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  1. 5 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:

    I'm just rooting for no one to get genocided at this point. Let's all raise a glass and ride this planet to hell!

    But seriously, I hate this. I hate everything about all of this. I hate what Hamas did. I hate what Israel and Palestine have been doing to each other with varying degrees of depravity on both sides for decades. I hate that Palestinians turned to a hateful, bloodthirsty, right-wing fundamentalist terror group to lead them even if it was out of pure desperation. Even if most want peace with Israel, it's just a hard thing for most people to get past. I hate that this kind of status quo is seemingly the only way for Israeli Jews to feel "safe". I hate Israel's oppression of and brutality towards Palestinians and their insanely reactionary right-wing government, and how it has led them down the road of an oppressive apartheid that no one wanted.

    I hate that the rhetoric and vibe surrounding all of this is so similar to post-9/11.

    I hate to see otherwise reasonable people reverting to using racist tropes and calling for millions of people to be exterminated because of things that are, at this point, entirely out of their control. I hate to see those same people piling up justifications so that they can hand wave away genocide when it inevitably happens. I hate to see the same "Do You Condemn?" game being played that was played post-9/11 ad nauseum. I hate to see otherwise reasonable people discuss America's post-9/11 reaction, in comparison to the current situation, as if any of it was good. As if it wasn't insanely reactionary, devastating, and doesn't still have many lasting negative repercussions around the world. I hate that hundreds of thousands, if not millions, will be/are being blamed for the actions of a few, exactly as happened post-9/11.

    I hate that it's almost impossible to be seen as objective in this situation no matter which "side" you support and what aspects of the other side you criticize. It's impossible to be critical of anything the Israeli government does without some dipshit accusing you of being anti-semitic,. but that's nothing new in America. It's just ramped up to 11 now. I hate that there is just an absolute flood of misinformation about things going on over there. It serves only to mute/diminish the impact of the real atrocities that are certainly being committed (whether it be by Hamas or the IDF) and it makes reconciliation and fact-finding extraordinarily difficult.

    I hate that this is seemingly just another proxy war in a sea of them. The world powers manipulating the downtrodden (yes I'm including Israel here) to secure more power for themselves.

    I hate that our arguments on this conflict tend to devolve into "Well what should _____ do then?" because none of us have an adequate answer. I hate, hate, that I don't know how to fix it and neither do you.

    please stop the hate speech.

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    16 hours ago, DalTxHornFan said:

    Who wants BBQ in Castroville when there is great Parisa to be had?

    I was on a parisa kick for awhile. We drive thru that area all the time and would pick some up especially on the way to Concan. Relaxing in the frio with a cold beer and some parisa and crackers was not a bad way to spend a saturday or sunday.

    This BBQ place is going to have parisa, but I am not sure how they can put a twist on it to make it any more than just another parisa. Over at Burnt Bean they have barbacoa, but it is different and so good because it has a smokiness usually not had at other places.

  3. 18 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

    Has surly come up with the bare minimum requirements for reclaiming a homeland? Just curious because I have been eyeing this nice little town in the foothills of the Pyrenees with my surname.

    the requirements are the same as ever. you have to win a war. 

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    4 hours ago, Frank Drebin said:

    Same.  No one could get a ticket.

    I had pretty much given up when I saw a Longhorn fan holding up a single. I bought it for $850. Another dude we were with got a single, that was a much better seat than mine, for like $500 from a Longhorn fan with a black eye. We were lucky, was planning on just watching the game at the Horn Fans tailgate.

  5. 45 minutes ago, BeardIP said:

    Noooooo.....

    I mean, didn't Texas Tech find a guy sitting on the couch at a fraternity house under Leach? That kick was so bad it's hard for me believe that you don't have intermural football players who could kick better than that. Also, does JSU not have a men's football team?

    She came in and kicked one kickoff because she is a chick. Somebody else did the other kicks.

    I think it would have been more interesting to roll a double amputee out the to kick off with his nub. That would have been a first and been just as effective.

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  6. 2 hours ago, stc said:

    went to a concert at dickies arena in ft worth, asked the guy at the beer booth if the tips even go to him and he said he gets paid an hourly wage and no tips. all tips go to the venue. saved me some tip money. 

    i doubt that is the case, but there is no way the employees aren't taking money out of that jar throughout the night if it is.

  7. 12 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

    we gotta go down for a soccer game tmw.  we'll be eating dinner before coming back to austin hopefully in time for the start of the baylor game.  what are your favorite places around I-35 and Thousand Oaks? interested in all cuisines.  all four kids will be with us but they're not fussy about food and don't have to have a playscape or anything like that to be entertained.

    It is the other direction on 35, but I love Pollos Asados los Nortenos near Walzem. Even though they have "pollos" in their name, their steak fajitas are awesome.

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