Friday, June 04, 2010

Just so you know

This blog stands with Israel for a variety of reasons. And while I understand that Israeli behavior has been harsh at times toward the aggregation of people that we have come to know as the Palestinians, I want one thing to be clear -- I will not tolerate anti-Semitism on this blog. I had to nuke a pretty vile comment on a thread today. Robust debate is always welcome, but don't bring that crap in here. M'kay?

8 comments:

W.B. Picklesworth said...

But what if I want to talk about the news like the MSM?

Mr. D said...

But what if I want to talk about the news like the MSM?

You'd need a lot of nitrous oxide to do that, WBP.

K-Rod said...

Why don't we ever hear plans for Jordan to give a little for Palestine?

What country has more in common?

Mr. D said...

Why don't we ever hear plans for Jordan to give a little for Palestine?

Dunno, K-Rod. I've always been told it's not possible, but I've never been told why.

Gino said...

its called the 'west bank'.

K-Rod said...

"I've always been told it's not possible, but I've never been told why."

Obviously! You don't need to know why! Heh heh heh. How dare you ask!


I still think it is the first question to ask. Why not carve out a section of Jordan and a section of Israel for Palestine. Then agree to NOT tell your neighbors what that should do... look to Adam Smith if you want some prosperity.

Anonymous said...

Without having seen the "nuked"comment it is difficult to comment. However, a part of me would like to see it, only because it is sometimes better to shine the light on idiocy and extremism, so as to expose it for what it is. If, however, the comments are indecent, then I most certainly understand.

Suffice it to say, that it appears that people of Jewish decent are hated by more than just the people of the Arabic world on some level. This most certainly makes it more understandable why Israel feels that it must protect itself by whatever means possible. They must truly feel at times that they are going it alone.

Mr. D said...

Anon,

To paraphrase, it had the trifecta of an F-bomb, an all-too-common derogatory term for Jews and some business about drinking the blood of enemies, along with a suggestion that Iran's nuclear program should be able to solve the problem. And it was (of course) anonymous. Charming.