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barttttender

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  1. Ummm, not true. I'm not anti-semitic yet. But Israel has not exactly painted a pretty picture of the Jewish community over the last 10 days. You can not possibly blame anyone for anti-semitism sentiments at this point. Genocide is genocide and a good PR move for Israel or the Jewish community it ain't. You'd think that they'd know better (the Holocaust). The folks down there dancing and chanting about the slaughter while holding the Israeli flag? Literally made me shiver. That, juxtaposed with videos of blinded little girls and groups of dead Palestinian children without limbs, women screaming as they're getting bombed in residential buildings and hospitals is scarier than any horror movie I could have ever imagined. For that reason, I will never visit Israel - even though I had a ticket and a hotel in Tel Aviv booked right when this started happening, and then changed my plans to the Maldives instead. Israel has to take full responsibility for what it's doing, and will indubitably deal with loads of hate going forward, and rightfully so. This is the worst aggression I've seen any country commit over another during my adult life, and I come from the Balkans. Sorry but not sorry.
  2. Exactly. That's not the point. I was merely saying that even Kanye (who's an absolute nutter) has spoken out in defense of Palestinians. I was going off a short clip I saw of him where he said the Jewish lobby in Hollywood is strong (which it is), stating that celebrities are afraid to speak up against Israel. That's all. But I really didn't know the full story (if there's more) with Kanye and Palestine.
  3. Fair point. Clearly, they're a blood-thirsty and will stop at nothing.
  4. Glad you love it, but I disagree. It's wishy-washy, and has an unmemorable melody. Can't imagine any situation I'd want to listen to it in. Hollywood Bowl has a stunning melody, and the lyrics are very Lana, very Slim Aarons, and I listened to it many times. It's a stunning little low-key ballad.
  5. I just hope someone grows some god-damn balls on this planet and fights back at the Israelis.
  6. As always, the United Nations are only good at making infographics in the aftermath. Just like during the Bosnian War. Good find though.
  7. Yeah, we're in piano ballad hell.
  8. 100%. Btw, the death toll has surpassed 8,000. https://time.com/6329691/gaza-palestinian-death-toll-aid-warehouses/ I can not believe that the world is sitting idly (more or less) while this is happening. Is everyone just going to wait until all 2 million people are wiped out? By the way, I love that celebrities with no stake in the matter, like Indya Moore, are getting arrested for protesting, or Jamie Lee Curtis, who lives and works in Jewish-heavy Hollywood is posting pro-Palestine posts with the risk of losing roles. Even (the crazy) Kanye West is warning against Jewish power in America. Also great to see so many protests... I wonder if Lana is feeling stupid now for having signed that idiotic "thank you" note to Biden, who probably orchestrated the whole thing.
  9. I'm super surprised that Serbia abstained. (That's where I'm from) We've had Kosovo similarly taken from us by the Albanians. So, you would expect Serbia to understand the situation as well. But I guess they're sucking up to the US and UN.
  10. ummm I responded to this comment with proof of what I was saying and a link to a newspaper article that corroborates what I've said previously about the ceasefire. however, this post seems to have been deleted. Are the mods "cleaning up" this thread so that users who are in the free Palestine camp can't post articles? What is going on?
  11. Not a lot of interest for this. With the exception of Hollywood Bowl, all her collabs (outside OB) this year have been flops imo. Seems like she's merely churning them out.
  12. Honestly? The Israelis should just fuck off. There, that's the solution. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
  13. Well said. It's crazy how some folks still don't get what's going on. I guess it's easier to turn a blind eye and not face the music. Always has been.
  14. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if Hamas was indeed funded by Israel. It's a conspiracy theory for sure. But the fact that Israel is now apparently allowed to break any international law under the sun and kill as many civilians as they want and get away with anything, complete with Biden's support, seems very "convenient" and premeditated. Also, where is Hamas now? They seem to have fled the scene.
