tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.comments2024-03-18T17:42:24.279-04:00Dave Dubya's Freedom RantsDave Dubyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comBlogger17007125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-79263681223880550622024-03-18T16:56:15.414-04:002024-03-18T16:56:15.414-04:00Gosh, we should have just ask the folks of Rhode I...Gosh, we should have just ask the folks of Rhode Island if they wouldn't mind vacating the state so it could become the state of Israel back in the day when we shoved Israel down the throats of people who have hated them for thousands of years.<br /><br />Of course that wouldn't have worked either. Thee is no simple solution. But leveling Gaza and killing another 31 million innocent Palestinians isn't either.<br /><br />There is <b> plenty</b> of blame to spread around. Beginning with Hamas, Hezbollah, Israel, as well as the US and its allies.<br /><br />The only lasting solution must be grounded in mutual respect, trust, compassion, and love for all of humanity.<br /><br />What is the likelihood of the above ever happening as long as Netanyahu, Abbas, Hamas, Hezbollah and other like people and organizations remain stubborn and intransigent in their approach to an acceptable solution for all? Little to none i'm afraid.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-90992733245393564292024-03-18T12:32:23.978-04:002024-03-18T12:32:23.978-04:00Dave,
History's lessons are being ignored.
...Dave,<br /><br />History's lessons are being ignored. <br /><br />The media doesn't want to talk about WHY the Middle East is such a mess. They love to do their "both sider" schtick with American politics, but DREAD blaming both sides for Israeli land theft, apartheid, terrorism, the Palestinian Nakba and GAZA holocaust.<br /><br />Schumer was a breath of fresh air compared to the far Right election interference machinery of AIPAC and their lock on pro-Israeli Right corporate media bias.<br /><br />Just as WWII had it's roots in the rise of Hitler and German reaction to the armistice and Treaty of Versailles, WWIII might have its roots in the creation of Israel and its radical Right blood-thirsty reactionaries and the radicalized Palestinians it spawned. <br /><br />If one were to write a manual on how to start an ethnic/tribal/religious war and trigger a world war, that would have been Chapter One. <br /><br />If there are "two sides" I blame both. I have nothing but sympathy for the innocent victims trapped in the madness. I applaud the courage and compassion of all Arabs and Jews who are calling for peace. I'm on THEIR side.<br /><br />But it's not that simple anymore. I blame Hitler's Holocaust AND the creation of the state of Israel first. It all goes back to those "two sides". The road to this hell was paved by BOTH bad and good intentions.<br /><br />Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-79469249730919257092024-03-18T10:39:15.147-04:002024-03-18T10:39:15.147-04:00Dave, the four obstacles Schumer listed are pretty...Dave, the four obstacles Schumer listed are pretty significant.<br /><br />I'd love a reasonable discussion with some folks on those four points, but alas, many on the other side of the question choose to rant and rave rather than form cogent thoughts and ideas.<br /><br />Maybe because it's just easier to rage type stupid misspelled word salads than think about hard ideas, nuance and real solutions.<br /><br />Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-12338595498382503932024-03-17T23:27:24.089-04:002024-03-17T23:27:24.089-04:00Thanks, Dave.
I agree. Schumer spoke the words th...Thanks, Dave.<br /><br />I agree. Schumer spoke the words that needed to be said:<br /><br /><i>"Right now, there are four major obstacles standing in the way of two states, and until they are removed from the equation, there will never be peace in Israel and Gaza and the West Bank.<br /><br />Those four major obstacles are:<br /><br />Hamas, and the Palestinians who support and tolerate their evil ways.<br /><br />Radical right-wing Israelis in government and society.<br /><br />Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.<br /><br />Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."</i><br /><br />The world needs to understand the other major obstacles standing in the way of peace and a two state solution.<br /><br />Religions and ancient tribal land claims. <br /><br />Until Palestinians are no longer being driven from their homes and terrorism abates, the hate that fuels the conflict will continue to burn. BOTH sides need to evolve past ancient religion/land feuds and learn how to live with each other in mutual respect for rights and justice. <br /><br />As America's endless struggle with racism keeps proving, the bigotry and hate from political and religious authoritarians are next to impossible to eradicate.<br /><br />Netanyahu is doing his best to corrupt their justice system. He is their Trump and needs to go. The same for Hamas, ISIS, al-Qaeda, Trump, and Putin. And while we're at it, the same for the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, the Klan, and the rest of MAGA America. ALL of them are threats to peace, stability, and democracy.<br />Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-44615685297344728012024-03-17T19:31:49.009-04:002024-03-17T19:31:49.009-04:00Hey Dave...
