tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post8591598450384549240..comments2024-03-27T18:24:19.683-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: Russia and Israel growing friendlierUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-12647810245462768972014-04-23T14:25:58.054-07:002014-04-23T14:25:58.054-07:00Do any of you believe that there are a lot of Jews...<i>Do any of you believe that there are a lot of Jews in Europe who welcome mass immigration, considering where it is coming from? Your own governments did this in the '50s, '60s and '70s to build your roads and buildings.</i><br /><br />I don't believe there are a lot of Jews in Europe, period. But the ones that remain do seem pretty cozy with the Muslims, yes. E.g., Jewish communities were on side with the Muslims on the mosque-building issue not too long ago (sorry, I forget which country).<br /><br /><i>Mostly leftist Jews support mass-immigration, and guess what, they are the ones pushing Israel to admit more illegal immigration from Africa and elsewhere. They don't act in my name when they do so. They're leftists and this is what they do everywhere.</i><br /><br />I don't believe in leftist Jews. Or rather, I think their numbers are vanishingly small. Supposed Jewish leftists are actually faux-leftists. They're Jewish Supremacists first, leftists second. That's how American Jewry can be so adamantly on side for open borders and multiculturalism in America, yet reverse position somewhere over the Atlantic and be adamantly on side for closed borders and Jewish Supremacy in Israel. It's how American Jewry can be Israel's most important foreign ally, yet not lift a finger to enforce their supposed "values" on Israel.<br /><br /><i>Others may be rich ones who want cheap labor, but rich Christians want the same thing.</i><br /><br />It's not the same thing. The rich Europeans are destroying themselves for money. The rich Jews are destroying Europeans for money. The former is thwarting his own ethnic interests, while the latter is pursuing them.<br /><br /><i>Plenty of leftist groups who supports mass immigration hate Israel with a passion. Go ask a leftist student what he thinks about us and mass-immigration. So, people of all sorts support mass-immigration, regardless of their feelings about Israel.</i><br /><br />They're the lunatic fringe. And they're genuine leftists, not Jewish (faux) leftists.<br /><br /><i>What Jews do anywhere is none of my business. What's done to them is. For instance, it's none of my business that most Jews support Obamacare. It is my business when Jews are asked to register in Ukraine.</i><br /><br />Well, that's very convenient for you then.Svigornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-84164504366487988082014-04-23T05:19:00.114-07:002014-04-23T05:19:00.114-07:00Let's see,
The True Finns party, close suppor...Let's see,<br /><br />The True Finns party, close supporters of Israel, hate mass immigration. Geert Wilders, loves Israel, EU nemesis. Norway's Progress Party, loves Israel, hates mass immigration. I could go on. Israel does have ties to some of these parties, if not all of them.<br /><br />Do any of you believe that there are a lot of Jews in Europe who welcome mass immigration, considering where it is coming from? Your own governments did this in the '50s, '60s and '70s to build your roads and buildings.<br /><br />Mostly leftist Jews support mass-immigration, and guess what, they are the ones pushing Israel to admit more illegal immigration from Africa and elsewhere. They don't act in my name when they do so. They're leftists and this is what they do everywhere.<br /><br />Others may be rich ones who want cheap labor, but rich Christians want the same thing.<br /><br />My position is simple: If European states cease to be ethno-centric, they lose their raison d'être. And no, I don't support it, Svigor. But I can't stop it, since most Europeans seem to want it. <br /><br />Did I tell the EU to expand East? Did I leave semi-open borders in the US? Did I invite residents of former colonies to settle in Europe? Your Christian politicians did that, and some of them were not allied with Israel. Israel did not tell you what to do. <br /><br />Therefore, I wouldn't take kindly to anyone telling me what to do in Israel. <br /><br />Plenty of leftist groups who supports mass immigration hate Israel with a passion. Go ask a leftist student what he thinks about us and mass-immigration. So, people of all sorts support mass-immigration, regardless of their feelings about Israel.<br /><br />What Jews do anywhere is none of my business. What's done to them is. For instance, it's none of my business that most Jews support Obamacare. It is my business when Jews are asked to register in Ukraine.<br /><br />I cannot control what someone who supports Israel does in their country. I am not to blame for multiculturalism. You did this on your own. Blame your politicians and academics.