@beckyromero yes and my message is the Trump administration can clearly afford to do all these things; they just don’t choose to.

@wishforthenight i am sorry for your concerns. my view is from afar and American in nature. i dont really know the struggles going on over there veery much. I do think though that Palestinians would probably not be good allies due to the nature of their allegiance religion wise so that makes them the enemy politically. Do correct me if I'm wrong. Dont make it about color. Color may be a factor outwardly for some but is not the basis of the dispute. Maybe for some Israelis but from my view its about religious conviction. Which is sad because most people arent that religious anyway. Not saying I side with Jewish people. If the nature of Judaism wasnt so non-inclusive there wouldnt be as big of a problem. Still, Israel is supposedly an ally. Palestine being one is highly questionable. I do think it's a terrible situation for both parties.

@wishforthenight You need to study history a bit more. What I said is indeed factual. You have swallowed the propaganda hook line and sinker. Many people have. Now and then I like to take time to point out the actual historical facts. Hate me for that if you want to.

@justbob Look mate, you're not stating historical facts, you're repeating propaganda designed to erase a people. The existence of Palestinians isn’t up for debate, no matter how many times you parrot colonial talking points.

Palestinian identity, society, and culture are well documented long before 1948. Under the Ottoman Empire and the British Mandate, the land was called Filastin (Palestine), and its people, who were Muslim, Christian, and Jewish, were referred to as Palestinians. That's a fact. Palestinian newspapers, schools, town records, and cultural institutions all existed, in Arabic and in English, before Israel was even a concept. Were those just figments of someone’s imagination?

Denying that Palestinians exist is like denying that Indigenous peoples in the Americas exist just because European settlers wanted the land. It’s not historical literacy; it’s colonial erasure.

You can pretend to be the brave truth-teller “pointing out the facts,” but all you’re really doing is regurgitating the same tired, racist line that’s been used to justify occupation, displacement, and apartheid. You’re not being clever. You’re being cruel.

@wishforthenight I do not disagree. You're focused on Israel as though this is the travesty. The real travesty is the US giving a single penny to any county before shoring up our own.

@Iwillwait Oh I'm not focusing on Israel. Hence my saying "America first, right?"

@Iwillwait that brings up the issue of how to fight homelessness? just handing out free housing to people who are incapable or unlucky enough to not have housing doesnt seem to be a viable answer. people who pay taxes work hard for that money. it wouldnt really be fair. not to mention that a tiny house isnt exactly an ideal permanent living situation either. what about homeless institutions? like shelters but for longer term for those with more need? how much would that cost?

@Carla Clearly

@Adrift No, I'm talking about Trump; it's you that's deflecting.

@wishforthenight You pose an argument like a four year old.
Good bye.

@Adrift I wasn’t falling for your deflection and now you’ve stormed off like a 5-year-old who wasn’t allowed to play 👶

Game set and match to me 😎

@badminton It also got many people killed or maimed for life.