notes and comments

[Federate]

Re: elegy

Cliches are widely known yet many, if not the majority of the world that uses the word "anti-Semite" does not even know the meaning of the word and does not question why the Jews get the "anti-Semite" terminology while everyone else gets anti-(their people) terminology.

The most widely spoken Semitic language by far today is Arabic (322 million native speakers, roughly 422 million total speakers). It is followed by Amharic (27 million), Tigrinya (about 6.7 million), and Hebrew (about 5 million).

[londontsi]

Re: elegy

Do you answer anyone, Mr. B?

No !!!!

But he has the intellectual brush: to brush you aside, so common with Armenian intellectuals.

I wish his ideas had a coherent theme and not contradict himself from one post to the other.

[Haykakan]

Re: elegy

Ara i think you need to take your own advice and perhaps think more about what you write. The palastinians know how to win as much as the xxxs or anyone else knows how to win, their problem is that there is no way for them to win. These people have won so many arguments, just look at the UN resolutions condeming isreali settlements, violence, ...... The problem is that they lack power. The UN is controlled by money (a form of power) like everything else. The palastinians have no way to win. The UN allows war,robery,ethnic cleansing, deportation, blockade and all sorts of other abuses by Israel yet it attacks Iraq for taking control of one of its former provinces. The injustice is plainly there for all to see and only those who have the power can decide to change things. The palastinians are in a no win situation no matter what they do thus it has nothing to do with knowing how to win or lose. I get the feeling that you think anyone who disagrees with the zionist is prejidice but this is not true at all as a matter of fact zionism itself is a prejidice and racist concept. You argue against nationalism yet you defend zionism which is a perverted form of nationalismbased on racism. Contradicting yourself destroys the validity of your arguments. I realise that it is difficult to be open minded and fair and that we are all full of prejiudice but if you can seperate facts from fiction you will be on your way.

[arabaliozian]

Re: elegy

Are you kidding me? The j*ews haven't lost their edge of deception since their conception. Case and point.

pity they weren't smart enough to deceive the Nazis!

[KanadaHye]

Re: elegy

pity they weren't smart enough to deceive the Nazis!

It's hard to hide your deceit when you declare war on the leaders of your own country. Much like what the Turkish government claims the Armenians did. Difference being, one resulted in land and fortunes and the other... well, you know our story.

[bell-the-cat]

Re: elegy

It's hard to hide your deceit when you declare war on the leaders of your own country. Much like what the Turkish government claims the Armenians did. Difference being, one resulted in land and fortunes and the other... well, you know our story.

Do you consider yourself to be one of "the leaders of your own country"? Arabaliozian has declared war on you and similar small targets, but when faced with the prospect of some real fighting (like starting to criticise real leaders by their names) Ara thinks discression is better.

[jgk3]

Re: elegy

pity they weren't smart enough to deceive the Nazis!

Pity they did not use their influence to create the state of Israel before WWII. They already had the Balfour declaration on their side for quite some time.

[KanadaHye]

Re: elegy

Do you consider yourself to be one of "the leaders of your own country"? Arabaliozian has declared war on you and similar small targets, but when faced with the prospect of some real fighting (like starting to criticise real leaders by their names) Ara thinks discression is better.

Peace is a delicate balancing act, it requires a balance of power. Until that balance is restored, the only option is fighting.

[arabaliozian]

Re: elegy

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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OBITER DICTA
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In the eyes of God, some wars are just.
Yes, but whose God?
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I have been cheated by the poor and I have been cheated by the rich. The difference is that when I was cheated by the rich, they made it look like they were doing me a favor.
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What others think of us may be as removed from reality as what we think of ourselves.
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I look forward to the day when I will no longer look forward to anything.
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Jesus and Torquemada, Marx and Stalin, God and the Devil: Can they be really separated?
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There is a type of contradiction that is a symptom not of inconsistency but of ferment.
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No one lives long enough to enjoy his immortality.
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Our body language is invisible to us.
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[arabaliozian]

Re: elegy

Pity they did not use their influence to create the state of Israel before WWII. They already had the Balfour declaration on their side for quite some time.

declarations, like treaties, are empty verbiage.
no teeth.