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Time to boycott Isaraeli products

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    #902
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    bumper234 wrote: »
    Remember


    You don't have to be Palestinian for the Israeli military to murder you

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/31/AR2010053101209.html

    Yeah, Turkey. That bastion of Armenian and Kurdish rights…


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    #903
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    mad muffin wrote: »
    Yeah, Turkey. That bastion of Armenian and Kurdish rights…


    Sorry, what point are you trying to make?


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    #904
    bumper234
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    mad muffin wrote: »
    Yeah, Turkey. That bastion of Armenian and Kurdish rights…

    So you say it's ok to attack a ship in international.waters and murder people?


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    #905
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Nodin wrote: »
    Sorry, what point are you trying to make?

    They were goading Israel before they even left. Countries with skeletons in their closet shouldn't do fake outrage.


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    #906
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    mad muffin wrote: »
    They were goading Israel before they even left. Countries with skeletons in their closet shouldn't do fake outrage.

    O. So they deserved it, did they?


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    #907
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Nodin wrote: »
    O. So they deserved it, did they?

    They got exactly what their action called for. They were not innocent. They were not blameless.

    And Turkey is not a nation to call out others human rights abuses.


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    #908
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    mad muffin wrote: »
    They got exactly what their action called for. They were not innocent. They were not blameless. .

    So they deserved to be shot dead?
    mad muffin wrote: »
    And Turkey is not a nation to call out others human rights abuses.


    This were people born long after the worst excesses against Armenians and Kurds.

    Do you think the Americans shouldn't criticise Israel because of the native Americans?


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    #909
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Nodin wrote: »
    So they deserved to be shot dead?



    This were people born long after the worst excesses against Armenians and Kurds.

    Do you think the Americans shouldn't criticise Israel because of the native Americans?

    The Turks to this day are doing to the Kurds, what the British did to the Irish.


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    #910
    bumper234
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    mad muffin wrote: »
    The Turks to this day are doing to the Kurds, what the British did to the Irish.

    So do you believe it's ok for the Israeli military to illegally board a ship in international waters, murder 9 civilians and then kidnap the rest of the crew and passengers?


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    #911
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    mad muffin wrote: »
    The Turks to this day are doing to the Kurds, what the British did to the Irish.

    Do you think the Americans shouldn't criticise Israel because of the native Americans?


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    #912
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    bumper234 wrote: »
    So do you believe it's ok for the Israeli military to illegally board a ship in international waters, murder 9 civilians and then kidnap the rest of the crew and passengers?


    A large mob attacked on mass a small and highly armed force. They were lucky more weren't killed. The rest were eventually let go.

    Nodin wrote: »
    Do you think the Americans shouldn't criticise Israel because of the native Americans?

    Turkey is suppressing 15 million Kurds. Only recently are they making token gestures for their bid to enter the EU.


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    #913
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    mad muffin wrote: »



    Turkey is suppressing 15 million Kurds. Only recently are they making token gestures for their bid to enter the EU.


    Turkey wasn't on the ship, people were.

    Is there some reason you can't answer the question below

    Do you think the Americans shouldn't criticise Israel because of the native Americans?


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    #914
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Nodin wrote: »
    Turkey wasn't on the ship, people were.

    Is there some reason you can't answer the question below

    Do you think the Americans shouldn't criticise Israel because of the native Americans?

    I'm sorry. I don't understand how you expect me to answer that.


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    #915
    fedor.2.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,944 ✭✭✭fedor.2.


    mad muffin wrote: »
    I'm sorry. I don't understand how you expect me to answer that.

    Don't be sorry, his question makes no sense


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    #916
    bumper234
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    mad muffin wrote: »
    A large mob attacked on mass a small and highly armed force. They were lucky more weren't killed. The rest were eventually let go.




    Turkey is suppressing 15 million Kurds. Only recently are they making token gestures for their bid to enter the EU.

    You mean they tried to repell boarders who attempted to.ILLEGALLY board their ship in international waters right? So are you saying it's ok for Israeli military to illegally board ships in international waters, kill 9 civilians and then kidnap them (does not matter they were released afterwards)?


