What’s strange, however, is that the current veer to the far right has occurred during a time when the risk to most Israelis from such terrorism, with the exception of Southern Israel, has declined.
Gee Andrew, I wonder why the risk has declined so much? Could it be all those protests from the left demanding Israel open up Gaza? Maybe it was from more proportionate IDF attacks against the Palestinians? Maybe better counseling caused the decline in terrorism? Surely it couldn’t be precisely because of the policies of the far right that caused the decline, right?
I also think that if you believe that the blockade is illegal (and that’s a perfectly legitimate position), and that you are attempting to break it, and you are then assaulted in international waters by shock-troops, self-defense is an option.
OK, Andrew, so what do you expect to happen? Should the IDF have used water guns? Maybe they should have brought military-grade pillows and had a pillow fight instead? Isn’t it obvious that if you’re going to use “self-defense”, and by self-defense, mean try to bash someone’s head in, stab, throw overboard, and kidnap, you should not be surprised by the consequences?
In the case of the perpetrators, this makes perfect sense as they did not do it to provide “toys and wheelchairs” that you never fail to mention, but rather to end the blockade. That Turkey has lessened diplomatic relations is even better. If the families of the perpetrators don’t even care about the well being of those killed, what did you expect to happen? Note what the family of the American Turk said in response to his death:
However, we were not sorry to hear that he fell like a martyr.
So as long as he died as a “martyr”, they’re happy. What a typical American family!
Andrew goes on:
There was a clear element in the raid of making a show of force – pour decourager les autres. This was a “Don’t Fuck With The Jews!” moment.
Wait a minute, why not “The Israelis”? You’ve denied on more than one occasion that you’re not anti-semitic, so what do “The Jews” have to do with this Andrew?
Recently I received a school note informing parents about the school’s no-nut policy. It stressed how this could be a life-threatening situation for some students with nut allergies. It also added that dairy products were discouraged as well due to other allergies. Well, I have news for those anti-nut administrators and parents, the reason why so many children have these allergies is because they are not being exposed to nuts, thus making the “situation” worse. Trials are being done which show that minute amounts of nuts in a child’s diet actually cure their nut allergies. Here is one article about this.
Frankly, I think this no-nut policy is un-american. I, as a red blooded American, grew up on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. To not allow my little girl have that same enjoyment is ridiculous. We have a whole generation of kids who cannot enjoy this delicious and nutritious meal thanks to the short-sighted behavior of a few zealots.
I found a way to make my baby smile guaranteed, and I was wondering if this is innate to babies in general or just mine.
While the baby is breastfeeding and looking around, look at the baby’s eyes. Once they stare back, make a sucking motion, as if you too were breastfeeding. Do this for 5 seconds or so. Then break out into a smile and my baby will always let go of the breast with a big smile. Does this work on your baby?
Everytime I eat at “The Counter” burger restaraunt, the manager eventually comes over and inquires about how the meal was. We say it’s good, and he always ends with, “Save room for dessert!”. So he goes away, and then I approach him, and ask him whether saying that is written in some guide. He’s says no, he just likes saying that. I’m always stuffed and find it kind of annoying that he says that, like he’s pushing something.
I was going to make the title, “Where are the Minorities”, but since whites will soon be a minority in the US, I thought the actual title is more appropriate. Anyway, as I was watching Gov. Palin’s speech, and the TV constantly panned to the convention delegates, I couldn’t believe how white it was. Almost every single person in there is white. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Just seemed a little weird since so many non-whites live in America.
PS: Click on the image to see it in full size and you’ll really see how white it is.
Today I visited a lively festival in Oakland called the Art & Soul Festival in Oakland, CA which had lots of music, food, kid rides and booths selling art, clothing and plenty of other knick-knacks. One place that got my attention was the, “I Love being Black” booth, where they were selling t-shirts and other clothing emblazoned with an “I Love being Black” tagline.
Now, I understand that Oakland is a liberal, PC-loving city with a large African-American population, but I think that’s taking things a bit too far. Imagine an “I Love being White” clothing store anywhere in America. How many protests would that bring about? At this booth however nobody was complaining.
I always get very nervous when I see slow moving flies at restaraunts. To me it indicates a lack of sanitary conditions at the facility. It’s as if the flies have so much food to eat they get lazy and don’t have to fly as fast as the other flies on the outside.
Just today I was eating at a popular crepe place and there were plenty of these slow moving flies. I’d swat them away, and they’d lackadaically fly a little bit. I’m thinking, “wow, these flies have a lot of cajones.” I must have been interrupting their meal or something, which is funny because they were interrupting mine!
“Do you go to the hospital?” As asked by my 4 year old daughter today upon learning that her great-grandmother passed away. Here’s the rest of the conversation:
me: Umm, no honey, the hospital is for sick people. Once you’re dead, that’s it. You get put in the ground.
daughter: Why?
me: That’s what happens when you die, your body is put in the ground. It has to go somewhere. Eventually it will turn to bones.
daughter: Why?
me: That’s what happens over time.
This is followed by literally dozens and dozens more “Why” questions which I soon realize will never end. “That’s just the way it is.” I replied in the same way that Robert Deniro is told in the movie Goodfellas when Joe Pesci gets wacked when he was supposed to get made. And then I quickly change the subject to move on to something else.
