Congress overwhelingly condemns BDS

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But that makes it seem difficult to construct some kind of Democrat/Nazi conspiracy, doesn't it?
There is more of a Muslim Brotherhood/ terrorist Democrat conspiracy.

Democrats receive funding from terrorists

Democrats support killing the unborn.
 
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Is B.D.S. Anti-Semitic? A Closer Look at the Boycott Israel Campaign

"Modeled on the fight against the apartheid regime in South Africa, it calls for countries, businesses and universities to sever ties with Israel unless it meets three demands:

• Ending its occupation of all land captured in 1967 and dismantling the wall and fence that separate Israel from much of the West Bank, dividing many Palestinian neighborhoods
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Granting “full equality” to Palestinian citizens of Israel.

• Assuring the right of Palestinian refugees and their descendants to return to the homes and properties from which they or their ancestors were displaced in the wars that led to the establishment of Israel in 1948


Seems a little extreme doesn't it? These "policy changes" amount to the complete destruction of Israel.

In an interview, Omar Barghouti, a top B.D.S. spokesman, called the Israeli laws racist and exclusionary. A democratic state could still provide asylum for Jewish refugees, showing “some sensitivity to the Jewish experience,” he said, “but it cannot be a racist law that says only Jews benefit.” Asked if that means Jews cannot have their own state, he said, “Not in Palestine.”

Omar is more than a spokesman....he's the founder of BDS. He's not calling for "policy changes"....he's calling for the destruction of Israel and the return of all their land to Palestinians. He thinks the Jewish people should be allowed to stay as refugees if the Palestinians want to let them.

Let's call a spade a spade here....BDS supports the annihilation of Israel. I for one am glad our Congress has the sense to not support another holocaust.

I don't like BDS but I refuse to see their rights condemned or taken away. The secret to free speech is that you have to support speech you don't like, otherwise you don't support free speech. They are, as of now, nonviolently attempting to change policies.

You know the idiots that marched around Charlottesville chanting "Jew will not replace us"?

I support their right to do that.

Even if I think they are idiots with a message of stupidity and hate.
 
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I don't like BDS but I refuse to see their rights condemned or taken away. The secret to free speech is that you have to support speech you don't like, otherwise you don't support free speech.

I'm sorry....did I miss something from the OP? It looks like they condemned BDS, I didn't see the part where they took away anyone's rights.

"The House, brushing aside Democratic voices of dissent over American policy in the Middle East, on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan resolution condemning the boycott-Israel movement as one that promotes principles of collective guilt, mass punishment and group isolation, which are destructive of prospects for progress towards peace.”

They are, as of now, nonviolently attempting to change policies.

They're attempting to use economic warfare to destroy Israel.

You know the idiots that marched around Charlottesville chanting "Jew will not replace us"?

I support their right to do that.

Even if I think they are idiots with a message of stupidity and hate.

Yeah....they were universally condemned by everyone in Congress too. Individually, if I remember correctly....including the president.

I don't recall you getting upset about that.
 
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Great news!

I agree, a politician has no place going to another country with the express purpose to participate supporting an action that is designed to harm that country.
 
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I'm sorry....did I miss something from the OP? It looks like they condemned BDS, I didn't see the part where they took away anyone's rights.

"The House, brushing aside Democratic voices of dissent over American policy in the Middle East, on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan resolution condemning the boycott-Israel movement as one that promotes principles of collective guilt, mass punishment and group isolation, which are destructive of prospects for progress towards peace.”


They're attempting to use economic warfare to destroy Israel.
So, I could say that the House is using psychological warfare to destroy BDS then. Fair is fair. I don't think it's right for the government to attempt to put that kind of pressure on a non-violent political movement.

Yeah....they were universally condemned by everyone in Congress too. Individually, if I remember correctly....including the president.

I don't recall you getting upset about that.

I don't recall a thread on it that I participated in. I could be wrong. I don't think Congress should have used its power to condemn their right to protest. Now if they condemned the guy deciding to drive his car into folks and kill them, well, yes, that can be condemned.
 
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So, I could say that the House is using psychological warfare to destroy BDS then. Fair is fair. I don't think it's right for the government to attempt to put that kind of pressure on a non-violent political movement.



I don't recall a thread on it that I participated in. I could be wrong. I don't think Congress should have used its power to condemn their right to protest. Now if they condemned the guy deciding to drive his car into folks and kill them, well, yes, that can be condemned.

