O/T:- Palestine / Israel

[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.

[OchPie]

You got a reference for that poll? Looks like you made it yourself in Windows Paint… ‘There’s none as prejudice than those that cry prejudice themselves’ …

You got a reference for that quote? Looks like you made it up yourself to deflect...

The graph is from here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...say-in-uk-poll

The polling company gives more details:

Whether the Black Lives Matter movement causes racial tension or unity in the UK is debatable. On one hand, more than half (55%) of those aware of the BLM movement say the movement has increased racial tensions in the UK, and 43% feel when people say ‘Black Lives Matter’ it makes them think the lives of other races are less important.

The feeling that the BLM movement has increased racial tensions is highest amongst over 55-year olds (63%), compared to those aged between 18-34 (43%) and 35-54 (55%). Those living in Northern Ireland (64%) and Conservative voters (78% compared to 40% of Labour voters) are also groups who tend to believe the BLM movement has increased racial tensions.

On the other hand, a third (32%) believe the BLM movement has created unity between different ethnic communities, and double that proportion (66%) say the BLM movement advocates that the lives of black people are of equal importance to other people’s lives. Half (51%) believe fundamentally, the BLM movement fights for what is right, rising to 70% of ethnic minorities.

In terms of the aims of the BLM movement, 45% say the aims are reasonable and realistic, rising to 66% of ethnic minorities. Others are confused about what the BLM movement stands for (22%), and a quarter (25%) think it’s a Marxist organisation, rising to 41% of Conservative voters.

https://www.opinium.com/wp-content/u...ent-Report.pdf