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Comment on GE Fights Back…In the Comments Section by Barbara75

Barbara75 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:41:06 +0000

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Comment on It’s Called Courage, Mr. President by Hope

Hope — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:16:20 +0000

Your argument is that of the White House, but I don’t agree. Obama has no problem meddling in Israeli affairs, so I don’t see why he should have a problem in this case. Using your logic, we should do nothing in Darfur. Let the Darfuris rise up…Bottom line, whether you or I like it or not, the U.S. has a responsibility here. Reagan, Kennedy and many other Presidents before him had no problem calling out oppressors. You can’t always be liked, and we can’t always worry about thugs in the Mid East distorting our intentions. They do it every day.

Comment on It’s Called Courage, Mr. President by anon

anon — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:34:37 +0000

I think you are missing the bigger picture behind Obama’s decision on Iran. If Obama came out against Ahmadinejad and in support of the protesters, it would only serve to help Ahmadinejad. America as a scape goat is a major tool in the Middle East and if America tries to intercede, Ahmadinejad will use it to turn the issue into Iran vs US (in which he will garner support from across Iran). The best thing to do is to let the situation play itself out. True social change comes from the citizens who live there.

Comment on China Spies; U.S can’t Cry by Daily News About China : Best links about China of Tuesday, 21 April 2009 13:20

Daily News About China : Best links about China of Tuesday, 21 April 2009 13:20 — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:23:42 +0000

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Comment on China Bans Mickey in Favor of 中国卡通 by bill

bill — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:12:19 +0000

LAWL, I have an idea: make better cartoons, China! Then you wouldn’t have a problem. D:

Comment on ‘Resistance Missiles’ in Gaza by Hope

Hope — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:43:28 +0000

Being the stronger side doesn’t automatically justify retaliation or violence. If I believed that, I would believe that the Tibetans deserved to
be murdered and tortured by the Chinese, and the Arab Sudanese were justified in their systematic slaughter of Darfuris.

Your Holocaust argument is a non sequitur. Those 6 million Jews didn’t lose a war. They weren’t bothering anyone, and they never declared
war on Christian Europeans.

What I found interesting was the use of ‘resistance’ missiles and other language referenced in my blog. Until Palestinians concede defeat,
there is no point in summits and negotiations from outside parties such as the U.S. and EU. And by their choice of words,
they’ve shown no sign of concession.

My opinion on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is likely different than most, because I am sympathetic to both. I don’t, nor will I ever,
know what it’s like to live without a passport, in squalor, where the only education and health care is provided by a terrorist organization.
I’ve also never had to live with the daily threat of rockets and suicide attacks.

The way I see it, ‘resistance’ only applies to an ongoing war, not one that ended decades ago. Sure, American Indians have the right to fire
rockets and claim that their land was stolen. But they don’t. Why? Because they’ve accepted that they lost, and until the
Palestinians do the same, they won’t emerge from the squalor they find themselves.

Comment on ‘Resistance Missiles’ in Gaza by Nigel

Nigel — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:47:21 +0000

So being the stronger side justifies your actions?
I’ll tell you what – in that case, 6 million jews deserved to die in the holocaust, because they couldn’t fight back. What rubbish.

Comment on ‘Resistance Missiles’ in Gaza by Hope

Hope — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:11:01 +0000

How about the recent story of the animals in the Gaza Zoo? How their cages were booby trapped? I’m truly sorry for the Palestinians in Gaza who live without passports, education and safety. But, I don’t at all sympathize with the ruthless leadership of Hamas.

Your land is gone. It’s been 70 years. In wars, there are winners and losers. The American Indians lost. Mexico lost California and the southwest.

The Palestinians aren’t seen as resistance fighters…They are seen as losers of a war who refuse to recognize the simple notion that they have, in fact, lost.

Comment on ‘Resistance Missiles’ in Gaza by Salah aldeen

Salah aldeen — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:20:45 +0000

Israel is occupying Palestine since 1948, as before 1948 Israel did not exist,
It is the right of the palistenine to resist occupation during World War 2 the frenish resist the German occupation to France and the resistance people treated as heroes
So why not for the Palestinian .Please say the truth Gaza is under siege for long time ,people have no food, no drinking water, no medicine this was long before during the truce period between Hamas & Israel, the Israeli never kept award always break the truce .

Comment on China Bans Mickey in Favor of 中国卡通 by Gabriel

Gabriel — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:28:56 +0000

I think Mickey Mouse is not fun if you see it in a chinese context, I grow up in Mexico, i moved a few years ago to china, and really, Mickey Mouse is boring.
In the other hand, i think the goverment is defending his interest, like any other goverment will do, did you ever saw “vampires in havana” in the US??, can you find TAZ in NY?…. NO!