In Any War Between The Civilized Man ....

[Dr Strangelove]

"In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad."

Advertisements bearing that message have been in place in San Francisco for a few weeks, and will soon appear in New York City. A suit has been filed to force the Washington, DC transit system to post them.

Hmmmm....... Sounds like naked colonial imperialism to me.

[Kidlicious]

But we need the right to free speech so that people can be free.

[Hauldren Collider]

How is it imperialism? Israel is not an empire. Or a colony, for that matter.

[Elok]

In any argument in modern society, the dominant voices will be shouting idiots.

[Kidlicious]

How is it imperialism? Israel is not an empire. Or a colony, for that matter.

You probably won't get it.

[giblets]

How is it imperialism? Israel is not an empire. Or a colony, for that matter.

The notion of civilized men and savages is reminiscent of 19th century imperialism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilizing_mission

[regexcellent]

However politically incorrect it may seem now, the notion that random tribes in New Guinea were (and remain!) less civilized than, say, Western Europe, wasn't wrong.

The notion that Israel is more civilized than the Arab world in general also isn't wrong.

[Ben Kenobi]

Here's a simple key.

Lobbing rockets into civilians = uncivilized.

Not lobbing rockets into civilians = civilized.

[Tuberski]

So, America's uncivilized?

ACK!

[Dr Strangelove]

Here's a simple key.

Lobbing rockets into civilians = uncivilized.

Not lobbing rockets into civilians = civilized.

Where does claiming already owned and occupied land as one's own then moving the inhabitants off of it by force fit into your scheme?

[Ben Kenobi]

Where does claiming already owned and occupied land as one's own then moving the inhabitants off of it by force fit into your scheme?

So Islam was there first?

[Ben Kenobi]

So, America's uncivilized?

Where is America lobbing rockets into civilians?

[Guynemer]

Where is America lobbing rockets into civilians?

Not sure if serious.

[Dr Strangelove]

However politically incorrect it may seem now, the notion that random tribes in New Guinea were (and remain!) less civilized than, say, Western Europe, wasn't wrong.

The notion that Israel is more civilized than the Arab world in general also isn't wrong.

So you're saying that if the UK, France, Gremany, etc. just decided that it wanted to annex New Guinea and dump the natives into the sea that would be OK?

Hmmmmm.......... You know I seem to recall some country in Europe that made the same claim, i.e., savagery, about Jews some 70 years ago. They made the same claim about the Poles, the Czecks, the Russians.

Yes, it was about time for Godwin to show up, but you have to admit the subject of this thread just begged for it.

[Dr Strangelove]

Not sure if serious.

Guy, drones are technically not rockets, they're either jets or propeller driven.