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sometimes i wonder how many versions of myself i’ve outgrown without even noticing. i look back at old photos and remember the thoughts i used to carry, the dreams i thought would save me. it’s strange how you can live inside yourself every day and still not realize you’re evolving. it’s only when you look back that you realize how far you’ve come, how many lives you’ve already lived in the same skin.
It is with some comfort that I read and participate in these discussions because they generally show civility within the differing opinions and responses (or silences). In thinking about it, I have come to the realization that we are entering the mother of all disinformation campaigns this year. I wonder just how many resources Putin will put into further creating chaos and division in the US. It is already clear that Trump sees no escape for himself without creating a chaotic mess through his …
How do you decide who is a troll? I have been called a troll, a Putin supporter and getting paid by Putin because I push back on Biden’s horrible foreign policy. Nancy Pelosi just called protester Putin supporters. This is all shades of what happened to protesters during the Vietnam War. I have been checking my bank accounts but no payments from Putin yet.
Agreed on the destructiveness of the Israeli military response, but remember to remind yourself of Hamas' track record since it was elected in 2014, its denial of recognition to the state of Israel, its desire to drive Israeli's into the sea, establish a Palestinian single state solution. High as deaths are, the Israeli military campaign does not remotely constitute a genocide. LOL on your checking your bank a/c.
Hamas was elected in 2007 in Gaza. Since then it has relentlessly sent rockets into Israel. This was before Oct 7. They are committed to the destruction of Israel and the establishment of an Islamist theocracy in the entire region.