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Crunchy Frog

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18. Many of the same people and groups have refused to condemn russia's war against Ukraine.

Reply to BlueCheeseAgain (Original post)

Thu Nov 9, 2023, 11:05 PM

Nov 2023

Have made excuses for Putin and blamed the Ukrainian victims, often making horrific accusations against them.

There are certain sectors of the left that have always been highly selective about which victims of violence and persecution they have sympathy for.

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The one big exception to the left's campaign against hate and prejudice [View all] BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2023 OP

Well said. DavidDvorkin Nov 2023 #1

so who is winning the innocent people killed race these days? nt msongs Nov 2023 #2

Body count is a strange way of looking at it. BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2023 #4

the OP made it about body count.... msongs Nov 2023 #12

I feel like we're talking past each other. BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2023 #16

We don't act the way white liberal saviors EllieBC Nov 2023 #3

A lot of it does seem to come down to that. BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2023 #6

That's also part of it though. How many times EllieBC Nov 2023 #7

Saddening blm Nov 2023 #5

It's heartbreaking - but it's sadly not surprising and it pisses me off AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2023 #8

Good post TheProle Nov 2023 #9

Seems like they want Israel to retreat behind its border and wait for the next promised terror attack ripcord Nov 2023 #10

Which May Not Be Long DET Nov 2023 #14

Could it be... CincyDem Nov 2023 #11

A quibble: DavidDvorkin Nov 2023 #15

Thanks...I thought the US stayed out of it prior to Pearl Harbor. CincyDem Nov 2023 #17

Well there was lend-lease, and aid to Russia. yagotme Nov 2023 #20

Yes, the US did stay out of the war until Pearl Harbor DavidDvorkin Nov 2023 #22

Fair point. I was bring US centric in my timing. CincyDem Nov 2023 #23

Just the absolute silence is amazing Sympthsical Nov 2023 #13

Excellent point. BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2023 #27

Many of the same people and groups have refused to condemn russia's war against Ukraine. Crunchy Frog Nov 2023 #18

Country with a Jewish leader being condemned as Nazis by Tankies AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2023 #19

Perfectly put ... Thank you. nt Raine Nov 2023 #21

I'm a 66year old woke white guy from Montana. mjvpi Nov 2023 #24

1943 Rabbi's March Kennah Nov 2023 #25

Falling into a way of thinking of being 100% morally pure and right and so obvious that anyone betsuni Nov 2023 #26

"Many of them" like .001% of the aforementioned group?!?! uponit7771 Nov 2023 #28

Where did you get that number? BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2023 #29