Comments by "Meh Pluribus Unum" (@pluribus_unum) on "Al Jazeera English" channel.

  1. Israel isn't the Jewish people, nor the voice of the Jewish people. Period.
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  2. Netanyahu: "Israel is at war with Hamas." Israel bombs civilians, civilian infrastructure, and non-combatants as they engage in war against Gaza -- a region full of people. If war is on Gaza -- as its being conducted by Israel -- it's not a war on Hamas. It is a war crime and the crime against humanity that is the collective punishment of a population for the actions of a tiny percentage of their population. The United States of America is an accomplice to war crimes when we arm the genocidal campaign against the Palestinians.
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  3. The invasion of Ukraine was illegal and wrong. The invasion of Iraq was illegal and wrong. The invasion of Palestinian lands was illegal and wrong. Still, it's a chillingly clear sign that the global power balance is shifting to see Russia playing the pariah role at the UN more familiar to Israel and China playing the role more familiar to the US.
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  4. I have to ask, was this "evacuation" voluntary, or mandatory? When do we get independent confirmation that this isn't displacement? "Article 49, first paragraph, of the 1949 Geneva Convention IV provides: “Individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as deportations of protected persons from occupied territory to the territory of the Occupying Power or to that of any other country, occupied or not, are prohibited, regardless of their motive.”
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  5. A beacon of truth piercing this Israeli fog of war machine.
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  6. The Kurdish people deserve more American support after all their leadership, partnership and sacrifices in the fights against ISIS, against Syria's butcher, Assad, and even against Russian mercenaries and Iranian special forces and their proxies targeting US troops in Syria and Iraq.
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  7. "You know that after initial successful advances of our armies, as soon as the war started, we encountered complications on all sections of the front. This happened because our armies could not quickly adapt to the conditions of war... Question: what in particular hampered the ability of our units to adapt to the condidions of war...? It seems to me that they were especially hampered by a psychological effect that was created by our previous campaign among the troops and officers - that it will be a walk-over. In articles and speeches it was proclaimed that our Red Army is invincible... There has never been an invincible army in history..." - Joseph Stalin on losing the Winter War "In the midst of the ongoing war against Russia, the Ukrainian authorities claim that Russian troops had brought tanks and uniforms in advance to celebrate after the complete invasion. They stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin had prepared in advance for the “victory parade“ on the central street of Kyiv, along with all branches of Moscow's armed forces."
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  8. Israel is driving the Palestinians from part of Palestine en masse again. This appears to be a second Nakba. The assertion that this is a war on Hamas and not an action targeting Palestinian civilians deserves to be challenged and scrutinized.
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  9. Genocide is not self-defense.
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  10. Around the globe, women often lead the fight for liberty and rights. Your courage and resolve are awesome!
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  11. Always remember, Brazil isn't destroying the rainforest in the Amazon, we in the cities and suburbs are. Buy value-added Amazonian products, not wood. It's the luxury condominiums and bargain wood flooring in the U.S., Europe, China, and Asia. "Very little value added products are made in the Amazon, it is a supplier of raw lumber to developed countries."
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  12. At least 10,000 migrant workers -- who are often denied all rights -- have died in preparing for FIFA since it was awarded to Qatar.
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  13. In a democracy, ethno-nationalism is the polar opposite of patriotism. Furthermore, in this modern world, ethno-nationalism in any form of government is the polar opposite of support for the nation's best interests. This is true whether we are talking about Russia, Turkey, Israel, the U.S., India, or any of the other examples.
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  14. Russia worked closely with Assad in Syria to do exactly what Israel seems to have done here.
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  15.  @thisisnotyourcountry  - Criticism of the state of Israel isn't anti-Semitism.
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  16. I see it as we need to accept that much of our research on other primates applies to us, and see from that basis that we are not inherently violent as individuals. However, we build communities and societies that end up in competition for resources. This leads to the employment of violence for political purposes.
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  17. 20% of Palestinians share your religious faith, merely in case you didn't know that fact.
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  18. When Qatar can build an arena/stadium that doesn't have a death toll, I'll congratulate them. Until then, I'll boycott the broadcasts and instead remember those who gave their lives to bring us this World Cup.
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  19. Genocide isn't self-defense.
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  20. A true libertarian isn't right or left. When you use far-right libertarian you should be using far-right corporatist . He only wants liberty for capital, not for people.
