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Originally posted by NY Madman:
The Palestinian issue is something else that you fail to see for what it actually is.
I understand that plenty of Palestinians have been living in Israel peacefully for years. But every time some idiot terrorist does something, they suffer for it.

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Moby... A disturbing thing I have noticed about you is that you are one of these people that is reluctant to take sides. I'm not only talking about just the Palestinian issue... I'm talking about a lot of things. Neutrality is the path of cowards.
It's also the path of people living peacefully. Switzerland anyone? Ireland anyone?

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There are certain things and times in life where one has to choose sides. There is right and wrong. Most things are black and white. There are very few gray areas in life if you know the difference between right and wrong.
Absolutely agreed. But there are some things that ARE gray.

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You're worried about one person on the board who is Palestinian? In your mind does that mean the issue should never be discussed?
The conservative seem to be the ones who think it shouldn't be discussed. Who is it that says, "hey, if you don't like it, leave the country"...not the liberals. Who is it that thinks there should be no movement with Cuba? Aside from 40 years ago, when has Castro ever been a threat to us?

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Is that a PC attempt to silence the debate?
Far from it.

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I don't know which user you are talking about but I am sure they are an adult and can defend the Palestinian issue and their methods if they choose to do so. What makes you think they even care? I have both Irish and Italian ancestry and I couldn't give a shit what goes on over there. I am an American. Maybe the user you are talking about is also....
Is it right that a person should be beaten in NYC by some simple-minded goons because of some idiots who crashed a plane simply because they "look" like a Muslim (and ironically, aren't)?
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