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I follow John as much as I can . It is wonderful that he is given so many platforms to express his views

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The indians should have let the pilgrims starve to death ….even in their savagery the Native Indian is 100 times the man the western european is whose last action is a stab in the back.👏☘️

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Please go to mainstream media and tell your view there

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They would never allow it.

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The genocide administration has Ukraine mired in Biden doo, Austin doo, Blinken doo? A real can doo trio trying to sell their dooasters in the Red Sea, Gaza, Lebanon, and the firescape that used to north Israel?

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Judge Nap picking Prof. Mearsheimer's brain - the equivalent of a well tuned 12 cylinder engine - is always highlight of my day. Nevertheless, the question arises, the Israeli troops entering Lebanon, will they be "worn down" from their doings in Gaza or rather "battle-hardened"? (25:49)

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The answer is both. They will be veteran rather than green and they will be worn down and depleted in important ways too. This isn't a one dimensional problem where they either move forward or backward. There are more axes.

After experience, the two most important ones are numbers and resolve. In WWII the Soviets got creamed in the beginning, but ended with a huge veteran army because they had both a bottomless commitment to defend the motherland and military doctrine predicated on continuous replenishment of their forces. Israel is pretty solid on the resolve, but extremely limited on the numbers.

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Piers Morgan thinks that Putin is bluffing on nuclear because he would be annihilated in return. Doesn't consider that Putin would launch them when he thinks that the escalations have made it inevitable that Russia is destroyed and subjugated, and if so why not take the rest of the world down with them. Morgan inverts the understanding of Mutual Destruction thinking it means no one would do it instead of understanding that you can't destroy one side without the other also.

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Dr. Mearsheimer was on Piers Morgan today. He couched his language carefully and good for him on that count, but boy was he ever off-base. He thinks 1,200 deaths is no big deal, Israel will be able to keep protective systems such as Iron Dome forever and Iran cannot develop nuclear weapons.

He was facing some tough questions on Russia for once rather than softballs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STBSaDn_q8g&ab_channel=PiersMorganUncensored

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From George Washington's Farewell Address:

" Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. *Cultivate peace and harmony with all. ...* In the execution of such a plan nothing is more essential than that permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular nations { Russia/China } and passionate attachments for others { Israel } should be excluded, and that in place of them just and amicable feelings toward all should be cultivated. The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred { Russia/China } or a habitual fondness { Israel } is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest. "

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Tit for tat. What is sent out comes back. One country cannot attack the world and expect to live safe and peaceful. This is idiocy. The violence will continue forever and no one will live safely. A negotiation is the only way for peace.

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The first Oct 7 anniversray is approaching and Israel and it PM have not achieved any of the declared aims, only a genocide to account for. Israel's government is hoping to score a significant victory of of some sort to regain it's lost credibility. Hence all this thrashing left and right and all those empty threats accompanied by intelligence theatrics.

Oct 7, 2024 is here. Israel will only dig itself deeper into the hole with it brute force. It safety can only be achieved by meaningful and fair negotiations.

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One possibility with the exploding pagers, is that it was a military blunder:

https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/09/19/exploding-pagers-in-lebanon-another-israeli-terrorism-blunder/

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Yes, there is an extraordinary ugliness to this war on the part of the Zionists.

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I don't see it as solely on the part of the Zionist, but also on the part of the Israeli's as a people. The government of Israel has implemented multiple atrocities against the Palestinian people through decades which on it's own is disgusting, but it can even implement a genocide, killing 10's of thousands of people, and children, the most vulnerable that account for most of those deaths. They can do this with little to any negative feedback from it's people. For decades it has faced no backlash from the US and it's allies, and has turned the country into a society that is basically sick. I can't help but believe that America's 21st century of war that caused so many deaths has not had a negative impact on our mental health as well. We open our borders like we are opening our hearts to the other who seek asylum in our country, and we have black rights, and woman's rights and gay right's, okay, but then we can turn around and support a country and feed them weapons to assist in a genocide, and feed weapons to Ukrainians and use their lives to bring down Putin, and it seems most of my fellow Americans don't care that much either. I see US as total hypocrites.

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Based on historical evidence the current ethnic cleansing program inflicted on the Palestinians by this group pales in comparison to what their Bolshevik forefathers did to Russia circa 1918/1953. They happily murdered millions of Russians in revenge for centuries old grievances. The joy expressed by most Israelis over their latest crimes against civilians in Lebanon clearly again shows the evil flaw running through their reptile brains.

To wit: the Covid Scamdemic has the print of Zion all over it. The populations of the Anglo/American Nations of the west 85% of them wound up being coerced into taking all three cell altering injections.

