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Post by 99999 on Dec 2, 2023 20:56:53 GMT
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Post by Isapop on Dec 3, 2023 0:13:12 GMT
Yeah. Recently I was musing over the thought that the global powers should have helped establish a Jewish state in a different location, one where they wouldn't be surrounded by enemies. Think how much fuss would have been saved for everybody if, in 1947, the U.S. had just given them Florida. |
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Dec 3, 2023 11:24:30 GMT
Yeah. Recently I was musing over the thought that the global powers should have helped establish a Jewish state in a different location, one where they wouldn't be surrounded by enemies. Think how much fuss would have been saved for everybody if, in 1947, the U.S. had just given them Florida. Think how much fuss would have been saved if the USA and other nations in 1930s had taken in the Jews when we had the chance. |
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Post by Meseia on Dec 7, 2023 6:12:32 GMT
Canada is the emptiest place on Earth, give Ontario to Jews.
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Post by clusium on Dec 8, 2023 1:02:26 GMT
Canada is the emptiest place on Earth, give Ontario to Jews. Ironically, there are people who are now saying give British Columbia to Sikhs. |
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Post by scream on Dec 8, 2023 3:56:57 GMT
Yeah. Recently I was musing over the thought that the global powers should have helped establish a Jewish state in a different location, one where they wouldn't be surrounded by enemies. Think how much fuss would have been saved for everybody if, in 1947, the U.S. had just given them Florida. Yeah, but they wanted their Promised Land and all of the holy places that were significant to them. The three Abrahamic religions have fought over that area for at least 2,000 years. I speculate that it is going to continue for a long time to come. That clip of Christopher Hitchens was a good one. |
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Post by Meseia on Dec 8, 2023 9:06:36 GMT
Canada is the emptiest place on Earth, give Ontario to Jews. Ironically, there are people who are now saying give British Columbia to Sikhs. Whoa now, BC is a nice place. If we are giving something away, how about the Yukon Territory. |
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Post by Isapop on Dec 8, 2023 14:44:00 GMT
Yeah. Recently I was musing over the thought that the global powers should have helped establish a Jewish state in a different location, one where they wouldn't be surrounded by enemies. Think how much fuss would have been saved for everybody if, in 1947, the U.S. had just given them Florida. Yeah, but they wanted their Promised Land and all of the holy places that were significant to them. But just imagine if sentimentality could have yielded to practicality. |
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Post by clusium on Dec 8, 2023 15:32:40 GMT
Ironically, there are people who are now saying give British Columbia to Sikhs. Whoa now, BC is a nice place. If we are giving something away, how about the Yukon Territory. Or how about Baffin Island. ![[grin]](http://storage.proboards.com/6870873/images/CBubFSUbXfyoLMZUjeBb.gif) |
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Post by scream on Dec 8, 2023 15:43:44 GMT
Yeah, but they wanted their Promised Land and all of the holy places that were significant to them. But just imagine if sentimentality could have yielded to practicality. Agreed. But religious belief and practicality seldom go hand in hand. |
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