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    #917
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    mad muffin wrote: »
    I'm sorry. I don't understand how you expect me to answer that.


    You say that no one from Turkey can criticise Israel because of the Armenians and Kurds. Do you therefore think that no one from America can criticise Israel because of the fate of the native Americans?


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    #918
    bumper234
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    fedor.2. wrote: »
    Don't be sorry, his question makes no sense

    It makes perfect sense.


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    #919
    fedor.2.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,944 ✭✭✭fedor.2.


    bumper234 wrote: »
    It makes perfect sense.

    You would say that


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    #920
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    bumper234 wrote: »
    You mean they tried to repell boarders who attempted to.ILLEGALLY board their ship in international waters right? So are you saying it's ok for Israeli military to illegally board ships in international waters, kill 9 civilians and then kidnap them (does not matter they were released afterwards)?

    Maybe they jumped the gun so to speak. The flotilla knew they would be boarded sooner or later. They were going in there expecting a fight, and a fight is what they got.


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    #921
    bumper234
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    fedor.2. wrote: »
    You would say that

    Because it's true, don't whinge at me because you can't grasp the crux of what he is saying!


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    #922
    bumper234
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    mad muffin wrote: »
    Maybe they jumped the gun so to speak. The flotilla knew they would be boarded sooner or later. They were going in there expecting a fight, and a fight is what they got.

    Yet they still illegally boarded a ship in international.waters and slaughtered 9 civilians. And then you claim Israeli military show restraint :rolleyes:


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    #923
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    mad muffin wrote: »
    Maybe they jumped the gun so to speak. The flotilla knew they would be boarded sooner or later. They were going in there expecting a fight, and a fight is what they got.


    You say that no one from Turkey can criticise Israel because of the Armenians and Kurds. Do you therefore think that no one from America can criticise Israel because of the fate of the native Americans?


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    #924
    beta maximum
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    Yes boycott all products from Israel and while we are at it boycott all products that pay slave wages.
    Boycott all foods that are unhealthy.

    I just hope nobody on this thread is using an Apple Samsung or Microsoft device what these firms do in China is shocking.

    The only way to really stick to all these boycotts is to go and join the Amish.
    Another idea would be to send a donation to the people caught up in bad situations around the world.


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    #925
    mad muffin
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    Nodin wrote: »
    You say that no one from Turkey can criticise Israel because of the Armenians and Kurds. Do you therefore think that no one from America can criticise Israel because of the fate of the native Americans?

    They have their language and traditions and also self governed land. More than I could say for the Kurds.


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    #926
    Nodin
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    mad muffin wrote: »
    They have their language and traditions and also self governed land. More than I could say for the Kurds.


    Untold millions of them died and their way of life destroyed. Do you therefore think that no one from America can criticise Israel because of the fate of the native Americans?


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    #927
    mad muffin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    Nodin wrote: »
    Untold millions of them died and their way of life destroyed. Do you therefore think that no one from America can criticise Israel because of the fate of the native Americans?

    The American government sure don't.


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    #928
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    mad muffin wrote: »
    The American government sure don't.


    They did recently. However the question was - Do you therefore think that no one from America can criticise Israel because of the fate of the native Americans?

    Why is it you keep avoiding it?


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    #929
    mad muffin
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    Nodin wrote: »
    They did recently. However the question was - Do you therefore think that no one from America can criticise Israel because of the fate of the native Americans?

    Why is it you keep avoiding it?

    Because it's a nonsense question.


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    #930
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    mad muffin wrote: »
    Because it's a nonsense question.


    It isn't. You stated that no-one from Turkey could criticise Israel because of what that state did, and I'm just asking if the same applys to America?

    Does it?


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    #931
    Awkward Badger
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    mad muffin wrote: »
    Because it's a nonsense question.

    If it is it means you're talking nonsense because its simple asking you to back up your argument that nobody from Turkey can criticise Israel because of their history.


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