Chindie Posted July 23 VT Supporter Share Posted July 23 1 minute ago, limpid said: And Trump denies global warming. So maybe "Extinction Don"? Trump's an irredeemable word removed. There is nothing good about him. Doesn't negate America being complicit in the smearing of children across the walls of Palestine at high velocity at sickening pace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snowychap Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 5 hours ago, LondonLax said: I think she’ll win comfortably. I hope you're right. I fear you aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted July 24 VT Supporter Share Posted July 24 4 hours ago, Chindie said: 'America' doesn't give a flying **** about dead Palestinians unfortunately and there's not going to be a candidate that changes that. People love to generalize Americans as all sorts of things on VT and I just ignore it (born in the black country and became a US citizen 2016 primarily so I could vote in that election) But to say America and by implication all Americans don't give a "flying **** about dead Palestinians" is quite simply not true. During the protests about Vietnam no University sent police in to arrest it's students. This year many cities sent in a far more militarized police force to beat and arrest students over pro-Palestinian encampments and building occupations. Many grads were "outed" by Fox News and it's ilk and lost job offers directly effecting their futures. I work at a private University where sadly there are some very rich students who are pro Trump. That kind of student was encouraged by ring wing nuts to go and confront peaceful Palestinian protests and violence erupted on our campus and others. I have friends who insisted they wouldn't vote for Biden over his reaction to Israel's invasion of Gaza. So I think it's unfair of you to say that all of the US doesn't give a flying **** about dead Palestinians. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 8 hours ago, bickster said: Clearly from Alabama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 4 hours ago, snowychap said: I hope you're right. I fear you aren't. You are not alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nor-Cal Villan Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 9 hours ago, bickster said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 24 VT Supporter Share Posted July 24 4 hours ago, TheAuthority said: People love to generalize Americans as all sorts of things on VT and I just ignore it (born in the black country and became a US citizen 2016 primarily so I could vote in that election) But to say America and by implication all Americans don't give a "flying **** about dead Palestinians" is quite simply not true. During the protests about Vietnam no University sent police in to arrest it's students. This year many cities sent in a far more militarized police force to beat and arrest students over pro-Palestinian encampments and building occupations. Many grads were "outed" by Fox News and it's ilk and lost job offers directly effecting their futures. I work at a private University where sadly there are some very rich students who are pro Trump. That kind of student was encouraged by ring wing nuts to go and confront peaceful Palestinian protests and violence erupted on our campus and others. I have friends who insisted they wouldn't vote for Biden over his reaction to Israel's invasion of Gaza. So I think it's unfair of you to say that all of the US doesn't give a flying **** about dead Palestinians. You've misread me. I wrote 'America' as a way of trying to differentiate between the entire nation and the establishment, the system, 'the man'. Obviously there are significant numbers of Americans who do have a conscience and a sense of moral rights and humanity, who do care about Palestinians. The problem, and my point, is 'America', the big picture, the government and the establishment and system and all of that, doesn't. America's interests and a peaceful Palestine do not align, and therefore it does not care about dead Palestinians. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 A large part of the GOP doesn't give two hoots about Ukraine either, and to be honest Kamala can garner much support by just doing what's right. Get Israel to stop, help Ukraine survive. Both things the GOP are vehemently against. Personally I know a whole lot of Americans who are either single issue voters on Gaza or on Ukraine. Kamala needs to study Roosevelt and find her moral compass and she'll be a shiny new alternative to Putin-lover Donald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mjmooney Posted July 24 VT Supporter Share Posted July 24 Is it Kamala to rhyme with 'Mahler', or Kamala to rhyme with 'Pamela'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LondonLax Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 51 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Is it Kamala to rhyme with 'Mahler', or Kamala to rhyme with 'Pamela'? Comma-La, like the punctuation mark with La after. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 6 minutes ago, LondonLax said: Comma-La, like the punctuation mark with La after. Apparently she explains this in her autobiography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 10 minutes ago, LondonLax said: Comma-La, like the punctuation mark with La after. Is is Co - Lin Powell all over again? Someone should have told him his name was Colin. Just like everyone else on the planet called Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 The further we go down this rabbit hole, we get to Dionne War - wick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straggler Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 11 hours ago, Demitri_C said: He didnt really have a choice he? He got pressure from every side - behind the scenes decision probably taken out of his hands Not probably. Definitely. Pelosi gave him 3 weeks to go 'the easy way'. When he stepped down he was at the end of his 3 weeks. I'm not exactly sure what mechanism or pressure would be applied to do it the hard way, but probably something as simple as Pelosi coming out publicly and saying he should not run would have been enough to force his hand. He did the right thing for America but only when his only choices were Hobson's. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: Is it Kamala to rhyme with 'Mahler', or Kamala to rhyme with 'Pamela'? I used to assume is was Kamala as in Chris 'Kamara'. But the others are right, the BBC did an article on it Commer- ler (not lar). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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limpid Posted July 24 Administrator Share Posted July 24 4 hours ago, mjmooney said: Is it Kamala to rhyme with 'Mahler', or Kamala to rhyme with 'Pamela'? While we're at it, how do you pronounce "Drumpf" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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