Israel/Palestine thread

Israel/Palestine thread

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07 October 2023 at 09:33 PM
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by jalfrezi P

I say bring the 150M to the US tomorrow. It's a big country, they can do it.

You really don't care too much about women and homosexual rights in the USA do you?

You think abortion referendum will be won by pro abortionist like today after you add those people in, for example?


by Luciom P

American Muslims aren't random samples of 3k/year countries either, they are some of the best and the brightest originated in Muslim countries, that's what the USA selects for from overseas.

Same as Canadian muslims


True


by metsandfinsfan P

Guess you deleted?

He gets the number from what it would take to Mahe muslim the majority here

Adding Gaza Judea and samaria makes muslim the majority there

Yes I was grunching a bit and then realised he was probably pro-rating something.


by metsandfinsfan P

Guess you deleted?

He gets the number from what it would take to Mahe muslim the majority here

Adding Gaza Judea and samaria makes muslim the majority there

No I get it as a proportion of Palestinian population vs Israeli population.

Muslims become the majority because you (in Israel) already have 2m of them, wouldn't be the majority in the USA but they would be 40% of voters, and more in the future (they have more children), lucky if you can still eat pork in 2050 in the USA if that happens


by Luciom P

You really don't care too much about women and homosexual rights in the USA do you?

You think abortion referendum will be won by pro abortionist like today after you add those people in, for example?

You're not a serious poster if you think Muslims wouldn't become liberal in the US.


Another great point

In this bilateral state can you behead gay people? Do you recognize gay marriage done in other countries? Do women have to have heads covered?


by Luciom P

Nlucky if you can still eat pork in 2050 in the USA if that happens

You won't be advocating for the US to accept orthodox Jewish people then, will you?


Is there room for 150m more people in the USA? Yes if housing regulations change dramatically and you wait the 15-20 years needed to build the necessary housing and infrastructure.

Would it be smart to import 150m people with values very detrimental to everything that made america successful giving them a right to vote? Lol no


by jalfrezi P

You're not a serious poster if you think Muslims wouldn't become liberal in the US.

He's saying abortion would become illegal

Because they would vote against abortion. And gay marriage. And other things


https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0...

So would abortion be legal or illegal in this bilateral nation?


by jalfrezi P

You won't be advocating for the US to accept orthodox Jewish people then, will you?

I wouldn't but I won't spend too much effort to avoid that because unlike Muslims, there aren't hundred of millions of Orthodox Jews around to begin with.

Yes, quantities matter.

But if the "price" to pay to make it constitutionally illegal for a religious person to naturalize as an american would be to exclude Orthodox Jews as well , yes , tell me where to sign.

Add trad Cath and trad Hindus to the list and I am a happy man


by Luciom P

Is there room for 150m more people in the USA? Yes if housing regulations change dramatically and you wait the 15-20 years needed to build the necessary housing and infrastructure.

Would it be smart to import 150m people with values very detrimental to everything that made america successful giving them a right to vote? Lol no

Luciom, it's not "sensible" for any country ever to bring 150M people in overnight ffs.


by metsandfinsfan P

He's saying abortion would become illegal

Because they would vote against abortion. And gay marriage. And other things

Not over a long period of time they wouldn't, and as I just said no one ever brings 150M people into anywhere overnight, or even in a few years.

It's just a stupid mind game.


by jalfrezi P

You're not a serious poster if you think Muslims wouldn't become liberal in the US.

I am not a serious poster



https://lux-magazine.com/article/abortio...

Here's an article telling palestinian women how to sneak past checkpoints to have abortions in Israel. Hadassah hospital will perform them free. For palestinians and for Israelis

When i visited hadassah hospital they explained how any time a palestinian comes, they send them back with birth control and imunnizations hoping they can sneak them to palestinians who want and need them

What will be the status in this bilateral nation with a Muslim majority


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What is more unpalatable to you
A jewish state that still allows Muslims to practice and be citizens or a bilateral state where women and Jews lose their rights

Which do you prefer?


by jalfrezi P

You won't be advocating for the US to accept orthodox Jewish people then, will you?

I wouldn't advocate for enough of them to be the majority be allowed to immigrate, no


by jalfrezi P

Not over a long period of time they wouldn't, and as I just said no one ever brings 150M people into anywhere overnight, or even in a few years.

It's just a stupid mind game.

They do. They are asking Israel to take Gaza + WB residents in overnight with voting rights.

At least that's one of the proposals on the table.

If you disagree with that idea (of Palestinians ever voting for the same polity current Israeli vote for) we are fine


by Luciom P

I am not a serious poster


That specific case looks like a problem I agree, but how common is it? Conservative Christians are often talking about wanting to get rid of LGBTQ+ stuff.


by jalfrezi P

Luciom, it's not "sensible" for any country ever to bring 150M people in overnight ffs.

Which is why it is not sensible for a country of 10m people to join 4m trad Muslims giving them voting rights!

Because you know that's literally identical to adding 150m trade Muslims to America, proportionally


by jalfrezi P

That specific case looks like a problem I agree, but how common is it?

Not very because they are the 0.6% of the population AND they are selected for exceptional skills on avg.

Now take the average ones and make them local majorities in many areas


If you're so concerned about LGBTQ+ and not merely using them as a weapon I expect to see you railing against bigoted Christians too - but never see this.

I can't quite put my finger on why that could be.


you support trump who wants to ban abortion, among other things. should all republicans be deported somewhere? (yes)


by 72off P

you support trump who wants to ban abortion, among other things. should all republicans be deported somewhere? (yes)

I don't support trump, trump doesn't support a complete ban to abortion, and I am a normal European wrt abortion (free first trimester, then a lot of rules because the fetus becomes a human life)


by jalfrezi P

If you're so concerned about LGBTQ+ and not merely using them as a weapon I expect to see you railing against bigoted Christians too - but never see this.

I can't quite put my finger on why that could be.

They have no power anymore. But if they try to force intelligent design bullshit into public school curricula again you hear from me.

In the other news thread I posted about the obscene monstrosity the pope just said.

I used to spend my efforts against christians when they mattered. They don't anymore


by Luciom P

Try to read again, I am talking adding 150m trad Muslims (not American Muslim, let's say the median Egyptian Muslim shall we?) to the American pool of voters.

Well if they're not Americans, they wouldn't have the right to vote, would they? Problem solved.


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