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The Nickman wrote:
Northern Raider wrote:
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The Nickman wrote:How has nobody mentioned the Trump/Jerusalem thing in here yet? The man’s an absolute maniac!
To be fair, Clinton, Bush and Obama had the same policy.
It only turns to outrage when Trump says it. :)
Well none of this is exactly true. He's actually moving the embassy to Jerusalem, every President before him has signed six-monthly executive orders staying the move.
Trump signed it too. Likely continue to do so in the immediate term. They recognise it could take years to establish.
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Well, Jerusalem does belong to Israel.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.

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The Nickman wrote:
Northern Raider wrote:
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The Nickman wrote:How has nobody mentioned the Trump/Jerusalem thing in here yet? The man’s an absolute maniac!
To be fair, Clinton, Bush and Obama had the same policy.
It only turns to outrage when Trump says it. :)
Well none of this is exactly true. He's actually moving the embassy to Jerusalem, every President before him has signed six-monthly executive orders staying the move.
The earliest it could be done is almost four years from now, when Trump will be out of power .

Nothing changed, at least at a practical level.

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dubby wrote:Well, Jerusalem does belong to Israel.
Well no, no it doesn't. And that's the reason why not a single country has their embassy in Jerusalem, and also the reason every single American ally condemned their move and every single member state in the United Nations condemned the decision as well.

East Jerusalem is considered the capital of any future Palestinian state, and at present, by international law, it is illegally occupied by Israel. How can you state that Jerusalem belongs to Israel? What are you basing that on, dubby?
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History.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.

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Grim stuff.
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This is disgusting stuff by dubby, I swear there isn’t a single political or basic human rights decision that I’m of a like opinion with

It’s at the stage now where if he told me he believed the sky was blue I’d have to go outside and look
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In Qld, your sky is probably gray these days
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.

If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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Where’s Rodman I’m sure he’d have some very strong views on this.

It’s a tricky situation but on the surface I’d say it should be Palestine’s, it was theirs before the UN created modern day Israel on their land.
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Can we not just ask Jesus? Surely he knows.

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Well I keep hearing he’s returning soon so I’ll make sure to ask his views when he does.
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Nickman, We each hold different world views. We don't agree on everything. But, we can appreciate and respect each others opinions. Agree to disagree, so to speak.

That's what I'm trying to do. What I want to do.

I'm off my medicine now and feeling lucid. Still got a ways to go.

And now that things are clearer, I really just want to live a quite, peaceable life.

I respect you and your opinions. We are different, but that doesn't mean we can't get along.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.

If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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Thing is dubby, some opinions are not worthy of respect.
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Saw this quote from a story shared on Twitter... This is why those who’ve been carrying on about how wonderful the postal vote was should take a second to think.

“So today I have mixed emotions. The whole process has been exhausting. Magda Szubanski’s speech at the Press Club two weeks ago articulated what many of us have been feeling – we’re conflicted – feeling both happy at the outcome, but also disappointed that we had to be put through this. For many gay people this has dredged up vivid memories of a life-time of bullying, humiliation, and intimidation.”

It’s a pretty sad condemnation of the whole thing IMO. A condemnation of the politicians and their process. A condemnation of those who opposed equal treatment of their fellow human beings.


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Whenever GE posts in the politics thread he always nails it.
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Apparently we’re going to start putting journalists in gaol for up to 20 years for reporting on “sensitive information”
https://www.buzzfeed.com/paulfarrell/au ... .did2JVBKp


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Notaroboticfish wrote:Apparently we’re going to start putting journalists in gaol for up to 20 years for reporting on “sensitive information”
https://www.buzzfeed.com/paulfarrell/au ... .did2JVBKp
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gangrenous wrote:Thing is dubby, some opinions are not worthy of respect.
But we can respect the liberty that allows that person to have an opinion
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.

If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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dubby wrote:
gangrenous wrote:Thing is dubby, some opinions are not worthy of respect.
But we can respect the liberty that allows that person to have an opinion
Freedom of speech is not consequence free speech. If you say something that is baseless, discriminatory or hurtful than you have to take the response on the chin.

Jerusalem doesn't belong to Israel. Your comment was historically inaccurate and inflammatory.
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dubby wrote:
gangrenous wrote:Thing is dubby, some opinions are not worthy of respect.
But we can respect the liberty that allows that person to have an opinion
I respect the liberty, but I can't respect someone who has **** opinions that are divisive and discriminatory towards other sections of society. Like I said earlier, I essentially disagree with everything dubby believes regarding human rights or treatment of minorities, we are complete polar opposites. In my opinion, thinking like dubs' belongs consigned to the 20th century.
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Green eyed Mick wrote:
dubby wrote:
gangrenous wrote:Thing is dubby, some opinions are not worthy of respect.
But we can respect the liberty that allows that person to have an opinion
Freedom of speech is not consequence free speech. If you say something that is baseless, discriminatory or hurtful than you have to take the response on the chin.

Jerusalem doesn't belong to Israel. Your comment was historically inaccurate and inflammatory.
Spot on, just because you have freedom of speech isn't carte blanche to be a horrible ****.
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Well, none of us are neutral historical experts, and none of us are qualified to comment on the authenticity of the Jewish or Palestinian claim to Jerusalem.

I made a claim I cannot astutely verify, based on a limited understanding of biblical and Jewish history.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.

