O/T:- Palestine / Israel

[LincsPie]

The humour may be a bit close to the knuckle considering the seriousness of the situation
but BIll Maher (American comedian/political commentator) points out how things change over time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP-CRXROorw

[Old_pie]

The humour may be a bit close to the knuckle considering the seriousness of the situation
but BIll Maher (American comedian/political commentator) points out how things change over time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP-CRXROorw

A problem is dealing with an idealogy which supports the view that "if I can't beat you then I'll blow us both up because then I'll get my 72 virgins all the sooner".

[Magpies1959]

How heartwarming to so see the friendly, peace loving Palestinians, stopping Christians doing the Christmas shopping. The warmth gives you goosebumps.

[maddogslater]

Don't you mean holidays shopping, tut tut, so un woke of you.

[Magpies1959]

Nah deffo Christmas shopping, like in the good old days, when we didn't need armed police patrolling in pairs at Chistmas markets to stop terror attacks, surprisingly not from Christian people.

[SmiffyPie]

Quote:
“I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind — that its modest and greatly overestimated services on the ethical side have been more than overcome by the damage it has done to clear and honest thinking.

I believe that no discovery of fact, however trivial, can be wholly useless to the race, and that no trumpeting of falsehood, however virtuous in intent, can be anything but vicious.

I believe that the evidence for immortality is no better than the evidence of witches, and deserves no more respect.

I believe in the complete freedom of thought and speech — alike for the humblest man and the mightiest, and in the utmost freedom of conduct that is consistent with living in organized society.

I believe in the capacity of man to conquer his world, and to find out what it is made of, and how it is run.

I believe in the reality of progress.

I —But the whole thing, after all, may be put very simply. I believe that it is better to tell the truth than to lie. I believe that it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe that it is better to know than be ignorant.”

[Old_pie]

Smiffy - you could have added an attribution:

HL Mencken - American writer, satirist, journalist etc.