Regarding Schumer and his speech rega...Hey Dave...<br /><br />Regarding Schumer and his speech regarding Israel...<br /><br />Let me admit that I took the headlines at face value regarding what he had to say. I went back and read the actual speech, all 6000+ words of it.<br /><br />It's a remarkable speech. Measured, thoughtful, full of what any leader of jewish descent would struggle with and on point. <br /><br />His stuff about elections was really only part of the entire speech.<br /><br />I'd encourage everyone to read it, then rethink positions.<br /><br />Here's the link. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-senator-chuck-schumers-speech-israeli-elections-are-the-only-way/" rel="nofollow">Full text of Schumer's Speech</a><br /><br />Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-60786947315392532222024-03-17T16:08:12.337-04:002024-03-17T16:08:12.337-04:00Again, cause and effect.
Not making the effort a...Again, cause and effect. <br /><br />Not making the effort at realizing the potential effects of the actions one (or the nation) is about to take before taking them is the result of a lack of wisdom and compassion.<br /><br />Actions born out of ego protection are actions of suffering and ignorance.<br /><br />Trump suffers greatly from his ego driven ignorance as well as causing great suffering for others.<br /><br />This nation is suffering under the combined weight of great ignorance and insatiable greed. Both are ingrained charater traits of Trump and the majority of the gop. Democrats are certainly not free of ignorance or greed. They just seem to have more folks who understand the dangers of both and are less apt to to fall full prey to either.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-53675454309383425532024-03-17T11:12:03.429-04:002024-03-17T11:12:03.429-04:00It's what dictators do.
Trump’s secretary of ...<br />It's what dictators do.<br /><br />Trump’s secretary of defense from 2019 to 2020 Mark Esper reminds us, “He wanted to deploy active-duty troops on the street of Washington, D.C., and suggested actually that we shoot Americans in the street. That's kind of more of what you'll see.”<br /><br />Anyone who supports the enemy of our democracy who said, “Well, Hitler did a lot of good things," and “If I don't get elected, it's gonna be a bloodbath. It's going to be a bloodbath for the whole...that's going to be the least of it. It's going to be a bloodbath for the country,” Is a duped fool, or a goddamn neo-Nazi sociopath. <br /><br />Believing Hitler's lies was what made Germans Nazis.<br /><br />Believing Trump's lies is what makes Americans neo-Nazis.<br />Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-82235677189667854522024-03-17T11:09:40.453-04:002024-03-17T11:09:40.453-04:00Humans are social animals. Always looking for beli...Humans are social animals. Always looking for belief systems to aquire that mirror their own. The result of course are many <b><i>tribes of belief systems</b></b>, all which are simply constructions of someones mind. Wether for good or ill.<br /><br />The problems with belief systems is they tend to become solidified and reified. Even in the face of evidence demonstrating their negative energies and results.<br /><br />The attachment to, and reification of belief systems results in untold suffering across the globe. And yet humans continue to repeat the same foolish actions and mistakes over and over again. Without ever bothering to realize that simply accepting life and reality as it unfolds relieves human suffering. <br /><br />Constantly fighting to change what naturally is into something one <b>wishes it to be</b> is the source of most of humankinds suffering...<br /><br />Slow down... breathe... everything one needs is found within... nothing of real value is found external to us... certainly not freedom and liberation.<br />Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-57185340488586889642024-03-16T19:11:20.223-04:002024-03-16T19:11:20.223-04:00MAGAts are generally either ignorant dupes or lyin...MAGAts are generally either ignorant dupes or lying sociopaths. <br /><br />And PROUD of it. They FEEL a sense of purpose and belonging in a racist white nationalist cult that hates the people they hate and despises our election based democratic republic.<br /><br />Yeah, that makes them neo-Nazis. Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-62058553447888048032024-03-16T16:24:24.589-04:002024-03-16T16:24:24.589-04:00Proud Member is probably an equal opportunity hate...<b>Proud Member</b> is probably an equal opportunity hate vehicle. IOW, the form likely hates everyone who refuses to think like it or acquiesce to its beliefs. As senseless, juvenile, and untruthful as they may be.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-66804776380179673992024-03-16T11:42:05.920-04:002024-03-16T11:42:05.920-04:00Proud Member of the HATE community,
Your deflecti...Proud Member of the HATE community,<br /><br />Your deflection and humble opinion are noted. Netanyahu has a 19% approval rating in Israel.<br /><br />You think Schumer and 89% of Israelis are "freakin' idiots". <br /><br />Why do you insult and hate Jews so much?Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-30868312187948360462024-03-16T11:29:29.238-04:002024-03-16T11:29:29.238-04:00 IMHO..