  15. Guurrrl, are you for real here? First of all, Hamas is only a small, tiny part of Palestine. Most of the people there have nothing to do with it, and no ties with it what so ever. For many days, Israel has been slaughtering the women and children of Palestine, who are unrelated to Hamas. This is all over the news. Have you been living under the rock? And no, they're not throwing bombs on them because they think that's where Hamas are based... They are very deliberately targeting hospitals and other civilian areas. Moreover, sometimes they bully, beat and shoot innocent civilians in plain sight. They've even been filmed dancing and joking around WHILE they're doing it. And don't get me started on their "response". If they had stopped at a 1000 people, in some twisted world, we could "justify" that as an eye-for-an-eye revenge for the Hamas attack. But they have done so much more and broken so many more international laws in their "response", causing a worldwide outrage. Beyond that, they've been holding Palestinians captives for many years. If we're looking at things in an "eye for an eye" or "tooth for a tooth" way, then the Hamas's attack should have been far worse, given what Palestinians have been through. Losing their land, being forced out of their homes, humiliated, being placed in an open-air prison, losing their crops, and so much more. So, please, go do some more reading, watch some videos (you'll find thousands of them on Instagram alone) before you say that Israel is only trying to exterminate Hamas. Because that is obviously, and very sadly, not the truth.
  16. No it's not. Hitler was on a mission to exterminate Jews, which is a fact. Similarly, Israel is on a mission to exterminate Palestinians - also a fact. How else would you categorize intentionally and mercilessly killing more than 5,000 innocent Palestinians (this month alone), half of whom are children? Endorsing Israel and its allies at this point in time, is not at all different than endorsing the Nazis in the second world war. The only difference is scale. But the intentions are exactly the same.
  17. "The US, Israel’s staunchest ally, last week vetoed a resolution backed by 12 other members of the council, which would have called for a pause in fighting, because it did not do enough to stress Israel’s right to self-defence. An earlier Russian-drafted resolution was also rejected. Nearly 90 countries were on the speakers’ list for Tuesday’s debate including about 30 foreign ministers and deputy ministers, with many echoing calls for a ceasefire and a halt to attacks on Palestinian civilians amid widespread destruction in Gaza and the mounting death toll. “We followed with regret the inability of this council twice to adopt a resolution or even to call for a ceasefire to end this war,” said Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/25/us-resists-ceasefire-call-in-un-security-council-debate-on-israel-gaza-war Maybe I sound nuts, but you sound a bit stupid.
  18. Let me break it down for you. There was a vote for/against the ceasefire, aka for the genocide to stop or not. The US voted against ceasefire. All other countries (or the majority, can't remember) voted for it to end. Thanking Biden for what he's doing right now is like giving Hitler a thumbs up. All clear now?
  19. More than 5,000 people have been wiped out off the face of the planet. I'm sorry, but signing a letter in support of the man who is openly on the side of the aggressor and thanking him is not a "small" mistake. She should have signed the other letter where Blanchett's name was. I love her, but she failed. Miserably.
  20. I'm with you on this. We can discuss the letter... but not the reason behind the exact same letter? Weird. Since I have no intention of going to another thread and starting the convo, I will tap out
  21. Like most of her posts where she addresses any "issue", it's completely lame and unnecessary. If she wanted to disperse those doubts, she should have done it 10 years ago when the rumours started. Not now when she's already proven herself and no one really cares if daddy paid for promo at the start. It smells of Grammy campaigning, as does this kissing of Biden's wrinkly old misguided ass. What's more concerning is that she wants one. It is such an irrelevant award. About as exclusive and elite as a train station toilet brush.
  22. Agree on all accounts. I': also like to add that Israel's spending a lot of money on spinning the story. I keep receiving emails from different organisations - even theatre - stating that Israel is in a crisis. And this is even outside the US. I can only imagine the level of bs over there.
  23. if you'd read my post carefully, you would have realized that i'm writing in my second language. So, no, i'm not justifying anything - the phrasing was wrong, that's all. your tone is awful btw. I'd take a look at that if i were you
  24. 100% agree. The UN has announced that the death toll has reached 5,000. This is beyond belief that the world leaders have allowed this to happen, and are continuing to turn a blind eye. And don't get me started on people losing jobs, the social media algorithms reducing the visibility on pro-Palestine posts, or the Israelis messaging influencers offering them money to support the western narrative. It's crazy af. Honestly, if this has taught us anything, it's that there's a lot of power in social media, and it's become the go-to source for free speech and getting educated on a topic somewhat, and being able to offer support. It's ironic, however, that this support isn't moving anything. All those phones, all those voices, and the death toll keeps rising. The whole situation is absolutely shocking, revolting, and proves yet again what an unjust and disorderly world we live in. It's vomit-inducing.
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