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Rex Kramer

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  1. 30 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:

    Bibi is literally the most savage leader that entire area has ever seen, period. From a pure numbers standpoint alone, he and his leadership are responsible for far more death and destruction than anyone else. Likud is literally full of extremists (like Itamar Ben-Gvir) by design. If you are so deluded that you believe there is any shortage of savagery on the Israeli side, you either haven't been paying attention to anything they're saying, or you have simply ignored it for your own personal convenience.

     

    The fact that he simply resorts to calling them savages ought to clue you in on his real thoughts.

    Do you dispute that Hamas are savages?

  2. 9 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    The extremist and sometimes violent Israeli settlers and their leaders, who vocally support ethnic cleansing while claiming all the land from the river to the sea and with whom Bibi has allied to stay in power, get a pass though. Right?

    Huh. I never made a comment about settlers or Bibi. I certainly didn’t give them a pass. Never made a comment about all Israelis being great, innocent people. I said the X-factor is leadership savagery on the other side, from Hamas to Arafat and even long before him. Because it is. No amount of explaining what the other side did or does offsets this. It’s amazing anyone can dispute this. 

  3. 4 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    It's probably not the right discussion for this since it concerns policy. Plus, we've discussed several possible solutions in the CR thread.

    To keep it brief:

    1. The Israelis and the Palestinians must both relinquish any claim to land beyond the 1967 borders and recognize each other's right to exist.  WILL NEVER HAPPEN
    2. Go back to the idea in the original mandate: make Jerusalem an international city.  CANT HAPPEN
    3. International peacekeeping force and administration of Palestine for a period of time as it transitions to independence and builds up institutions. I firmly disagree with Israeli involvement in this effort.  WELL THEN IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AND IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN EVEN WITH ISRAELI INVOLVEMENT
    4. All homes and infrastructure in the illegal settlements remain in place but handed over unmarred to the Palestinian State and refugees. 
    5. I'd likely keep some sort of peacekeeping presence all along the borders separating the two nations for quite some time.  

     

     

     

  4. 5 minutes ago, Bevo said:

    Mozart composed his first piece of published music at age 5, and by his teen years, he had already written several concertos, sonatas, operas and symphonies. Picasso learned how to draw before he could talk. At 12, Pascal independently and without the use of math books discovered nearly all the geometric proofs of Euclid. So why not? I say give Rex and Bolverk a chance.

    Hey a Frank Stallone reference. Shocker. People try and over complicate Israel. It’s not as complicated as it needs to be. The X factor is Palestinians always revert to having savages as leaders. There’ll never by any peace with that factor in place. 

  5. 53 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

    Well, that is actually way different than I thought.  I don't believe you can kill your way to peace when fanaticism is at play... which it is at the extremes on both sides.  All you'll do is create deeper and deeper hate.

    I'm a two-state solution proponent.  Although obviously they'd need to figure out the borders, which even aside from the illegal West Bank settlements, is difficult since both sides lay claim to Jerusalem.  Maybe Jerusalem could be governed by an independent body, like the UN.  Just spit balling.

    The hate will exist from the Palestinians regardless. Israel absolutely must remain aggressive with rooting out Hamas. They must kill them all, or there is no chance at peace. I have a hard time believing this is disputed. 

    I’d be a 2-state supporter if and only if they start acting like a nation with competent administration, policing their own extremists instead of placing them at the tip of the spear, etc. This is why it’ll take years and possibly a generation. Israel won’t permit the fucking UN to govern Jerusalem. They’re in control, and they’re not going backwards nor should they. 

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  6. 5 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

    I hate to break up the slap fight, but I'll ask both of you (IE @Rex Kramer and @bolverk) what is your solution.

    I think we can all agree that shit is borked in the that area of the world.  So, what are your individual solutions?  Knowing, of course, none of us, Surly posters, actually have the ability to implement them.  What's your "perfect world" solution?

    Just curious but betting they're more similar than not.

    Don’t know. It’s tragic what’s happening to innocent Palestinians. But I’m not in position to judge what Israel is doing. I do think there’s a serious element of anti-Israeli propaganda duping people and it’s pervasive on this entire board. In a perfect world Israel would:

    1) move civilians to some controlled area, even within its own borders, that is heavily guarded / armed and allows humanitarian aid unfettered. Probably logistically impossible and prohibitively expensive but it has got to be better than the reported narrative. 

    2) proceed with rooting out all these people. Every Hamas member should die. If Fatah comes back in and pulls the same shit, they all need to die. They can handle Hezbollah within invading southern Lebanon given their activities are launched from another country.

    3) Israel must stay very very involved and perhaps the world will perceive it to be oppressively so, in transferring autonomy onto the Palestinians like this’d be a multi-decade process.

    If this seems simplistic or impossible, it’s probably because it very much is so. I don’t know the answer, but it absolutely cannot revert to status quo with either any successive element of Hamas governing, and likely Fatah governing. 

  7. 47 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    Both Israelis AND Palestinians have the right to self-determination, including having their own fully autonomous, independent nations that are free from outside interference. The boundaries between the two should be fixed at the internationally recognized 1967 borders. 

    They do?  Even though one side has committed non-stop terrorism and atrocities against the other since ‘67 and really before that, regardless of who was in charge?  It is really hard to free “Palestine” of interference when they’re constantly interfering via terror attacks. 