Chucky Schmuchky Schumer is the worst per... IMHO..<br />Chucky Schmuchky Schumer is the worst person that the DNC could ever have to represent them. And as a Jew he remains the same as above.<br />so to express myself even better He is a Freaken IDIOT!Proud Member of the FJB/LGB Communitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-74854335273328668582024-03-15T12:07:53.988-04:002024-03-15T12:07:53.988-04:00Dave,
Yes, all of their "answers" were d...Dave,<br />Yes, all of their "answers" were deflections that had NOTHING to do with the questions.<br /><br />Angle reminds me of Trump responding to Leslie Stahl. At Trump Tower shortly after the election, she asked him if he planned to continue bashing the media:<br /><br />"Why are you doing this — you’re doing it over and over and it’s boring." <br /><br />He said, “You know why I do it? I do it to discredit you all and demean you all, so when you write negative stories about me no one will believe you”.<br /><br />They are at war with our First Amendment. Trump wants to shut down all news media that doesn't flatter him.<br />Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-34568587914669278782024-03-15T11:57:29.080-04:002024-03-15T11:57:29.080-04:00"Answers"?
You mean you got a few? Judg..."Answers"?<br /><br />You mean you got a few? Judging from I see on WYD, these folks can barely communicate in standard English, let alone answer a thoughtful question. It's either that or they've got the biggest sausage fingers ever to grace a keyboard and it just goes off the rails from there.<br /><br />I think it's the Sharron Angle syndrome. She's the former GOP Senate candidate from Nevada. When she was asked tough questions in her losing race against Harry Reid, she simply refused to answer those questions and criticized the press saying <b>"We wanted them [the press] to ask the questions we want to answer so that they report the news the way we want it to be reported."</b><br /><br />And that's how it is. If you can't provide an answer, deflect or criticize those "gotcha" questions. If you're wrong, deny it and talk about something else. And above all, always remember, up is down, until it isn't.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-78762204775084800472024-03-15T00:38:54.801-04:002024-03-15T00:38:54.801-04:00Dave,
Schumer is doing nothing like the covert mis...Dave,<br />Schumer is doing nothing like the covert misinformation and interference from Russia on behalf of Trump. He's not telling Israel who to choose for Prime Minister. <br /><br />The US is essentially paying for Netanyahu's war. He has a 19% approval rating in Israel. I think Schumer is trying to say Netanyahu doesn't OWN US, and is working to de-escalate the war, more than he's interfering with an election. <br /><br />I'd also say calling for an election is quite different from interfering in one. It's an opinion by sponsor.<br /><br />I'd also say this is nothing compared to the Israeli Right's AIPAC and their $millions worth of interference in OUR elections, to the point even our presidents need their approval.<br /><br />Shaw,<br /><br />Thank you. I've already received a few deflections from our Trump lovers. I don't think they bother to pay the least attention to anything we write. They already know all they need to know...whatever Trump tells them.<br /><br /><br />Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-90662600523657277862024-03-14T22:45:16.166-04:002024-03-14T22:45:16.166-04:00Excellent post. You should post this at WYD. It mi...Excellent post. You should post this at WYD. It might get through to a few of the Trumpers there. Might if you tell them Trump wrote it! LOL!<br /><br />Wait. Even THEY know Trump is incapable of that sort of intelligent explanation.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-76114905623066884822024-03-14T21:36:34.004-04:002024-03-14T21:36:34.004-04:00Re Schumer...
