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27. "Creative Destruction" .... Schumpeter, as realized in "Trump Gaza"

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Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:38 AM

Jul 30

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John Stewart - "I know what I'm seeing in Gaza, [View all] womanofthehills Jul 30 OP

Within the next six weeks tens of thousands will die of starvation in Gaza Prairie Gates Jul 30 #1

Don't they remember their own Holocaust? Evolve Dammit Jul 30 #64

what about, what about, WHAT ABOUT! Skittles Jul 30 #93

They like to say "never forget." Intractable Jul 30 #98

They? sarisataka Jul 30 #99

It is important to understand that Israel does not represent Jews and Jews aren't responsible for Israel. David__77 Jul 30 #102

Is that is a very important point sarisataka Jul 30 #103

Israelis are responsible for it and all who support the Israeli government. erodriguez Jul 31 #118

This is your concern, in this moment? vanlassie Jul 30 #106

Assigning collective guilt to an entire people over the actions of a county. Yes, that is a concern to me. sarisataka Jul 30 #109

Do you think you might be protesting too much? vanlassie Jul 30 #112

No, I simply have the ability to see multiple perspectives sarisataka Jul 31 #114

The people of Gaza Bettie Jul 30 #2

And why aren't the IDF using tear gas, rubber bullets and/or flash bangs speak easy Jul 30 #6

They prefer the green-tipped bullets used to pierce ARMOUR. AloeVera Jul 30 #82

Armor piercing bullets have black tips sarisataka Jul 30 #84

Why isn't anyone I know of asking questions about crowd control? speak easy Jul 30 #85

"It's a game to some people" PatSeg Jul 30 #21

Since Israel's mass starvation campaign, I have seen many more comments questioning Israel's legitimacy. Lonestarblue Jul 30 #3

When has Israel executed prisoners? Pompoy Jul 30 #12

You may want to look at the current events.... FHRRK Jul 30 #30

You are confused. Pompoy Jul 30 #50

LOL FHRRK Jul 30 #70

Is killing prisoners a red line? Random Boomer Jul 30 #39

You people are out of control with the Israel bashing, making up stuff, get real, yes there is a difference Pompoy Jul 30 #49

Really seriously over 59,000 gazans have been killed oldmanlynn Jul 30 #68

What? angrychair Jul 30 #96

'You people'? Really? Just wow. Celerity Aug 2 #141

They literally tortured and raped Palestinian Dr Adnan Al-Bursh to death last May nt Rob H. Jul 30 #61

Israel is killing prisoners before they even become prisoners oldmanlynn Jul 30 #67

Ah, it's Israel who is evil, not the Palestinians who hide among the women and children while firing rockets etc. Pompoy Jul 30 #76

What are they fighting for? OrangeJoe Jul 31 #116

Lol, Hamas is the reason Israel hasn't driven the Palestinians into open air prison camps? Pompoy Jul 31 #120

You tell me OrangeJoe Jul 31 #123

Then much more aid will be possible to be delivered. And of course reconstruction Pompoy Aug 1 #124

Your analysis is backwards OrangeJoe Aug 1 #131

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And thanks for proving that you thought the Israelis were the bad guys even before this assault on Gaza Pompoy Aug 1 #134

I agree with you OrangeJoe Aug 2 #138

The IDF executes starving Palestinians seeking food aid. brush Jul 30 #108

Executes? Get real. Pompoy Aug 1 #125

I guess 'kill' works better for you and the pariah state? brush Aug 1 #126

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You're kind of uninformed. Guess you haven't heard that the ICC has issued an arrest warant for... brush Aug 1 #130

Lol, have they issued any arrest warrants for the Hamas? Pompoy Aug 1 #132

Yes Emile Aug 2 #139

Of course. The terrorists should all be eliminated. brush Aug 2 #143

The use of 'executes' is appropriate giving the deliberate targeting and killing of aid seekers by the IDF. It's wanton Celerity Aug 2 #140

It was always about ethnically cleansing Gaza. AloeVera Jul 30 #16

classic case of Holocaust Inversion cadoman Jul 30 #4

Mandy Patinkin too? AloeVera Jul 30 #5

did Mandy Patinkin condemn the actions of Hamas that passionately? cadoman Jul 30 #8

All lives matter equally. N/T AloeVera Jul 30 #9

and you should know that rhetorical ruse was created to diminish Black Lives Matter cadoman Jul 30 #11

Unequal lives... AloeVera Jul 30 #18

Do you suppose it's occurred to Bibi iemanja Jul 30 #54

He chose what he thought was the lesser of two evils. AloeVera Jul 30 #65

You mean except Palestinians iemanja Jul 30 #53

Unscathed? This is sad. No one is unscathed. vanlassie Jul 30 #107

How long are Bibi's cheerleaders going to play that card? Orrex Jul 30 #15

+1. Pretty soon when people hear Holocaust, they will think Gaza. dalton99a Jul 30 #29

I'm guessing his number is the Palestinian populations of Bettie Jul 30 #81

Wonderful to see this superb reply get 44 recs. Celerity Aug 2 #142

Are those questions intended to justify killing 50x more, plus mass starvation? Martin Eden Jul 30 #19

What rational person did not condemn the atrocities of 10/7? PatSeg Jul 30 #22

Mandy Patinkin didn't, apparently cadoman Jul 30 #23

Then let Bibi starve Mandy Patinkin FFS Orrex Jul 30 #33

The UN General Assembly still has not condemned Hamas's genocidal Oct. 7 rape-torture-murder spree. lapucelle Jul 30 #74

