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  1. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    To even insist Brother Moses was "bought off" by Islamists or that he loves them more than Israel is a wild attack at him personally. He is allowed to criticize Israel's strategy of "targeting" Hamas by bombing and killing more children than actual terrorists without being accused of such...
  2. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    Yes, most people who are in favor of targeting Hamas by blowing up and killing more children than Hamas terrorists and people in favor of an alternative plan to target Hamas in a more discriminate way feel terrible about this. Isaiah 41:10 "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be...
  3. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    No, I'm defining someone against conscription accurately: So someone opposed to "compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces" isn't merely "not wanting to be drafted"... He/she is against the idea of being forced to enlist even if they weren't drafted (women don't...
  4. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    I think I found the misunderstanding in the given scenario. You are assigning "draft evading" to the person against conscription while also being drafted after an attack on the US. So let me write the givens in the proposed scenario so we can discuss if the person is a coward or not. Given...
  5. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    So many grammatical errors. Hopefully you can understand what I was trying to say. lol
  6. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    You're speculating on a scenario that has no relevance to the conversation though. Let's say your speculation is entirely true for a minute. The US needs more people. The anti-conscription person still isn't going to expect someone to enlist. He/she is also subject to defense for the people who...
  7. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    Sometimes I misread people's posts or I misunderstand them. I'm going to assume you did this unintentionally, so I don't take any offense. I NEVER claimed I support Israel doing all the things in the terms of service. If you watch the video from the link Brother @PennEd posted, you'll...
  8. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    The false narrative is that anyone (anti-conscription) would "expect" someone to enlist in the military (to protect him/her). However, if people do voluntarily enlist (not out of expectation but out of free will), then because the anti-conscription person is a tax paying citizen, he would have...
  9. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    Well done Bassem Youssef! :ROFL:
  10. Smoke

    Left Mormonism. Wanting to reconnect to the divine. Having a hard time doing so.

    Welcome brother! 1.) "I also noticed I became a righteous puke. While I never spoke openly about it, I would inwardly put down others from different faiths. It's a weird feeling, when you drink that kool-aid." I applaud you for having the self-reflection and objectivity to see that within...
  11. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    Anyone in their right might that wants to "support Hamas" do ANYTHING doesn't know anything about what is going on or what Hamas actually is. Hamas should be eradicated from the earth. I feel like there should be a "terms and conditions" for Israel's "right to self-defense" and their current...
  12. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    I look at the quote through a prism of topics. One of the ways is to compare nations that aren't allowed to criticize their government. Another example is how saying there are two sexes/genders is now becoming "bigotry" and "transphobic". The statement is absolutely true in those instances...
  13. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    No, I know he was a White Nationalist. I think that's why this quote is purposely misquoted to Voltaire. Nevertheless, I think this is a true statement. I think using truth and mixing it with lies and deceit makes for a more potent and believable lie. I definitely don't endorse him as a person...
  14. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize." - Kevin Alfred Storm
  15. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    You are assuming the proposed alternative solutions wouldn't work though. If we assume no other solution is viable, then it would be true that there will be never-ending death as there will never be peace. You can potentially get to a location (solution) with a variety of routes. That is a false...
  16. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    My apologies if I'm not understanding your point. How is Israel stopping their war crimes on West Bank and East Jerusalem a repeat of history? Are you saying this suggestion is a repeat? If so, then we do agree. If you're saying this solution has been done, I don't remember this ever happening...
  17. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    Is it your belief that Hamas exists in the West Bank and East Jerusalem? Has Israel stopped occupying and settling on those territories since they started in 1967? No....? Then this is new and never been done in the past. I do advocate eradicating Hamas (just now how it's currently being done)...
  18. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    Perhaps I'm one of the chaff people and I'm blocked, but if not, you'll find that you can disagree with a brother/sister in Christ on one thread, but completely agree with them on another. Personally, I don't think anyone is really all chaff. Even with people I disagree with, I'm given a...
  19. Smoke

    Israel Declares War

    1.) Yes, and I do think there are some similarities with her analogy. Namely, a terrorist pointing a gun at a child is not unlike Hamas doing the same thing. 2.) I also agree that analogies are comparison (not equivalences). I didn't bring that analogy up. I did immaturely repeat common...
  20. Smoke

    If Gender and Sex were Social Constructs

    We have gotten so spoiled and bored in the US we have to argue about what a woman or man is... Meanwhile, in the middle east...