So Mr. and Mrs. America my guesstimate is that your pager equivalent is already in your body in some stage of doing damage. After all the world (Zion) needs to rid itself of useless eaters.

At the last.. cowardice and failure to take action against a lethal hidden enemy when exposed... then the ultimate penalty will be be extracted.

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I agree the Israeli people in large measure seem totally ok with their govt's actions. Although there have been ever larger protests calling for Bibi's removal.

On the US side, we have been under MSM controlled messaging since the 1950's. That as well as the educational dumbing down since at least the 70's has created a nation of sheep. Recent events such as covid have awakened many and it is nice to see that the younger generations in large measure are not buying into the hype.

But our govt is not reflective of its people, Congress is owned by APAIC from what I can tell with few exceptions. Their influence plus the revolving door of the MIC means that they are owned, not by the people but by outside influences.

Will it improve, can it improve, it is possible. We will see what this election brings assuming we actually have one.

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Well, the demonstrations that have drawn large crowds are against Netanyahu and not due to the genocide he is implementing, but they want the war to end so the hostages can be released. I've heard well known Israeli's, or American Jews say the same. Our lynchings down south were a source of entertainment at one time and newspapers did their part, even with humor, to bring in a large crowd. Actually I think those decades you reference saw a press that actually made an effort to do their job, instead of news being a source of entertainment, that took sides. I do hope the younger generations with access to the net as a source of news will be more informed then their parents, and it is the young people, under many threats, that have come out and protested against the genocide in Israel. I was very actively involved in our anti-war movement which came and went rather quickly and didn't accomplished much if anything. AIPAC has got to go. Recently I read Trump claiming not enough Jews are on his side and he's been very good to Israel, and why not since he's been paid off handsomely by the Adelson family and Miriam promises him a 100 million if he kicks out those West Bankers. However Israel and it's treatment of a people is nothing less then an abomination.

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I agree Israeli's protesters are predominately pro hostage release rather than an end to genocide.

I agree that the press was a factor in citizen awareness, and yes there was far more independent media prior to Clinton ok-ing the consolidation of media. Leaving us where we are today.

I agree on the evils of AIPAC and that it has to go. It's influence on congress, on elections clearly represent (highly successful) efforts by a foreign nation to buy our elections/congress.

I saw Trump's complaint re Jewish support, and today he said he would not allow any Gaza refugees to settle in the US so not sure what that does to any Miriam promise of 100 million. Given the success of his fundraising, I doubt he needs it.

Trump is not a friend to Bibi IMO, which I suspect is the reason why Bibi is so hell bent on getting a ME war going before Trump can get in. This is a comment from Trump a while back on the subject of Palestine, and Bibi:

https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/trump-recording-emerges-in-which

Now that he has survived two attempts on his life, I think Trump feels he is on a mission from God, I am inclined to agree with him. And I think he sees that mission as the restoration of the US middle class prosperity and achieving lasting world peace. That plan would include the ME.

Can he do it? Maybe. Would Harris do it? Hah. We play the cards we are dealt. I hope he wins.

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You and others are REALLY being generous on the COWARDLY Biden and Cowardly US Politicians who are too cowardly to reject AIPAC--- representatives of a foreign power.

If an American citizen defends Russia's refusal to allow NATO missiles 1 inch form Russia's border

(closer than the Cuban missile crisis) --the FBI jumps all over him---but no one jumps all over AIPAC

which clearly works to allow a foreign power strongly influence US policy. WHY is the jewish-state given special treatment?

And I do not condemn AIPAC, for they are just defending their own ethnicity (at the expense of the USA) ---but the cowardly President and US Politician whose cowardice betrays their own country--WHY do I NEVER hear anyone condemn these filthy cowards___WHY???

AIPAC is not to blame!---the filthy cowards are to blame. And what can we say about the commentators who do not blame the filthy cowards??

Yes--What can be said about THEM???

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How about both are to blame. AIPAC undermines our democracy as do many entities, and that's a big reason why we are not much of a democracy at all. Read about Citizens United which turned corporations into people which provided no limitations on funding our politicians which of course made those we elect into office more beholden to them then the people who voted for them. We're not a true democracy, not really, and as a kid I didn't think so either, and my country, or I should I say my government has never made me feel I'm wrong in this regard.

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Treating corporations as "persons" under the First Amendment was nothing new when the Citizens United case was decided in 2010. That had already been decided in the New York Times v. Sullivan case, in 1964.

Such lobbying is a fundamental part of representative government, which is what I think that you (and many others) mean by "democracy." The problem, I think, is that such a system of government is messy.

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True that before 2010 the wealthy had a lot of influence on election outcomes, but Citizens United allowed unlimited funding by donors which basically handed our government over to the rich and powerful. As they say, democracy my ass.

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