On 3/30/2011 6:40 AM, Edward Dolan wrote:
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On Mar 28, 5:10 pm, "Edward wrote:
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What do all Jews have in common? That is the only question I am interested
in.

Aside from the fact that they denominate themselves as Jews, some of
them have nothing in common with each other. Two people can give
themselves a denomination and be so radically different from each
other that they won't even be able to talk. In fact, the word Jew, or
American or Xtian, or European or whatever else can be interpreted so
overwhelmingly different that the only commonality is haveing two
feet, arms, torso and head.

A reduction ad absurdum argument. I still only want to know what all Jews
have in common. Either tell me or shut the **** up. I KNOW what all Jews
have in common, but I am testing your intelligence. Maybe Tom Sherman could
tell us since he thinks he knows everything.
[...]

Does Ed Dolan mean:

¤ Jews - the people,

¤ Judaism - the religion,

¤ Jewishness - the ideology?

Assume you have the history right. So what? Palestine was the only logical
place for a Jewish state since it was the land of the Jews from time
immemorial. A Jew with a brain in his head is going to be a Zionist
whether
he wants to live there or not. Any other way of thinking about it is an
absurdity.

It is? Jews have lived all over the map from time immemorial. The vast
majority never lived in Palestine and they still live all over the
place. The idea that Jews belong in Palestine is a contemporary US-
Brit government idea share by many, but not all.

Pick up the Bible and read the Old Testament. Were you born yesterday?
[...]

Archeological evidence indicates the events of the Old Testament have
*no* significant basis in historical fact. Basing policy on fiction is
silly.

Your ****ing history lesson is irrelevant to what matters. I am dealing
with
the facts on the ground. No one in this world cares what an Arab
sympathizer
and an anti-Zionist like you think since it is prejudicial in the extreme.
Go join Tom Sherman why don't you. He is an Arab lover and a Jew hater
just
like you. The only difference between the two of you is that his history
is
even more irrelevant than yours.

I have no issues with Jews as people.

Judaism is really not much different than other beliefs in the
supernatural. Less offensive than many, since they have given up
conversion efforts on the non-believers in recent centuries.

I am opposed to all tribalism as outdated and destructive to society as
a worldwide whole, and therefore am against Jewishness as an ideology.
This is why there is no such thing as a leftist Jew, since tribal
identification is done away with in a true equality society.

Unfortunately you don't know the facts on the ground. I just gave them
to you. Instead, you provide suppositions based on intuition and
opinion instead of logic and fact. It is absolutely ok to suppose and
opine which is essentially all you do. You have every right to do
this. However, attempting to pass these as facts and universal truths
makes you appear very unsophisticated. Worse of all, when you proceed
to insult people who don't agree with you, you sound like Jim Beam and
the man from South Afrika. Insults as a substitute for knowledge are
the recourse of the ignorami.

A troll is a troll is a troll.

I don't much like anti-Semites ever since the Holocaust.

Did you (Ed Dolan) like anti-Semites before the Holocaust?

Apparently some of
you jerks think it is OK to be anti-Zionist. They are one and the same thing
no matter what ****ing history you dredge up.

Ed Dolan sticks his foot in his mouth once again.

Zionism is merely one of several Jewishness ideologies - but of course,
the most immoral and destructive.

Thankfully, many Jews (the people) are turning away from Zionism,
particularly in the US where they have *not* been significantly
discriminated against in recent decades, and in fact, are
over-represented in federal political appointments by 10 to 25 times or
more relative to their overall share of the population. Recent survey
data indicates that only about one-third (1/3) of USian Jews consider
themselves ardent Zionists, with mostly older Jews being Zionists.


Insulting idiots is what I do on Usenet. I have been insulting Tom Sherman
for over 5 years but it rolls off him like water off a duck's back. Anyone
who takes offense at anything that is said on Usenet is TRULY an idiot!

I never feel insulted by Ed Dolan, since I know he is just trolling. Ed
would miss me if I stopped posting things he can pretend to be outraged
by.

Usenet is strictly for fun and games. I have known that from day one. If you
want friendly conversation I suggest one of the social media like Facebook.
I wouldn't be caught dead on such tripe, but maybe that is just me.

POST FREE OR DIE!

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