If Bush vs. gore was any indication for you, you’d know that’s most likely not true.

We can agree about the historical continuity in the region. I don’t think however, that Zionism in itself is a new attempt at colonialism. The romans, crusader states and babylonians did likewise. They lacked the weapons and men however to implement it at such a scale. Montefiore has an interesting source from a scholar during the crusades whom I musst paraphrase from memory im afraid since I don’t have his book at hand: „the streets of the Armenian quarter ran knee high with blood when the crusaders came, indiscriminately killing their christian brothers.

As per my other comment:

That is not what I’m saying. The greater Jerusalem area has been in conflict for millennia. It’s shrouded in a different veil over time, but the core conflict remains over control of the Middle East, specifically access to the Mediterranean and control of the trading routes between Africa, Asia and Europe. Over the years this has become entangled with religious fanatische, but at its core, it’s the same conflict that’s been going on since people first settled the region.

Theodor Herzls ideas concerning the region are in no way new or original. He’s making basically the same argument as the church prior to the first crusade.

They are under the assumption that both sides are equally bad and want to see it all burn down I think. They don’t think much further however.

He is aware that he wouldn’t even have been born if things had turned out otherwise?

Salt and Oil would do wonders….

It really shouldn’t be so hard to hit a target this big. Are they failing on purpose?

Didn’t some guy Sherman make it really clear that it’s legal to kill people dressing and behaving like this?

I don’t know how our model of university translates to college, but we sat around a lot and talked politics. Whether it be by a river, on the balcony or in the forest. Usually with a glass of wine or some weed. Mid to late 2010s.

Germany bans stuff al the time. It’s a consequence of our history and the historic leniency towards extremist edges. Your example is debatable in it’s execution, the general thought however is not.

You always need a safe backdrop, even when hunting. If you haven’t got one, don’t shoot. 600 yards is about a tenth of what is seen as the potentially dangerous range around here. Hunting classes for obtaining a license set it in the ballpark of roughly 5km provided you’d shoot upwards in a 45° angle. Either you take precautions such as hunting stands with appropriate shooting distances, guaranteeing a safe backdrop via the ground or by having massive earth walls in the back.

What did I miss?