Politics Thread

[paulxu]

Somehow, condemning Hamas atrocities, while being concerned about the tragic loss of civilian life in Gaza, has become anti-Semitic.

Very strange.

[X-man]

Somehow, condemning Hamas atrocities, while being concerned about the tragic loss of civilian life in Gaza, has become anti-Semitic.

Very strange.

Of course much of that loss of life in Gaza can also be laid at the feet of Hamas because of their use of civilians and hospitals as “human shields” against the Israeli response.

[paulxu]

Of course much of that loss of life in Gaza can also be laid at the feet of Hamas because of their use of civilians and hospitals as “human shields” against the Israeli response.

Of course. I was not assigning blame for the loss of civilian life in Gaza. Only noting it is tragic, and being concerned with it, is not encouraging any Intifada.
The original Hamas terrorist action was always going to generate an overwhelming response.

[UCGRAD4X]

As a former Professor (briefly) at Xavier this was not an issue. However, I was at 5 different universities in 3 different states but got out of the business of higher education because of the outright liberal prognosticating openly, often vitriolic and unapologetically, in every facet of university proceeding: faculty meeting, curriculum development and assessment, and even casual conversations.

I attribute whatever atrocities or unfortunate deaths in Israel and Gaza firmly at the feet of Hamas. I attribute any unfortunate deaths in America (or harassment, injuries etc.) and, God forbid, domestic terror, directly at the feet of those college professors, administration and politicians and their vehemence in denial of Israel's right to a national identity and to defend itself - not to mention it's mere existence as a nation and even a race.

[Smails]

Somehow, condemning Hamas atrocities, while being concerned about the tragic loss of civilian life in Gaza, has become anti-Semitic.

Very strange.

Do you have an example of this? Are you speaking of someone specific?

[bobbiemcgee]

Tanks and planes will completely level Gaza. No water, no electricity. No more people. No more Gaza.

[xuphan]

As a former Professor (briefly) at Xavier this was not an issue. However, I was at 5 different universities in 3 different states but got out of the business of higher education because of the outright liberal prognosticating openly, often vitriolic and unapologetically, in every facet of university proceeding: faculty meeting, curriculum development and assessment, and even casual conversations.

I attribute whatever atrocities or unfortunate deaths in Israel and Gaza firmly at the feet of Hamas. I attribute any unfortunate deaths in America (or harassment, injuries etc.) and, God forbid, domestic terror, directly at the feet of those college professors, administration and politicians and their vehemence in denial of Israel's right to a national identity and to defend itself - not to mention it's mere existence as a nation and even a race.

I don’t agree with everything Israel is doing whether they are at war or not but Hamas is ultimately responsible for the atrocities that have occurred both to Israel and to its own people.

[Masterofreality]

If you want an example of why I think Bari Weiss’ “The Free Press” is an outstanding publication, the following essay is a perfect reason for that.
And as Judeo/Christians, we should be proud of our heritage, but be willing to take action to defend it from current woke and progressive lunacy.

https://open.substack.com/pub/bariwe..._campaign=post

[Masterofreality]

And, more from the Wall Street Journal on this ludicrous Biden energy policy.
Ok Bobbie, here’s your cut and paste, you cheapskate.

“ The challenge that the energy transition poses for the world economy, and therefore to global political stability, is significantly greater than either the administration or many of its critics have yet understood. It isn’t only about the cost of badly designed green pork-barrel projects such as the ethanol disaster or the multibillion-dollar offshore wind farms that became uneconomical once interest rates returned to their historic norms. Even if all the green investments miraculously work out as hoped and cost no more than projected, we are going to have a problem.
That’s because the green transition requires a massive shift of investment away from creating new goods and services toward replacing our existing energy and transport systems with systems that duplicate capabilities we already have. If we replace a coal-fired plant with solar panels and wind farms, we haven’t spent money to make more power. We’ve spent money to replace power we already had. If we build a massive electric-vehicle charging infrastructure across the country—as well as the much larger electric grid needed to support it—we will have simply replaced the current system of gasoline distribution that performs the same function.
So, diverting trillions of dollars away from increasing the supply of consumer goods and energy to duplicating capabilities that already exist is going to affect living standards around the world. It will also drive inflation. Investments in a parallel energy system will create jobs and economic demand but won’t create a sufficient supply of new goods to satisfy that demand. That excess demand will drive prices higher.
Truman and Marshall understood in their bones that inflation, stagnant living standards and protectionism lead to disaster. Bad economic policies drive polarization and populist revolt in rich countries. They drive revolutionary upheavals and strongman rule in poor ones. Neither outcome is good for American security.
Team Biden wants to preserve the world order whose foundations Truman and Marshall laid down. But nearly three years into its mandate, the administration lurches from one crisis to the next, and the outlook, at home and abroad, is darkening from week to week.”

[GoMuskies]

If we're going to spend all that money, we should at least spend it on nuclear energy.