    47 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    The protests AND the counterprotests are mostly unproductive clown shows. I'm sorry it hurts your feelings when "your side" is shown to be full of idiots, too. The one exception is the protesting going on inside Israel. Those protests actually matter because they involve hostage families and others who could legitimately influence what's going on with the war.

    While I agree that anyone that engages is generally a clown, the protestors INITIATED the clown show. Just as Hamas initiated all of this shit. Showing videos on both sides doesn’t hurt my feelings; I just think you’re so desperate for actors that are bad on the Israeli side, or noble on the Palestinian side, that you totally ignore all of the above and are both sides-ing the fuck out of this, and aimlessly so.  I don’t know about protests going on inside Israel. I suspect you’re latching on to anything that supports Israel ceasing its actions, and you’re totally misguided in the process. 

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  8. 20 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    There's been plenty of previous discussion about anti-Palestine counterprotesters. How is my including clips of counterprotesters off-topic? How is my including an article about a US Army officer resigning in protest not germane to a discussion about protests? 

    Are you saying that a discussion about Israelis protesting the war that they are directly involved in isn't relevant?

    Dude what the fuck is wrong with you?  This was originally the nationwide college campus protest thread, was it not?  I don’t care you changed the title. 

    15 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    Yes, she and her husband staged it, and they didn't get the reaction they were hoping for.

    https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jew-shirt-lady-at-yale-pro-palestine-protest

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    That is 100% staged. I’m not gonna help you out if you're truly that dense. 

  9. 2 minutes ago, Foosters said:

    If Rex doesn't have a therapist with whom to discuss his issues with how this board is run and who is allowed to post what; well, he should. 

    Why would I care how this board is run?  It’s not mine, it’s a fucking message board, and I think it’s run fine. 

    I think there are far too many loon lefties here that grossly overestimate that their views are in the mainstream of the country, the state and even of UT alumni. 

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  10. 1 minute ago, bolverk said:

    Who was it that started posting stuff about protests in Sweden last week? Why didn't you have a problem with that? I mean, it would seem that protests occurring inside Israel are quite relevant to the topic.

    I don’t have a problem with changing the thread title. I just think it’s funny you change it about right when you get called for posting videos not quite germaine to the original title. Believe me, please carry on what you’re doing. 

  11. 3 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    Well, you see, only anti-war people can be made fun of or allowed to look foolish. And don't you dare mention that Israelis or American military officers can also be against the war because that would somehow be too political. Being for the war, however, is totally not political.

    You think the message you and those you support are sending is merely one of anti-war. Bless your feeble mind. 

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  12. 6 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

    NOW the random videos posted here are staged. So predictable. 

    Well…..yeah. Are you disputing the authenticity of all, some or even one of the videos most here have commented on?  Ostensibly because you don’t like the content, and how it makes your side look?  Because that’s a take. Not your best effort. 

  13. 7 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

    You’re talking about bad officiating that changed the outcome. That happens in football. Screw jobs were the officials seem to intentionally put their thumb on the scale to manipulate the outcome seem rare in football. The only equivalent I can think of is “Grant Teaff’s going away present” in 1993.

    I’m talking about the kind of screwjobs that are unique to the NBA, particularly when they can extend a playoff series. A few off the top of my head:

    Game 5 ECF, Knicks-Bulls ‘93 (Charles Oakley)
    Game 2 Finals, Celtics-Lakers ‘08 Celtics (Lakers shoot 10 free throws, Celtics shoot 38)
    Game 6 WCF, Kings-Lakers 2002
    Games 5-6 Finals, Heat-Mavs, 2006 (and Games 3-4 are pretty bad too)

     

    Alright?

    4 hours ago, 'stache said:

    So much bitching, all they had to do was make a few more fucking free throws. That's literally it, and they failed. We played better overall even with mid Luka and Kyrie. We lost because of missed free throws. We're gonna lose this series because Luka isn't close to 100% and is looking slower every game, and because we blew the chance to take a 3-1 lead because of fucking free throws. Maddening.

    Yep. Only quibble I have with your post is that in no way was that mid Luka. That was the worst game I’ve ever seen him play. 

    2 hours ago, LurkingHorn said:

    Agree to disagree then. I'm not saying Luka should be dropping 40, but he should be able to do better than 6 of 20 from the field with 7 terrible turnovers. 

    I agree with you. He needs to stop being such a whiny bitch and be a fucking man and play better. He’s showing us in real time he’s not the MVP. Not even close. 

  14. 10 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

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    This videos are likely staged. Regardless I’ve seen enough obnoxious and abhorrent behavior from the camp fucking bolverk so desperately wants to support that it doesn’t matter if all of them are 100% legitimate.  All of these students can eat a bag of dicks. I hope I never interact with any of them ever. 

  15. On 6/23/2023 at 9:48 AM, BonzoMontreaux said:

    We are planning a trip probably to the Pacific Northwest or Alaska to be able to see Orcas in their own habitat.  They are indeed fascinating creatures.

    I went on a fishing trip in the Queen Charlotte Islands, about halfway up coast of British Columbia and about 10 miles south of southern most island of Alaska. Orcas and humpbacks would jump out of the water only 15 feet from the edge of our boat. They’ve inadvertently capsized those boats before. Definitely one of the coolest things I’ve ever done. 

  16. 2 hours ago, Pam Cummings said:

    Trying to censor people from posting stuff you don't like by crying CR is bullshit and we all see you.

    Censor?  lol. I LOVE there are people here this misguided. It’s like a comedian in a Trump presidency. Bolverk appreciates your idiotic white knighting. 

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