Should the United States have agreed to a ceasefire with Japan weeks after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941? Think of the tens of thousands of innocent civilian lives that would have been saved at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Independent confirmation that Hamas has been using Al-Shifa Hospital as a base of terrorist operations. Israel might be able to make a credible argument that it's attacks on Al-Shifa are not war crimes. The U.S. Defense Department confirms, through spokesman John Kirby, that Hamas' use of Al Shifa as a terror center is definitely a war crime.
Israel is trying to drag the U.S. into the Gaza War the same way Ukraine tried to drag the U.S. into the war with Russia. History repeats itself.
Why would people compulsively read the Facebook page of somebody who has severe mental illness?Maybe they think its a freak show.
The Israel/Gaza War and the Waco siege. Are there points of comparison? I think both cases show how innocent people led by fanatics can get caught up in fatal circumstances where the fanatics' actions cause actual harm or pose a threat of harm to persons over whom a governmental authority has a duty of responsibility....See More »
Did you know hospitals can be attacked in war time in certain situations? It's not necessarily a war crime to attack hospitals or ambulances. Hamas fighters admit they use ambulances to transport weapons because "the Jews don't attack ambulances."
Is there someone you can reliably turn to when you're stressed or in emotional pain? Relative or friend?
Can we compare right-wing reaction to the Black Lives Matter movement to left-wing reaction to the current Gaza War? The Gaza War has simply added fuel to an existing fire of growing anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism was already on the rise for several years before the Gaza War. “When violent conflicts occur in the Middle East, there are those in the U.S. that...See More »
Whataboutism: Are there times when you can use it? Whataboutism denotes in a pejorative sense a procedure in which a critical question or argument is not answered or discussed, but retorted with a critical counter-question which expresses a counter-accusation. If you criticize an Israeli about his...See More »
Spanish government official calls for sanctioning Israel to stop its "genocidal assault" on Gaza What about the official's own possible double standard? She says Israel's military operation is "planned genocide" of Palestinians. Will she admit that the Hamas terror assault on southern Israel on October 7 had nothing to do with the occupation...See More »
Did the Hamas attack on Israelis on October 7 constitute genocide? The lawyer representing the Israelis, who is French, is not pro-Israel. Francois Zimeray is a prominent figure well known for his committed support for the Palestinian moderates and the Israeli "peace camp" in 2002. He actively supports The...See More »
Would you be friends with somebody who had no other friends? You would be that person's only friend. Would that bother you?
This SW member replied to my question with a deflection -- then he keeps accusing me of engaging in deflection. WTF? Did you know that Hamas admits it uses human shields in Gaza? REDACTED · M Did you know that the Pope is Catholic? Breaking news. flipper1966 · M @REDACTED You seem a tad sarcastic. I like sarcasm. flipper1966 · M @REDACTED Are you familiar...See More »
How many people were marching in the streets of cities across the United States calling for a humanitarian pause in February 13-15, 1945?
What if Mexico fired tens of thousands of rockets into the southern United States over a 22-year period in a bid to get Texas back?(Quote)
There's currently a debate about whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, but . . . Did you know a red flag alert has been issued about the United States committing genocide?
Dan Abrams says Hamas uses human shields and asks -- where's the outrage? Why don't people worldwide protests Hamas' use of human shields in war?
What does it mean in debate or argument that the other side keeps referring to what you're doing instead of relying of facts? https://similarworlds.com/middle-east/4857935-If-people-actually-cared-about-Palestinian-deaths-shouldnt
SW member called me a name then blocked me after I stated certain facts about Gaza. What? https://similarworlds.com/middle-east/4857254-Wouldnt-it-make-sense-for-Hamas-to-locate-its-control-center