<br /><br />Israel didn't create the EU or leave a porous US-Mexico border. Neither did Zionists. You guys allowed this to happen. You want to exact revenge on Jews or Israel, fine, but I had nothing to do with your problems.<br /><br />reiner Tor, Israel doesn't protest election results for anti-immigration parties, unless they happen to hate Jews. I gave a number of examples of anti-mass-immigration parties that support Israel.<br /><br />As for black Jews living in Israel, if we hadn't wanted them, we wouldn't have sent our airforce to bring them from Africa. As for the matter of birth control, please read this for a more balanced picture:<br /><br />http://elderofziyon.blogspot.co.il/2013/01/did-israelis-force-contraception-on.html#.U1epfVexe_IJonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-35117470764992758122014-04-22T14:47:44.893-07:002014-04-22T14:47:44.893-07:00Jonathan,
1. But surely you'd have no objecti...Jonathan,<br /><br />1. But surely you'd have no objection if every European country decided to adopt a policy of pressuring Israel to take in immigrants from non-terror-exporting countries, right? And if you want Israel to be an ethno-state for Jews, surely you have some position on diaspora Jewry's crucial, and essentially monolithic, opposition to the very idea (much less realization) of ethno-states for Europeans?<br /><br />2. But those very diaspora Jews are your friends, allies, and would-be constituents. Surely you have more to say on this subject?<br /><br />You say it is none of your business what we do in our countries, but isn't what Jews do everywhere your business? Why should we buy this "bright line between Israeli Jews and diaspora Jews" business here, when it exists on no other subject? When in fact it seems employed only in pursuit of Jewry's interests as a whole, which contradicts the very idea of this supposed "bright line"?<br /><br />Doesn't diaspora Jewry's behavior reflect on Jews as a whole?<br /><br /><i>Your own demographic makeup is none of our concern.</i><br /><br />One day's diaspora Jew is the next day's Israeli Jew. And then back again the next day. Let's not pretend that diaspora Jewry isn't Israeli Jewry's best friend. And diaspora Jewry is pursuing a policy of demographic destruction of European populations out of its perceived self-interest. These are all connected.<br /><br />Reciprocity would dictate that I should indeed pursue a policy of promoting multiculturalism and open borders for Israel. Or get my BFFs to do it, so I can claim to have clean hands?<br /><br />Your position is about as rhetorically weak as they come. I suggest you review and improve it. Only the naive or ignorant will find it plausible.<br /><br />P.S., are you as careful to segment and compartmentalize when it comes to other topics, and other peoples? I doubt it. Jews tend to be pretty free-wheeling with their sweeping statements about anti-semitism, for example. Even if you are, you'd be very much the exception.Svigornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-54463685552030715032014-04-22T13:27:45.399-07:002014-04-22T13:27:45.399-07:00The idea that Zionists are pushing for multicultur...<i>The idea that Zionists are pushing for multiculturalism is absurd.</i><br /><br />This absurd idea is apparently related to the pattern easily noticed throughout the West that whoever feverishly supports Israel also feverishly supports multi-kulti and mass immigration.reiner Torhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870196532441237336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-54895910442850668992014-04-22T12:59:21.951-07:002014-04-22T12:59:21.951-07:00@Jonathan:
In general, though, we believe that it...@Jonathan:<br /><br /><i>In general, though, we believe that it is none of our business what you do in your countries.</i><br /><br />In that case it would be beneficial if you never protested diplomatically the outcome of an election in which an anti-immugration party gained votes. Or if your ambassadors and the rabbis you send to our countries or the rabbis who were trained in your country would never try to lecture us about the supposed lessons of the holocaust etc.<br /><br /><i>We fear for what will happen in some of those countries.</i><br /><br />In which case you might help European anti-immigration movements. For example by forging ties to at least the philo-Semitic components of those.<br /><br /><i>They can come from anywhere, be white or black or brown</i><br /><br />Funny how black Jews were encouraged to birth control, though.reiner Torhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870196532441237336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-75203802379515579102014-04-22T07:56:15.178-07:002014-04-22T07:56:15.178-07:00"Jonathan said...