That attack was horrific. NH Ethylene Jul 30 #25

I believe in science and mathematics. mjvpi Jul 30 #43

So your math doesn't differentiate between the deaths of a Hamas fighter and a young woman at a concert? Mosby Jul 30 #44

Did you read my whole post?All lives are sacred. My math was sarcastic mjvpi Jul 30 #45

The hard core on both sides believe in traditional values, An Eye for an Eye. True? or not true? Yoyoyo77 Jul 30 #62

Not true at all, you are very misinformed about Judaic law. Mosby Jul 30 #91

Off by a factor of 10. Crunchy Frog Jul 30 #46

Perfectly said. The people with power have failed. thought crime Jul 30 #71

He says in the video that he dearly caes about Israel. I would say that would be a yes. mjvpi Jul 30 #41

No one has forgotten that Politicub Jul 30 #42

So you seem to agree it is a Holocaust? IbogaProject Jul 30 #7

armed conflict is horrible, but holocaust is an intention to decimate a people cadoman Jul 30 #10

"The people of Israel bear no ill will towards the people of Palestine." AloeVera Jul 30 #32

The Settlers are just as vicious protecting their stolen property..they have been building settlements Deuxcents Jul 31 #115

Survey says OrangeJoe Jul 31 #117

That's a distraction at best EdmondDantes_ Jul 30 #13

no distraction, the fact is you are tokenizing John and claiming that you are being silenced cadoman Jul 30 #20

I'm not being silenced, nor am I claiming such EdmondDantes_ Jul 30 #26

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It's called humanity iemanja Jul 30 #52

So "Holocaust Inversion" doesn't have to involve mentioning the Holocaust, Nazis, or WW2, according to you muriel_volestrangler Jul 30 #69

Netanyahu has achieved the unthinkable. SalamanderSleeps Jul 30 #97

not me, it is Hamas that devalues Palestinian life cadoman Jul 30 #73

Novelist David Grossman says Israeli is committing 'genocide' in Gaza, joining a rising chorus womanofthehills Aug 2 #144

Nice to see this malaise Jul 30 #14

Geez, if only he hadn't spent so much time bashing Democrats.... NT Happy Hoosier Jul 30 #17

Using the "logic" by some, 3825-87867 Jul 30 #24

People forget that "eye for an eye" is supposed to be proportional. haele Jul 30 #35

" I'll hit back a hundred times harder" - Trump. Nt AloeVera Jul 30 #38

Israel newspapers listed names & ages of those killed Oct 7 womanofthehills Jul 30 #79

"Creative Destruction" .... Schumpeter, as realized in "Trump Gaza" usonian Jul 30 #27

Israel needs to get its act together... highnooner Jul 30 #28

The problem with that Mossfern Jul 30 #31

How does Hamas every man woman and child in Gaza? Do you really believe they all believe the exalt same thing. Yoyoyo77 Jul 30 #63

How does Hamas every man, woman child etc. Yoyoyo77 Jul 30 #66

Of couse not! Mossfern Jul 30 #72

Israel has been taken over by Far Right extremists Johnny2X2X Jul 30 #34

"Risk the Jewish state by speaking out"? AloeVera Jul 30 #36

Understand your point highnooner Jul 30 #37

While I agree Hamas doesn't have the best interest of Palestinians in mind EdmondDantes_ Jul 30 #55

No cause justifies the deaths of innocent people. Albert Camus Ping Tung Jul 30 #40

Well spoken. Scruffy1 Jul 30 #100

Well said Scruffy1 Jul 30 #101

"Breaking Points" interview of sen Slotkin womanofthehills Jul 30 #47

why is Israel the only country that has to apologize for a war it did not start. jg10003 Jul 30 #51

Because it's the one starving 2 million people to death iemanja Jul 30 #56

Gaza was an autonomous self-governing area. jg10003 Jul 30 #58

I blame the country whose stated policy is to eliminate all Palestinians iemanja Jul 30 #59

where is this stated policy? jg10003 Jul 30 #77

Here iemanja Jul 30 #90

How about it being a way to have an alternative to Hamas? Pompoy Jul 31 #121

Sounds good to me iemanja Jul 31 #122

Stated policy? Where do you get your news from? Pompoy Jul 30 #78

See this link iemanja Jul 30 #88

The demand is not for an "apology" Martin Eden Jul 30 #60

Never before has the world watched the killing & maiming of thousands of kids on their phones womanofthehills Jul 30 #75

I read here all the excuses for why that boy must suffer... AloeVera Jul 30 #89

By international concensus and the UN, Gaza was still considered occupied. AloeVera Jul 30 #80

Israel murders , steals and harasses Palestinians constantly on the West Bank questionseverything Jul 30 #86

Proportion and war crimes womanofthehills Aug 1 #127

According to BBC today , IDF likes shooting little kids in the head and chest womanofthehills Aug 1 #136

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If people angrychair Jul 30 #83

Save some hate for Hamas. Pompoy Jul 30 #94

What does that have to do with anything? angrychair Jul 30 #95

THEY'RE STARVING. vanlassie Jul 30 #110

Where've you been, Jon? choie Jul 30 #87

Blaming Biden for being too old, last I checked. W_HAMILTON Jul 30 #104

Exactly. choie Jul 30 #105

he gets it Skittles Jul 30 #92

I guess he's antisemitic now. Iggo Jul 30 #111

Jon Steward would have made a wise Rabbi. He is so well reasoned (and researched) in his opinions. ... marble falls Jul 31 #113

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That's an excellent article. Forward always gets it right. Thanks for the link vanessa_ca Aug 1 #135

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We back to liking Stewart again? Didnt get the memo. nt LexVegas Aug 1 #128