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  21. As the tally of war crimes, reports of forced labor camps, mass shootings and possible genocide mount, all nations not already allied against Russia will have to weigh the consequences of their tacit or actual support for these atrocities. The debate in Israel in particular reveals a lot about the intrinsic ideological conflicts between ethno-nationalists and liberal pluralists.
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  22. Netanyahu knows the window may be quite limited, as the election in the U.S. looms large over his decisions on timing. Israel is only prolonging this conflict by generations on all sides, not securing a more peaceful future.
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  23. Because that's not the subject of the story.
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  24. The association is pretty clear. They are ethno-nationalists who grew out of the Russian invasion and occupation of Crimea, [and] have a history of self-serving violence turned against both adversaries and civilians. They are, however, a part of Ukraine's National Guard, and as even progressive Representative Ro Khanna points out, aiding Ukraine in their fight against Russia is an effort we should continue, in defense of the right of self-determination and democratic values.
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  25. This should actually be called the law of the colonizers because it was more common among those working under a crown than those living under the canopy.
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  26. Telling, since Ukraine gave up their nuclear weapons in exchange for their territorial integrity and sovereignty. "...the Budapest Memorandum. With the entrance of Ukraine into the international order as a non-nuclear state, Russia, the U.S. and the U.K. pledged to 'respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine.'" "The memo reaffirmed their obligation to “refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine.'" "The signatories also reaffirmed their commitment to “seek immediate” UN Security Council action “to provide assistance to Ukraine … if Ukraine should become a victim of an act of aggression.” These assurances upheld obligations contained in the U.N. charter and the 1975 Helsinki Final Act."
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  27. It localizes the heat and radiates it over a longer time in that spot. That's enough to leverage the added warmth for some bit of comfort.
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  28. Special Terrorism Operation.
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  29. 4 rescued by an Israeli operation. How many killed by Israeli air strikes?
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  30. This is still a Wendy's, sir.
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  31.  @haliib1107  - The Qatari government turns a blind eye [and reaps] the benefits while maintaining a veneer of plausible deniability. Same old story of greed and power that's older than futbol.
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  32. @LuAna - The multiple reports on the construction projects done by human rights and news orgs aren't propaganda, despite what you might wish.
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  33. In other words, it took a global pandemic, a supply chain collapse, and the biggest war in Europe since Kosovo in order for inflation to get as bad as Reagan made it on his own.
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  34. Thank Putin's new inherited toy, Wagner.
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  35. There's no place for islamophobia or xenophobia. There's also no place for Qatar's sexism, homophobia and transphobia.
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  36. Meanwhile, severe childhood poverty has been cut in half in the U.S. Voting matters. Replace pro-corporate welfare politicians prescribing "austerity" for everyone else with pro-labor politicians wisely prescribing investment in the future with higher quality education policies, and who are serious about a robust social safety net.
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  37. The real story: The UK fights for survival because of Liz Truss.
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  38. Stays in place because of activist Republican judges legislating from the bench, in a breach of the constitutional separation of powers.
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  39. I'm sorry, but this is an example of unchecked privilege and unexamined bigotry.
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  40. Only one world cup too late. Sad.
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  41. Kadyrov is trying to battle Ukrainian dominance in the digital war and losing. The idea that this vicious, cruel and brutal man is doing humanitarian work is the height of lunacy.
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  42. No. No it won't. The shee[r] volume of issues confronting the protesters in 1968 simply don't exist for the protesters in 2024.
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  43. A wonderful conversation about how human society is evolving in response to what could be called the fourth greatest global communication revolution in human history. First: Written Language Second: The Printing Press Third: Worldwide Broadcasting Fourth: Viral/Infectious Media Refreshingly unfiltered and unabridged.
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  44. No, it's desperation on Putin's part.
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  45. Don't Truss it! (Never Truss it.)
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  46. They are quite comparable. If you can't condemn all wars of choice, regime change, drone assassinations, war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and conquest -- you undermine your credibility condemning any of them.
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  47.  @karmir1392  - Change up the text of your spammed message so it's less obvious you're likely wholly disingenuous.
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  48.  @zaingazi3548  - There's nothing pro-American or anti-Iranian in stating a fact about human history.
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  49. At least he kept his pants on for this interview. Ask him about Epstein and his part in the Trump coup plot.
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  50. If Qatar wants to repair its reputation damage, it should reform its migrant worker conditions and lead the effort to reform migrant worker conditions worldwide. They will not repair their reputation damage by producing more crass and insulting PR videos like this one.
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