If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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The Nickman wrote:
dubby wrote:
gangrenous wrote:Thing is dubby, some opinions are not worthy of respect.
But we can respect the liberty that allows that person to have an opinion
I respect the liberty, but I can't respect someone who has **** opinions that are divisive and discriminatory towards other sections of society. Like I said earlier, I essentially disagree with everything dubby believes regarding human rights or treatment of minorities, we are complete polar opposites. In my opinion, thinking like dubs' belongs consigned to the 20th century.
Thing is, someone might be outraged by your opinions.

Which is why I tend to avoid political and religious discussion. Ne'er the twain shall meet.
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You can respect the right to an opinion but it doesn’t mean you need to respect said opinion. As I regularly say people deserve respect opinions/ideas/beliefs do not, we never know what experiences have led people to certain views.

Just on the history though I only care about demonstrable history, things that we have evidence for, the Torah and Bible should not come into it unless they can be proven, they’ve been shown to be unreliable.
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Manbush wrote:You can respect the right to an opinion but it doesn’t mean you need to respect said opinion. As I regularly say people deserve respect opinions/ideas/beliefs do not, we never know what experiences have led people to certain views.

Just on the history though I only care about demonstrable history, things that we have evidence for, the Torah and Bible should not come into it unless they can be proven, they’ve been shown to be unreliable.
Exactly, and if people are going to cling to stuff in the Bible that suits their argument while ignoring all the bat **** crazy stuff their opinion is just laughable at best.

At the very least, on the Israel/Palestine conflict, without taking sides, both sides claim their right to Israel. And essentially all of the international community recognises East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state, and that Israel is illegally occupying that part of the city.

For any chance of peace and a two-state solution, nobody is getting all of Israel. They just can't, no matter what crazy religious idiots think.
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Manbush wrote:You can respect the right to an opinion but it doesn’t mean you need to respect said opinion. As I regularly say people deserve respect opinions/ideas/beliefs do not, we never know what experiences have led people to certain views.

Just on the history though I only care about demonstrable history, things that we have evidence for, the Torah and Bible should not come into it unless they can be proven, they’ve been shown to be unreliable.
I had a chuckle.
Your first para is exactly what I've been saying.

Then you finish with a clanger in your last sentence. Image
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Nickman, you're a good guy.
But for all your faux outrage over minorities, you go and say religious idiots, and laugh when people say they should wack off to a picture of Jesus.

You're as bad as those you despise.
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If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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Green eyed Mick wrote:
dubby wrote:
gangrenous wrote:Thing is dubby, some opinions are not worthy of respect.
But we can respect the liberty that allows that person to have an opinion
Freedom of speech is not consequence free speech. If you say something that is baseless, discriminatory or hurtful than you have to take the response on the chin.

Jerusalem doesn't belong to Israel. Your comment was historically inaccurate and inflammatory.
This is 100% spot on
Free speech doesn’t grant you permission to say inaccurate and inflammatory things without fear of having it called out.
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dubby wrote:Nickman, We each hold different world views. We don't agree on everything. But, we can appreciate and respect each others opinions. Agree to disagree, so to speak.

That's what I'm trying to do. What I want to do.

I'm off my medicine now and feeling lucid. Still got a ways to go.

And now that things are clearer, I really just want to live a quite, peaceable life.

I respect you and your opinions. We are different, but that doesn't mean we can't get along.
Not wanting to make light of what you are going through, I find it interesting and commend you for having sought assistance from medicine A.K.A. science rather than relying on faith.

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Well that could be considered glib, gerg. But I don't think you're that sort of guy.

I used both faith and medicine. I dont think science replaces faith or vice versa, particularly with medicine.
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dubby wrote:
Manbush wrote:You can respect the right to an opinion but it doesn’t mean you need to respect said opinion. As I regularly say people deserve respect opinions/ideas/beliefs do not, we never know what experiences have led people to certain views.

Just on the history though I only care about demonstrable history, things that we have evidence for, the Torah and Bible should not come into it unless they can be proven, they’ve been shown to be unreliable.
I had a chuckle.
Your first para is exactly what I've been saying.

Then you finish with a clanger in your last sentence. Image
Personally, I see nothing wrong with his last sentence. Where's the "clanger"?
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You don't see the irony? Unreliable information? Bushy and some of his posts in this very thread?
You're chief among those who lol at bushys source of information etc.
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Pigman wrote:
Green eyed Mick wrote:
dubby wrote:
gangrenous wrote:Thing is dubby, some opinions are not worthy of respect.
But we can respect the liberty that allows that person to have an opinion
Freedom of speech is not consequence free speech. If you say something that is baseless, discriminatory or hurtful than you have to take the response on the chin.

Jerusalem doesn't belong to Israel. Your comment was historically inaccurate and inflammatory.
This is 100% spot on
Free speech doesn’t grant you permission to say inaccurate and inflammatory things without fear of having it called out.
Yet that's what they did.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.

If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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That’s what who did?!?
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dubby wrote:
Manbush wrote:You can respect the right to an opinion but it doesn’t mean you need to respect said opinion. As I regularly say people deserve respect opinions/ideas/beliefs do not, we never know what experiences have led people to certain views.

Just on the history though I only care about demonstrable history, things that we have evidence for, the Torah and Bible should not come into it unless they can be proven, they’ve been shown to be unreliable.
I had a chuckle.
Your first para is exactly what I've been saying.

Then you finish with a clanger in your last sentence. Image
Even our old resident Jew Albi highlighted how some of the stuff never actually occurred and were just myths like the mass exodus and science backs it up then there’s the whole god gave them the land, a claim as big as that needs to be supported by evidence to have any legitimacy, Hitchens’s razor.
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