You two are among the most transparent flame-baiters of all time. It's actually kind of funny to watch.
But what the hell, I'll bite.
First off, dissenting opinions regarding Israel have been in no short supply from the very beginning. Passage of the UN resolution drafted in the impending wake of the British Mandate ...required a two-thirds majority of votes. The vote was initially postponed
for a reason, because according to multiple sources, had the vote been held on schedule, the resolution wouldn't have garnered the necessary votes for passage. Following a last minute high pressure campaign, during which a telegram
signed by only 26 (of 96) US senators was sent to wavering countries dependent on US foreign aid, the resolution passed!
Of course, the pressure campaign wasn't limited to foreign nations. In the words of President Truman, "
The facts were that not only were there pressure movements around the United Nations unlike anything that had been seen there before, but that the White House, too, was subjected to a constant barrage. I do not think I ever had as much pressure and propaganda aimed at the White House as I had in this instance. The persistence of a few of the extreme Zionist leadersactuated by political motives and engaging in political threatsdisturbed and annoyed me." (
Harry S. Truman, Memoirs 2, p. 158.) And while the names have changed over the years, the tactics of the pro-Zionist lobbyists have remained the same.
Secondly, you guys can quote your bought-and-paid-for polling results 'til you're blue in the face (Romney almost pulled it off, right?), but it won't change the reality that the tide of dissension is rising all around you.
As for the goofy suggestion that I leave the country of my birth because of all the foreign leeches attached to its body, well, I wouldn't put down my dog if he returned from a romp in the woods loaded with ticks; so why on Earth would I abandon my country in
its time of need?!
Now, regarding tax-payer funded social programs, while I might not be the biggest fan of the system overall, at least those funds are directed and spent
domestically and the US economy actually benefits in several key respects from THAT sort of spending.
Lastly, I really don't have the time or patience to waste on characters like you, so I'm only too happy to allow you to continue your flame-baiting stroke fest unabated. Have at it!
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