice: I cannot emphasize enough just how bad this is. Not the property damage, in and of itself that’s bad, but because ground that has been the site of violence cannot be sanctified/re-sanctified. Provided that this is just cosmetic damage to the headstones – defacing, being knocked over, etc – there should be no problem. But if the graves themselves have been desecrated, then it will require reburials and the spaces will never be able to be reused as Judaism prohibits reusing a grave. This means that if someone has to be reburied in another plot, then the final resting place and marker/memorial will either be aware from the remainder of their relations graves or everyone will have to be relocated. This is not only traumatic for the living, but becomes prohibitively expensive to deal with. :-( Cheers, Scott.
Post #417,241 by mmoffitt 2/21/17 8:02:50 AM 2/21/17 8:02:50 AM Reply	That is moronic. There is no end to the stupidity of the desert religions. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #417,242 by drook 2/21/17 8:23:29 AM 2/21/17 8:23:29 AM Reply	That's what you get from that story? -- Drew
Post #417,244 by mmoffitt 2/21/17 9:45:16 AM 2/21/17 9:45:16 AM Reply	From this part, yes. But if the graves themselves have been desecrated, then it will require reburials and the spaces will never be able to be reused as Judaism prohibits reusing a grave. Somebody's imaginary friend determines which holes in the earth can be recycled and which cannot? That's not a stupid belief? bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #417,245 by drook 2/21/17 9:49:58 AM 2/21/17 9:49:58 AM Reply	And that's what you get from that story? -- Drew
Post #417,246 by mmoffitt 2/21/17 10:01:52 AM 2/21/17 10:03:57 AM Reply	It's the only NEW thing I got from the story. Are you implying something? bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again. Edited by mmoffitt Feb. 21, 2017, 10:03:57 AM EST Expand All History
Post #417,247 by rcareaga 2/21/17 10:06:51 AM 2/21/17 10:06:51 AM Reply	I believe the phrase you’re looking for …is “blame the victim.” cordially,
Post #417,252 by mmoffitt 2/21/17 11:46:16 AM 2/21/17 11:46:16 AM Reply	Not at all. What these neo-fascists did is completely unacceptable and they should be rooted out and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Jesus, isn't that self-evident? My comment was on the absurdity of a religious conviction and we'd all do well to ridicule that sort of nonsense whenever we encounter it. As Hitch said, "Treat religion with ridicule, hatred and contempt." bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #417,251 by dmcarls 2/21/17 11:41:22 AM 2/21/17 11:41:22 AM Reply	Sometimes it's the government determining it >>> ...friend determines which holes in the earth can be recycled ... http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/2019657/changing-face-hong-kong-carved-its-gravestones [...] Times have changed. Hong Kong’s modern gravestones are not expected to last “forever”; in fact, their average lifespan is about seven years in public cemeteries, which is the length of time that elapses before the grave is exhumed and the plot reused for another occupant. [...]
Post #417,255 by mmoffitt 2/21/17 11:53:39 AM 2/21/17 11:53:39 AM Reply	Isn't that different, though? The former is based upon some superstition, the latter as a practical matter? (i.e. running out of space to house all the dead people) bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #417,254 by boxley 2/21/17 11:52:50 AM 2/21/17 11:52:50 AM Reply	funny, this article expressly forbids removal of bodies http://jlaw.com/Articles/heritage.html "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #417,243 by boxley 2/21/17 9:45:01 AM 2/21/17 9:45:01 AM Reply	why is the assumption made that it is trumpites? go on any campus wearing a kippa and note the reactions "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #417,248 by rcareaga 2/21/17 10:08:52 AM 2/21/17 10:08:52 AM Reply	Oh, this sounds weirdly familiar from box Tickles a memory of a long-ago thread that ran along similar lines. cordially,
Post #417,250 by Andrew Grygus 2/21/17 11:23:16 AM 2/21/17 11:23:16 AM Reply	Not necessary to be Trumpites to blame Trump. In it's blatant bigotry, the Trump administration has emboldened bigots of all stripes.
Post #417,253 by boxley 2/21/17 11:46:17 AM 2/21/17 11:46:17 AM Reply	fair enough "Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
Post #417,259 by malraux 2/21/17 1:43:20 PM 2/21/17 1:43:20 PM Reply	Also, pretty good bet that they did vote for Trump. I haven't seen anything good on the cognitive dissonance for that segment when faced with his son-in-law, daughter, and grandchildren, however. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.

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