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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
PLEASE stop trying to apply your Canadian lens to American politics. It does not apply. For example, the whole Palestine/Israel issue is one very few Americans are going to budge on. Yes, what Israel is doing is atrocious, and people can understand that, but support for Israel is unwavering and almost every American is going to view this current issue as an extension of 9/11. The response from Israel is justified because of what Hamas did. The Palestinian people don't matter anymore than the Afghanis or Iraqis did after 9/11. They are caught in the middle and no one really cares about them. What is a complex issue is distilled down to team sports and the Israelis are on Team America. Just like Flames fans rallied around Bertuzzi when he became a member of our tribe, Americans will continue to rally around Israel regardless of what they do. All of the leftist pissing and moaning on this issue is not going to change a damn thing. You don't like the way the Democrats are handling it, the alternative is the Republicans who will fully support Israel in their efforts to commit genocide of the Palestinian people, and then a nuclear engagement with Iran where millions of innocents die on both sides. IN the Canadian sense you have the flexibility to support parties based on the nuance of their position for given issues. In American politics it is a binary choice, and you have to support which side can best manage the issue. You may not completely agree with their platform, but the other choice is more detrimental to your hopes on the issue.
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Here he goes again.
"I LIVE IN ARIZONA. THAT MAKES ME THE MOST QUALIFIED PERSON HERE TO SPEAK ON AMERICAN POLITICS, AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT BETTER THINGS AREN'T POSSIBLE! SO DON'T EVEN TRY!"
And people call me terminally joyless.