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Beastly Boy

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43. By all means, feel free to compare contemporaneous sources of your choice.
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:45 PM
Jun 16

Since you cited none of your sources so far, that would be a significant jump in the credibility of what you are posting.

Credit where credit is due as you alerted me just now: it was uncharacteristically nice of you to do some research after you posted fictional numbers. You caught me by surprise - I didn't see this coming when I woke up this morning to finish my reply. Now, if only you were to add some factual data about military deaths on each side: the ratio is still (insert your latest figures of Iranian military deaths here) to zero on the IDF side. Three days into the bombings, and Iran still has no intention of hitting military targets. The proportionality ratio, which I know you are a big fan of, at least in some select circumstances and only in the way you interpret it, still stands at 1military to 3 civilians for Israel and 0 military to 24 civilians for Iran. And that includes a Palestinian family of four, all women and girls, in the West Bank. Sixteen percent of all civilian casualties inflicted by Iran are Palestinian women and children. Think about that, if you will.

So, in sort order, you went from an outright falsification of facts to denying facts just a little bit. Mistakes happen, so congratulations, that's progress.

And now, you will have to make up your mind: are you applying the concept of demonization to Smotrich and Ben Gvir or not? If you are, is it applicable to them demonizing someone or them being demonized, and what is your point in any event? If you are not, why would you bring up the concept of demonization as fact (it is not - it is, as you stated, a concept) to begin with?

And just out of curiosity, what is my role in this whole word salad? How did I suddenly find myself among the defenders of these two bigots?

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This looks like it's gonna be a shooting war. don't see how they pull back from the brink this time. Walleye Jun 15 #1
At least half of the dead in Iran are civilians. AloeVera Jun 15 #2
At least all of the dead in Israel are civilians. Beastly Boy Jun 15 #4
Oh please. AloeVera Jun 15 #10
But the terrorist gang in Gaza funded by the homicidal religious nutcases in Iran kept theirs. Beastly Boy Jun 15 #14
Why aren't we hearing about how Iran is firing ballistic missles at civilians? Mosby Jun 15 #3
They are at war Bettie Jun 15 #7
I expect them to hit military targets. All of these people would still be alive if this were the case. Beastly Boy Jun 15 #18
Unintentionally ironic.. AloeVera Jun 15 #26
It is only ironic if you get to completely ignore the intentions Beastly Boy Jun 16 #37
"Hamas made me do it". AloeVera Jun 16 #39
No, Hamas did it. All by themselves. And they are proud of it. Beastly Boy Jun 16 #41
Christ, the irony of such a response.. n/t TheBadWolf Jun 16 #36
Maybe they are human shields. N/T. AloeVera Jun 15 #13
Shielding what? Beastly Boy Jun 15 #15
How does a ballistic missile target an Israeli soldier? AloeVera Jun 15 #17
By George, your friend got it! It doesn't. It strikes random civilians. Beastly Boy Jun 15 #19
Israel has control over Gaza and Iran's skies and even with precision bombs and "surgical strikes" AloeVera Jun 15 #20
Does Israel have control of Iran's ballistic missiles? Beastly Boy Jun 15 #24
You're right, I can't. Spin is your forte. AloeVera Jun 16 #38
Unfortunately, your ability to recite facts is quite impaired. Beastly Boy Jun 16 #40
Interesting. AloeVera Jun 16 #42
By all means, feel free to compare contemporaneous sources of your choice. Beastly Boy Jun 16 #43
Doesnt fit the noble freedom fighter narrative. nt LexVegas Jun 15 #5
It's more than they are saying. Totally avoidable loss of innocent life caused by Netanyahu. Lock this devil up! nt Jit423 Jun 15 #6
Iran carried out this attack JI7 Jun 15 #8
It might be a shock to some people.... AloeVera Jun 15 #11
Like every death on both sides is the Mountainguy Jun 15 #12
If every home in Israel is flattened, its terrified citizens AloeVera Jun 15 #16
Would it be OK with you if I applied your criteria to the October 6 attack? Beastly Boy Jun 15 #21
See post no. 16. And it's Oct 7th. N/T. AloeVera Jun 15 #23
If all the casualties in Gaza were civilians, and if Beastly Boy Jun 15 #25
I was behind Israel 100% after the terrorist attack BlueSpot Jun 15 #27
This is how a thread gets hijacked. Beastly Boy Jun 15 #29
Things follow another BlueSpot Jun 15 #30
I wish I had a nickel for every "Hamas sucks, but... Israel" post. Beastly Boy Jun 16 #35
Ah. Only the specific crimes of October 7th warrant condemnation, is what you are saying. AloeVera Jun 15 #28
Is this aimed at me? BlueSpot Jun 15 #31
No, it is not. I replied to the other poster in this sub-thread. AloeVera Jun 15 #32
No, of course this is not what I am saying! Isn't it obvious? Beastly Boy Jun 15 #33
Just as I thought. Why would it ever be any different? AloeVera Jun 15 #34
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Isass Asimvov Ping Tung Jun 15 #9
For some reason, this brings the Hamas charter to mind. Don't know why. Beastly Boy Jun 15 #22
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