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walkingman

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33. US military/economic support for Israel is the primary issue in present day political debate.

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Sat May 16, 2026, 11:39 AM

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Ethnostates are racists by design - it is always a no-win situation.

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New Rule: No Jews, No News Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) [View all] question everything 17 hrs ago OP

Well worth watching but it may be uncomfortable for some sarisataka 17 hrs ago #1

If the argument is that there is a short list of worse countries than Klarkashton 17 hrs ago #2

No, the question is why does a teen in N. Carolina, a Congressional candidate and a professor question everything 17 hrs ago #3

I don't find such a shortage of 'point of views' stopdiggin 17 hrs ago #4

He wants "consistency". LudwigPastorius 16 hrs ago #5

You may not care for military inventions but this country relies heavily on Israeli ideas question everything 16 hrs ago #9

What has that got to do with it? muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #16

I don't say it is OK. The administrations have been saying it. Also recognising that as long as this country question everything 5 hrs ago #44

OK, I'd hoped DU threads would develop better than "here's the US government line on this" muriel_volestrangler 5 hrs ago #48

There are plenty of insightful thoughtful posts on this thread. yardwork 5 hrs ago #51

More insight than Maher's attempt, certainly muriel_volestrangler 4 hrs ago #54

See my comment about Maher here. yardwork 4 hrs ago #55

It's the forced compliance angrychair 1 hr ago #61

I think Trump gave billions in weapons to Russia recently. yardwork 9 hrs ago #19

I think until the DNC resolves this issue, we are destined to lose elections. LeftInTX 16 hrs ago #6

Wow, Galindo types are POISON to the Democratic Party RandomNumbers 6 hrs ago #39

She has said some real nutso things: LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #43

Real, pure hatred and fear of Jewish people there. yardwork 5 hrs ago #46

This is scary. I have never heard of this faction. I think that only Democrats should be allowed to question everything 5 hrs ago #49

Election laws are determined by states. yardwork 5 hrs ago #50

I can't find where the connection between Galindo and "PSL" has been made, apart in that post muriel_volestrangler 4 hrs ago #56

I watched it carpetbagger 16 hrs ago #7

And what was the excuse of the torch marchers in 2017 in Charlottesville question everything 16 hrs ago #8

You're assuming people are sophisticated enough to separate Judaism and a government policy RandySF 15 hrs ago #12

I don't see DSA or other groups as responsible AZProgressive 15 hrs ago #13

Piker is a pig and his comments and actions prove it. RandySF 15 hrs ago #14

We are at war because of TRUMP and the idiots that supported him and didn't support Harris JI7 14 hrs ago #15

and those folks say this war with Iran is all because of Israel, that speaks lostincalifornia 6 hrs ago #35

Opposition to Israel's actions is not the problem. yardwork 8 hrs ago #22

Jewphobia is truly starting to resemble rabies gulliver 15 hrs ago #10

I can't recommend this enough. RandySF 15 hrs ago #11

It's the adolescent contrarian to tankie to antisemite pipeline Sympthsical 10 hrs ago #17

Well said. yardwork 9 hrs ago #21

Thank you. It was determined that many of the pro Palestinians groups that appeared immediately question everything 8 hrs ago #23

They were ready and they had identical slogans and props. yardwork 5 hrs ago #41

The propaganda tailored to flip voters on the left against Democrats got better and more effective. betsuni 7 hrs ago #32

Yup. I married a Jewish man and had two children... Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #30

You should let your DNC rep know. LeftInTX 7 hrs ago #31

Anti-establishment anti-capitalist/West types put them in the Establishment binder betsuni 10 hrs ago #18

I'm sorry...in which those examples are we actually funding the atrocities? biocube 9 hrs ago #20

The Jews face... BH liberal 8 hrs ago #24

You must not know many Jewish people Mossfern 8 hrs ago #26

I have dozens of Jews in my extended family... BH liberal 7 hrs ago #29

Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates 8 hrs ago #25

Maher has gone over to the Dark Side of the Farce... BH liberal 7 hrs ago #27

Maher is an asshole but even a blind squirrel sometimes finds a nut. yardwork 5 hrs ago #45

Indeed. BannonsLiver 6 hrs ago #34

Congratulations! You're in contention for the weekly Abolishinist 4 hrs ago #57

It's a fine line, that's for sure. Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #28

US military/economic support for Israel is the primary issue in present day political debate. walkingman 6 hrs ago #33

Every other nation in the middle east is also an ethnostate. yardwork 5 hrs ago #42

I personally wish that Democrats and Republicans worried as much about our own state of affairs walkingman 3 hrs ago #58

I am worried about our state of affairs. yardwork 3 hrs ago #60

Post removed Post removed 6 hrs ago #36

Stole land? PCIntern 6 hrs ago #37

The majority of civilized governments voted... BH liberal 6 hrs ago #38

If the Jews had been given the planet Mars, PCIntern 5 hrs ago #40

Who is them in your post? yardwork 5 hrs ago #47

The USA doesnt give billions of dollars and arrest people for protected free speech on behalf of the other countries. SSJVegeta 5 hrs ago #52

There are some differences themaguffin 4 hrs ago #53

Bill you are completely off base with so much of your rants on Israel. The decimation of Gaza and now Lebanon Pisces 3 hrs ago #59

As a Liberal, I fucking can't stand him. He's a pig - with apologies to pigs and Maru Kitteh 1 hr ago #62