The Congresspersons have a right to freely express their opinions too. They took no action to restrict any protest or any speech right. they merely expressed their opinion of a movement. You seem to me to be saying you would like to restrict the speech rights of Congresspersons to speak out in the US while arguing that Congresspersons ought to have a right to propagandize in a foreign country against that foreign country's interests.
 
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The Congresspersons have a right to freely express their opinions too. They took no action to restrict any protest or any speech right. they merely expressed their opinion of a movement. You seem to me to be saying you would like to restrict the speech rights of Congresspersons to speak out in the US while arguing that Congresspersons ought to have a right to propagandize in a foreign country against that foreign country's interests.

I never said they don't have the right.
 
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For the same reason we need to take a vote in Congress to condemn the president if he says something that some in Congress don't agree with.
Trump doesn't just say stuff that people don't agree with. He harasses, bullys and tries to encourage violence , hate and cheating. To get what he wants.
 
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There is more of a Muslim Brotherhood/ terrorist Democrat conspiracy.

Democrats receive funding from terrorists

Democrats support killing the unborn.
I've known many Conservatives Christians that were able to have safe abortions. Thanks to the abortion laws. The main reason I support abortions. Because I have family members that could have died from botched abortions. If abortions were illegal.
 
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So, I could say that the House is using psychological warfare to destroy BDS then. Fair is fair. I don't think it's right for the government to attempt to put that kind of pressure on a non-violent political movement.

I thought you were for freedom of speech? Surely you think Congress is allowed to express their opinions?

Or do you also think it's wrong for Omar, Tlaib, and others to voice their support for BDS?

Also, stop with the whole "nonviolence" nonsense. There's no version of BDS that doesn't end in a lot of violence. The Jewish people won't be giving up their freedoms, self governance, or property without a fight. They've already done that once before....and it ended with them being hoarded onto trains and shipped into gas chambers .



I don't recall a thread on it that I participated in. I could be wrong. I don't think Congress should have used its power to condemn their right to protest. Now if they condemned the guy deciding to drive his car into folks and kill them, well, yes, that can be condemned.

Why one and not the other? I think it's important to know what our representatives support.
 
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I thought you were for freedom of speech? Surely you think Congress is allowed to express their opinions?

Or do you also think it's wrong for Omar, Tlaib, and others to voice their support for BDS?

Also, stop with the whole "nonviolence" nonsense. There's no version of BDS that doesn't end in a lot of violence. The Jewish people won't be giving up their freedoms, self governance, or property without a fight. They've already done that once before....and it ended with them being hoarded onto trains and shipped into gas chambers .





Why one and not the other? I think it's important to know what our representatives support.

If I said I didnt think Congress should hold sessions wearing bra and panties, would you take away I don't think they are able to do it? You know what the word should means?
 
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If I said I didnt think Congress should hold sessions wearing bra and panties, would you take away I don't think they are able to do it? You know what the word should means?

Either you think they should be able to express their opinions....even the ones you disagree with....or you don't.

Which is it?
 
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Trump doesn't just say stuff that people don't agree with. He harasses, bullys and tries to encourage violence , hate and cheating. To get what he wants.

He must be getting what he wants then because his political opponents are often violent, they hate him, and they cheat by using false narratives.
 
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I've known many Conservatives Christians that were able to have safe abortions. Thanks to the abortion laws. The main reason I support abortions. Because I have family members that could have died from botched abortions. If abortions were illegal.
How is that the same as supporting and voting for a party that is for abortion.

Plus, your saying you know people, well I don’t know those people. People on the internet will say whatever to make a point.
 
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I don't think Congress should have used its power to condemn their right to protest.

The condemnation was on BDS not the rights for a sitting Congresswoman to go to a foreign country and promote a platform designed to destroy a sovereign nation.
 
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How is that the same as supporting and voting for a party that is for abortion.

Plus, your saying you know people, well I don’t know those people. People on the internet will say whatever to make a point.
I'm sure you know people, that had abortions. But they're not telling you. You could say you never had an abortion, or say nobody you had an abortion on the internet to try to make a point.
 
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The Congresspersons have a right to freely express their opinions too. They took no action to restrict any protest or any speech right. they merely expressed their opinion of a movement. You seem to me to be saying you would like to restrict the speech rights of Congresspersons to speak out in the US while arguing that Congresspersons ought to have a right to propagandize in a foreign country against that foreign country's interests.

The condemnation was on BDS not the rights for a sitting Congresswoman to go to a foreign country and promote a platform designed to destroy a sovereign nation.

Both of these are accurate!
 
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