The idea that Zionists are..."Jonathan said...<br /><br />The idea that Zionists are pushing for multiculturalism is absurd. We care about what happens in Israel. Your own demographic makeup is none of our concern."<br /><br />Your statement is absurd. Many of those most ardently pushing for multiculturalism in MY country are ardent zionists. You can pretend that it is not so, but it IS so. If Israelis are concerned about western nations dismantling themselves, howabout you fellahs try to persude your co-ethnics in our countries who act in your name (whether you are aware of it or like it or not) to cool it a little? Okay?Mr. Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-13616849537892357402014-04-21T09:48:43.216-07:002014-04-21T09:48:43.216-07:00Mr. Sailer, A study of the differences between Kar...Mr. Sailer, A study of the differences between Karaite Jews and Talmudist Jews could be most illuminating, did you know a Karaite who is an Israeli Hero is simply referred to as an "Egyptian Jew". The split is ancient and very fascinating, why did the Karaites, practically identical to the Talmudists, never experience pograms? Theologically, it is like Protestants and Catholics. questioning fellownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-62305267406917375782014-04-20T17:53:03.773-07:002014-04-20T17:53:03.773-07:00they need a lot of smart people working on aerospa...<i>they need a lot of smart people working on aerospace, weapons, cybernetics, bio stuff including nano tech and dna modification. That means, Jews.<br /><br /></i><br /><br />Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that more Jews means, in order: 1) More Jews in the media, 2) more Jews in finance, 3) more Jewish lawyers, 4) more Jews in sociology, etc. 5) more Jews in everything else (so long as it isn't good for European demographic prospects).<br /><br /><i>Plenty (probably most) of the Orthodox with 8 kids are Ashkenazi and have Ashkenazi level IQs.</i><br /><br />Mean Ashkenazi-Israeli IQ is 104, about 6 points below the diaspora Ashkenazi mean.<br /><br /><i>That was a fairly interesting post. But German rightists, Japanese rightist and Italian rightists did join forces before.</i><br /><br />It ignored the fact that rightists benefit from working together. Rightism at bottom is about what's best for one's people, and it's fairly obvious that making common cause is what's best for most rightist movements. Only when one's people is in as secure a position as Jewry's can they go overboard and screw everyone else over.<br /><br /><i>This actually points up a thing many Sailerites don't get--American Jews like America a lot. They just don't like the same parts of it you do.</i><br /><br />Many of us get it - insofar as American culture and policy reflects Jewish interests, Jews can be quite "patriotic."<br /><br /><i>America's always had a divided culture. Read AMERICAN NATIONS by Colin Woodard.</i><br /><br />"Divided" here means "1/10th as divided as Jews want it."<br /><br /><i>I don't wish any harm to the Jews. But it would be nice to get some sympathy in our direction.</i><br /><br />Ever stop to think that maybe the former is a barrier to the latter? Forget sympathy. The only thing Jews really understand is the carrot, and the stick. They'll come to the table when it's better for their bottom line than stonewalling, and not before. Period. All Jews have large accounts in the "we don't owe anyone shit, we're the victims, forever" department. They actively cultivate this mentality. They're immune to appeals to better natures.<br /><br /><i>1. I reject the notion that Osama Bin Laden hated America because of Israel.</i><br /><br />Then why would he say it was because of Israel? What reason would he have to lie? The taint of ANTI-SEMITISM!!! is the ideological kiss of death to the western masses, so, why would he lie when it costs him?<br /><br /><i>In addition, the Ultra-Orthodox are centrally controlled. All it takes is one Rabbi to flip to our way of thinking, and they will all follow. Look at what one guy did with Chabad.</i><br /><br />Really? I was under the impression that Judaism is quite de-centralized and charismatic local personalities are running the show. If they're amenable to centralization, why no central hierarchy, why no Jewish Pope?Svigornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-41897311354225216702014-04-20T16:57:27.568-07:002014-04-20T16:57:27.568-07:00All this being said, none of us is under any illus...<i>All this being said, none of us is under any illusions regarding Putin. He will do what he likes with no compunction. So, no, we don't have an alliance with Russia or anything like that. What we do have is what we've always had: a tiny country surrounded by millions who want us dead. We wish to keep as many of us alive for as long as we can.</i><br /><br />Why don't you guys import as many Chinese with IQ scores over 120 as you can fit into the country? That'll make for (many) more Israelis to contribute to your efforts, it'll improve your economy, they can run your gov't far better than Jews can, etc. If you're worried about space, don't be; Chinese like to live even more densely than Jews do, so every Chinese you import will actually make Israeli real estate more effectively utilized.