[QU viee of things us more like thatOTE=Marsupial;96998349]You're quite far-left, I'm sure you'll agree, and though I am broadly centre-left overall, my liberal hawk stances are anathema to you and you're prompted to oppose them, in much the same way I react to your reflexive Chomskyite tendencies, reciprocating hostility.
Picking on minorities ain't cool, man.
Bottom line is this - the Israel/Palestine topic generates heated, often furious, responses here (as it does everywhere) and, barring a few notable exceptions, most of the people posting on it are neither Israeli nor Palestinian. That's kinda the general pattern. So it makes little sense to criticize me on the grounds that I have strong opinions on the subject, when there don't appear to be any other kind (other than Zankou's bottomless cynicism), but no personal stake in the conflict, when that's common to most people posting on the subject.
I'm speculating, but I think the reason people get pissed off with my pro-Israel views is because I tend to express them in a level-headed and quite emotionally detached manner that people who disagree with me find infuriatingly cold. I think they'd prefer it if I was ranting nonsense like, "all Arabs suck! moozlems gonna moozlem!" perhaps because they could more closely relate to that kind of emotional incontinence.[/QUOTE]
No I dont think in the same good /evil binary you do or that Chomsky does in some of his books. Im also not fooled by ideological rhetoric like you are. You take every violent hamas/ Iran statement as true and don't consider it is bullshit.
Im picking one you because your posts are detached and calm. The other poster might be physically far away from the struggle but they are emotionally invested. It is personal to them. Which is kind of silly but understandable.
You say you have a strong opinion, but it is nothing personal or emotional. Which is odd .
Im thinking either you dont really give a damn and just post to be funny, or ya are emotionally attached to the issue but dont want to admit it.