• Cocopanda
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    10 hours ago

    He actually introduced me to Arabic university professors and administrators from a young age. He never blindly supported Israel. I was well informed from a young age about the realities there. All because he brought many minds together for family events.

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        9 hours ago

        He literally had Arabic University Administrators as close personal friends. We are Pennsylvania Dutch. We are bland and peaceful people. We don’t even go to war for our own country because of our religious beliefs. Tho I don’t practice because I don’t believe in religions. But I’m a pacifist as is most of my family. Besides my dad but he’s a Pissreal supporter because he’s a Christian nationalist. I also tell my father he’s more likely to go to hell for his beliefs than heaven. He’s a psycho. But my great uncle was based. And calls my dad a radical.

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          Firstly, I will ask again, are you saying that he never supported Pissrael, or that he has been doing so but not ‘blindly’? You seem to be very eager to avoid clarifying that.

          He literally had Arabic University Administrators as close personal friends

          So what? This reads like the classic ‘I can’t be racist, I have a black friend’ kind of nonsense.

          We are bland and peaceful people. We don’t even go to war for our own country because of our religious beliefs

          You are fine enjoying the fruits of colonial conquest and exploitation, though.

          But I’m a pacifist as is most of my family

          So, what you are saying is that you would not be fine standing up to your empire’s colonialism, and that you just want to enjoy the subjugation of poor people and foreigners in peace?
          Is there anything good to your ‘pacifism’ other than not joining your genocidal military, which is the bare minimum that should be expected of a decent human being?

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            9 hours ago

            I can’t say I don’t have colonialism in my blood. Because I do. My family was on the second boat from England in the 1500’s. After the Mayflower. We were the first people to bring beer to the colonies. My great great great uncles (brothers) opened the first brewery after landing. We have the records of their signing up to be a part of the colony and their stated profession. Brewers.

            And I ask for the creators forgiveness and treat this land with respect. I have never hunted. I have never cut down a tree unless dead already out of safety. I fought pollution in the most polluted river in the country. And I try and limit my impact on the environment besides my car. Which I barely drive since I’ve been a remote worker for half a decade. And refuse to go back to polluting by having to drive into work. Tho I did recently get laid off. So I might not have a choice depending on future job prospects.

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              9 hours ago

              I can’t say I don’t have colonialism in my blood

              We aren’t talking about ‘in your blood’ stuff. Your empire is currently engaging in colonialism. And you and your friend are beneficiaries of such.

              I fought pollution in the most polluted river in the country. And I try and limit my impact on the environment besides my car

              Individual solutions to systemic problems are generally silly and ineffectual.
              To actually fight pollution, you would need to tackle your empire and capitalism in general.

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            9 hours ago

            Never saw him say or support Netanyahu or the Israeli government. If anything he made sure Arabic people had a voice at the table in our community. Many friends of mine had parents that were helped by him gain citizenship. Who loved from Iran/Palestine/Lebanon. One of our close family friends was a university president of an Arabic college in Israel that dealt with a lot of abuse from Israelites.