<br /><br />I've asked this of Israelis several times, but I never get an answer. I mean, we all know you don't want to import Arabs or Muslims, and for obvious reasons. But what's your excuse for not importing loads of high-IQ Chinese, Indians, Latinos, etc? They're not going to blow up any pizza joints.<br /><br />I ask because you guys in Israel seem so comfortable with diaspora Jewry's all-in effort to get every other country to import huge numbers of alien peoples, regardless of their IQ scores.Svigornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-64098696612507868192014-04-20T00:05:05.654-07:002014-04-20T00:05:05.654-07:00Did Israel steal bomb-grade uranium from the Unite...Did Israel steal bomb-grade uranium from the United States?<br /><br />http://thebulletin.org/did-israel-steal-bomb-grade-uranium-united-states7056<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-1810683942194902462014-04-19T23:23:49.295-07:002014-04-19T23:23:49.295-07:00"There's a reason why Christian Arabs in ..."There's a reason why Christian Arabs in the region are strongly pro-Israel."<br /><br />You really are an amusing fellow. I haven't had this much fun reading a troll since Nick Diaz.Bertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-59020988765184193902014-04-19T17:42:36.784-07:002014-04-19T17:42:36.784-07:00"As has been pointed out in other comments on..."As has been pointed out in other comments on this blog, you can't get Washington or any Western leaders to lift a finger when Christians are actually being murdered in Iraq, Egypt and Syria."<br /><br />Israel's the biggest defender of Christians in the Middle East bar none. When Christians were being slaughtered by Muslim hordes in Lebanon the IDF was the only country that lifted a finger to help. There's a reason why Christian Arabs in the region are strongly pro-Israel.DRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395057401348319239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-52352869474920800662014-04-19T16:24:58.351-07:002014-04-19T16:24:58.351-07:00I wonder if any of this has anything to do with Uk...I wonder if any of this has anything to do with Ukraine? <br /><br />I never see any references in the MSM to the anti-Semitism of Ukraine. Ukraine must be the most virulently anti-Semitic non Muslim nation on Earth. <br /><br />This insight overtook me when I had a mostly Ukrainian staff and a Jewish Russian boss. Then I googled Holocaust Denial.<br /><br />Albertosaurus Pat Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477950851915567863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-26583097861699912952014-04-19T12:44:59.964-07:002014-04-19T12:44:59.964-07:00"Yeah, they don't like the Founding stock..."Yeah, they don't like the Founding stock.<br /><br />That is crap. I am the son of immigrants and I was always taught to look up to and respect our Founders and their descendants. I have no problem with what was the dominant culture in this nation even though I am neither Northern European nor Protestant. <br /><br />Now I have to sit and watch as my nation is slowly becoming part of Latin America. My parents made the choice years ago to select Anglo America over Latin America. Now I guess it doesn't matter. To make a precious few feel safe and secure, we all have to wreck our society. Sort of like how to help a small percentage who don't have health insurance, we had to blow up the existing system."<br /><br />I was thinking more of the South and Midwest, but given the obsessions with WASP country clubs a generation ago you might be right. Now they seem to have married in and don't seem to care as much about that anymore--it's all sorts of dumb liberal causes like transgender rights.<br /><br />Actually, I think the left was right on healthcare. But not this ACA half-measure--we need a single-payer government system like the rest of the civilized world. Still, good luck getting that past the insurance companies. (The Derb actually agrees with me--as he said, some things are true even if the Party says they are true.)SFGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-61311472754214049942014-04-19T00:29:27.488-07:002014-04-19T00:29:27.488-07:00Another couple of points from the Israeli:
1. I r...Another couple of points from the Israeli:<br /><br />1. I reject the notion that Osama Bin Laden hated America because of Israel. He hated you mostly for your presence in the Gulf and your support of the rulers of those states. However, even when you supported his fighters against the Russians, he still hated you, so go figure. Crazy people can act, well, crazy.<br /><br />2. The Arabs hate the British, French, and Europe in general as they view them as oppressors. America is viewed as European by the Arabs, and so it is hated. If you add the religious element into it, you get a powder keg of hate.<br /><br />Furthermore, they didn't like you even when your support of us was minimal. In 1948, the US enacted a weapons embargo on the fledgling Israel, and it wasn't until the Six Day War that the alliance was created. Did the Arabs love you before that? I doubt it.