As the Majority leader in the Senat...Re Schumer...<br /><br />As the Majority leader in the Senate, his calling for elections in Israel is, in my opinion, interference in the election process of that country. I'm no fan of BiBi, but as soon as I heard what Schumer had done, my thought was election interference.<br /><br />If a foreign leader publicly favored one US candidate over another, we'd say the same thing. Indeed, some have said so regarding Trump's spooning the other day with Orban.<br /><br />Sometimes even the off topic trolls can be right, just like a broken clock.<br /><br />At least IMHO...Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-76879741930931237312024-03-14T17:04:41.954-04:002024-03-14T17:04:41.954-04:00Point taken. Some realities are quite easy to gras...Point taken. Some realities are quite easy to grasp and prove, though.<br /><br />Like Trump is an authoritarian asshole. Racists support Trump. Uneducated bigots support Trump. Neo-Nazis support Trump. Trump lost. Trump lied. Trump criminally tried to steal the election, etc. <br /><br />Only indoctrinated dupes, the willfully ignorant, and authoritarian sociopaths reject these realities. <br /><br />Most Israelis are fed up with Netanyahu as well. He's just another crooked authoritarian like Trump and Putin.Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-46818439182333928622024-03-14T16:54:45.500-04:002024-03-14T16:54:45.500-04:00The truth is what you see, what you hear, and what...The truth is what you see, what you hear, and what you think is relative reality. Reality conditioned by all the many societal, parental, school, peer, and other inputs etc. IOW, we believe in large part what we're conditioned to believe.<br /><br />Actual, or absolute reality is something not accessible to most human beings. It is possible to realize absolute reality, but it takes years of training and is not something the consumerism addicted Americans would be too interested in. So they suffer.<br /><br />Senator Schumer however is spot on with his analysis of the Butcher of Tel Aviv, Benjamin Netanyahu. It's time the genocide of innocent Palestinians is stopoed. Something the Bucher has no intention of doing.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-22800129000947498212024-03-14T14:57:00.244-04:002024-03-14T14:57:00.244-04:00The off topic deflection from Anonymous will be hi...The off topic deflection from Anonymous will be his final published comment.<br /><br />And since when is calling for an election "election interference"? And why doesn't Anonymous object to foreign interference in OUR elections? He's no patriot.<br /><br />And one little thing, Aside from the stolen secret documents, ALL OF TRUMP'S CRIMES are ELECTION INTERFERENCE. <br /><br />Nice try, Vern. Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-10206111332038172282024-03-14T13:22:08.701-04:002024-03-14T13:22:08.701-04:00Chuck Schumer is trying to interfere in Israeli el...Chuck Schumer is trying to interfere in Israeli elections from the floor of the Senate...Democrats like to complain about foreign interference in our own elections here in the US, but apparently it’s okay when they want to interfere. TYPICAL DEMOCRATS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-43324088288614448742024-03-14T12:02:38.784-04:002024-03-14T12:02:38.784-04:00The “Answers” given by Trump supporters have made ...The “Answers” given by Trump supporters have made my point.<br /><br /><i>“Dave Dubya is a SICK'O and needs to Vaporized…Remember that brutal mass shooting at a Philadelphia bus stop…BIDENOMICS… Special Counsel’s testimony on Biden…”</i><br /><br />Funny how they demand a “marketplace of ideas” but can’t for the life them answer any of my questions. But we’ve known all along their “marketplace” is racism, hate, Trumpism and fascism. Or am I being redundant?<br /><br />I accept their concessions. They keep proving they cannot think for themselves.<br />Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-52895487043998115052024-03-12T15:23:16.524-04:002024-03-12T15:23:16.524-04:00Yes, Dave.
Not to mention all the WORDS they woul...Yes, Dave.<br /><br />Not to mention all the WORDS they would need to READ before answering. Why stoop to reading when every word spewed from their malevolent mendacious messiah is gospel?Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-12395267313046828302024-03-12T14:04:18.020-04:002024-03-12T14:04:18.020-04:00Dave... answering questions is tough. Spewing opin...Dave... answering questions is tough. Spewing opinion is not so much.<br /><br />We live in an increasingly non either/or world. Less and less can questions be answered with a simple yes or no.<br /><br />So rather than do the work of actually thinking through situations, people choose to just spout off, not work through issues and cling to some sort of perceived invulnerability when it comes to discussion.<br /><br />Non answers are, sadly, just safer.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134372208798387606.post-78712532971178814722024-03-11T21:58:11.254-04:002024-03-11T21:58:11.254-04:00Dave,
Yeah, the price of admission to the discussi...Dave,<br />Yeah, the price of admission to the discussion is far too steep for them. Honesty, facts, and independent thinking aren't their values.<br /><br />This topic of "Why No Answers" was inspired by your questions in the previous thread:<br /><br /><i>Marathon... are you speaking of former President Trump? The man who fired multiple campaign managers, who said he can do it better himself? Remember Lewandowski? Parscale? Manafort? Bannon?<br /><br />Yep, all those guys, former campaign managers were fired by Trump.<br /><br />Shall we add all the Chiefs of Staff he fired?<br /><br />Ask yourself this... if Trump only hires the best people, as he claims, why is constantly firing people?<br /><br />We don't see that in the Biden Admin. I wonder why?</i><br /><br /><br />(Shh. I think we found the secret to keeping them away.) ;-)Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.com