<br /><br />3. Was Nasser of Egypt a moderate? I don't think so. The Egyptian army under him used chemical weapons in Yemen, and Nasser himself worked toward creating an all encompassing Arab state.<br /><br />4. As for the issue of threats. We are not like other nations. We release a thousand terrorist for one captured soldier. Many of us consider this a mental disorder on our part, but we still do it. There is a US soldier who's been held by the Taliban for years. What's his name, again? That's right, hardly anyone knows. You can google it, but in Israel you wouldn't have to. They would mention how many days he is held on the news. Every day. So, we view threats somewhat differently than other nations. We also have conscription, so our soldiers aren't viewed as volunteers.<br /><br />5. As for the Ultra-Orthodox, there is room for worry, but also room for optimism. Those guys can learn. Now they wish to learn the Torah, but many of them, given the chance, would love to learn something else, too (and some of them already do). It's nice to be able to feed your large family on your own without the government giving you charity. It's a manly trait that also exists in the Ultra-Orthodox.<br /><br />While their leaders, those old, old, withered leaders, would wish them to remain an isolated group, the time for that kind of existence is drawing to a close. Israel is too small for isolation. We and the Ultra-Orthodox are stuck with one another. They will have to open up, and many of them do. In Israel, a lot of secular people have family members that became Ultra-Orthodox and vice versa. In addition, what are they going to do, go with the Arabs? They will never have it as good as with us secular Jews, and they know it.<br /><br />They will even go to the army. The youngsters adore soldiers. It's quite charming to see.<br /><br />In addition, the Ultra-Orthodox are centrally controlled. All it takes is one Rabbi to flip to our way of thinking, and they will all follow. Look at what one guy did with Chabad.<br /><br />Final note: someone commented on how Western leaders get agitated over those fliers in Ukraine but seem complacent about the slaughter of Christians in Muslim countries. As a Jew, I have to echo that sentiment. I am appalled and digusted as to how those Christians are abandoned to die without any help. If they'd been Jews, there would already be soldiers pulling them out of harm's way.Jonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-62316259866130552562014-04-18T23:21:31.761-07:002014-04-18T23:21:31.761-07:00Putin has made several off hand jokes recently abo...Putin has made several off hand jokes recently about Russia taking back Alaska. Nobody took it seriously, because they sold it and we bought it. Real politick aside, this is settled. On the other hand, a few weeks ago, Angela Merkel gave the Chinese what was then, a state of the art map created in 1735 by a French cartographer showing what was believed to be the Sino-Russian borders. It was extremely touchy because when there are parts today's Russia that are clearly on the wrong side of the boundary. Of course, this was a very devious trick by the Germans because Kaliningrad, which was formerly part of East Prussia, is not part of Russia proper. Too boot, the Russians owe the Krauts a lot of money. This was a not so subtle jab at the Russians to not be so attached to some of the lands they now control because this game can go both ways. Prof. Wolandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-6729462622147355022014-04-18T21:47:09.884-07:002014-04-18T21:47:09.884-07:00"But probably at the lower end of the range.&..."But probably at the lower end of the range."<br /><br />Would be interesting to test, certainly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-66792335543660888742014-04-18T20:54:17.238-07:002014-04-18T20:54:17.238-07:00Why would anyone trust Haaretz? It's Israel...<i>Why would anyone trust Haaretz? It's Israel's left-wing anti-American paper.</i><br /><br />My problem is not whether Haaretz is left wing, but why all the concern about this group, and only this group? As has been pointed out in other comments on this blog, you can't get Washington or any Western leaders to lift a finger when Christians are actually being murdered in Iraq, Egypt and Syria. But suggest that Jews are being harassed in Ukraine, and everyone takes note. <br /><br />Similarly when blacks attacked whites for years in the 'knock-out' game, the MSM dismissed it as a figment of the rightwing's imagination. But once Jews were targeted in NYC, it became a real issue.<br /><br />I don't wish any harm to the Jews. But it would be nice to get some sympathy in our direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-15970174665762534462014-04-18T20:07:34.098-07:002014-04-18T20:07:34.098-07:00Haaretz reported that the story is likely a hoax y...<i>Haaretz reported that the story is likely a hoax yet the usual suspects (Instapundit, National Review) are yet to issue a retraction or even a caveat to their readers. That's because conservatives are every bit as dishonest as liberals.</i><br /><br />Why would anyone trust Haaretz? It's Israel's left-wing anti-American paper. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-9807994785432806102014-04-18T17:06:27.141-07:002014-04-18T17:06:27.141-07:00Rebellions are hard to defeat without levels of br...Rebellions are hard to defeat without levels of brutality that even Assad isn't ready for. <br /><br />Conventional warfare and insurgency is really apples and oranges. Arabs are typically bad at conventional war but good at insurgency. And the most effective form of counter insurgency is extreme brutality. The intifada in Israel went on for years. The Shiite rebellion against Saddam after the gulf war was crushed in weeks. Saddam didn't use rubber bullets. <br /><br />Assad isn't a Saddam. His father was more like Saddam though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-56617069844656461652014-04-18T17:03:17.020-07:002014-04-18T17:03:17.020-07:00American Jews like America a lot. They just don...<i>American Jews like America a lot. They just don't like the same parts of it you do.</i><br /><br />Yeah, they don't like the Founding stock.<br /><br />That is crap. I am the son of immigrants and I was always taught to look up to and respect our Founders and their descendants. I have no problem with what was the dominant culture in this nation even though I am neither Northern European nor Protestant. <br /><br />Now I have to sit and watch as my nation is slowly becoming part of Latin America. My parents made the choice years ago to select Anglo America over Latin America. Now I guess it doesn't matter. To make a precious few feel safe and secure, we all have to wreck our society. Sort of like how to help a small percentage who don't have health insurance, we had to blow up the existing system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-44560202080623297842014-04-18T16:51:00.315-07:002014-04-18T16:51:00.315-07:00"And that, clearly stated, is why Israel must..."And that, clearly stated, is why Israel must have a single culture but America must have a divided one."<br /><br />America's always had a divided culture. Read AMERICAN NATIONS by Colin Woodard.Anonydroidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-5214965715181736382014-04-18T16:18:30.738-07:002014-04-18T16:18:30.738-07:00"We were always told that Syria's army wa..."We were always told that Syria's army was no match for the IDF, at least not on its own, so we were worried less about Assad, though his support (and his father's, to a smaller degree) for hezbollah was vexing."<br /><br />No shit, Israel crushed Palestinian uprisings in West Bank and Gaza in no time. It smashed Lebanon in a day. <br /><br />But Syrian army cannot even defeat a ragtag rebellion, and the war rages on to this day. <br /><br />The notion that Israel is faced with dangerous enemies all around is such a joke. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-45049469485366274502014-04-18T16:15:25.927-07:002014-04-18T16:15:25.927-07:00"Low IQ populaces are perfectly capable of ru..."Low IQ populaces are perfectly capable of running well-functioning developed nations."<br /><br />Costa Rica isn't so bad. <br /><br />If Guatemala could have avoided the long civil war due to leftist policies that brought regime change ordered by the US, it might have done much better. <br />It was a victim of the Cold War, like Vietnam. US was willing to back any right-wing regime to prevent a communist takeover, and Marxist guerrillas, fired up by the Cuban and Vietnamese example, kept fighting on and on. So, many people got caught between this never-ending war between the right and left, and the nation turned into a mess. <br />If Guatemala could have avoided such a fate--as Costa Rica did--, it might have been a half-decent nation. While Costa Rica is no paradise and has plenty of poor people, it's been relatively sane and safe in the region that was wrecked by so much fighting between Marxist radicals and right-wing oligarchs. <br /><br />So, blaming IQ for everything wrong with the world is disingenuous. While we don't expect Guatemala to be Switzerland anytime soon or ever, what really wrecked that nation was the nasty dealings of US-backed rightwing regimes and Cuban-inspired Marxist rebels who, in continuing to fight a war they couldn't win, only prolonged the massacre that went both ways. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-12398331280054371842014-04-18T16:06:36.258-07:002014-04-18T16:06:36.258-07:00"Sorry, OT. From the "Humans of New York..."Sorry, OT. From the "Humans of New York" site, an elderly Jewish man says, "You should kiss the ground you walk on if you were born in this country-- take it from an old man who once had to wear the Star of David on his shirt. There's a safety to living in such a diverse place. It's much more difficult to brainwash a population that is composed of so many different nationalities and so many different viewpoints."<br /><br />And that, clearly stated, is why Israel must have a single culture but America must have a divided one."<br /><br />This actually points up a thing many Sailerites don't get--American Jews like America a lot. They just don't like the same parts of it you do.SFGnoreply@blogger.com