http://www.debbieschlussel.com/

Seems that in the past 2 decades, Cat has been riding on the hate train.

Catz

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I thought he just helped raised money for Hamas. And besides, I know Hamas might have a bad rap, but I heard they have lots of humanitarian interests too. For example:

Daycare centers for children who's mother must work because their fathers were suicide bombers.

Educational programs such as libraries for exclusive Islamic interests

Vocational training such as how to use an AK47

Construction and technical training in how to build a bomb vest

Engineering in high explosives and chemical weapons


I think we should be more open minded about Hamas.

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

We're just closed-minded, fear-mongering, intolerant, non-cultural-diversity-proficient (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)s when it comes down to it.

Cat Stevens is just like John Lennon, without the goofy glasses.

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...and Cat Stevens is just like them (this is your reasoning, one assumes), well ever since he became Yusef Islam, or near enough 'one of them', or closely approximates someone who may share a few similar beliefs as 'them', so yeah, lets kill the bastard.

Pure genius.

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If you're going to engage in fallacious reasoning, can't you at least go to the trouble to make it halfway readable?

Catz

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When mimicing idiocy one tends to strive for that idiotic tone; "halfway readable" (sic) suggests incoherence - spot-on.

But I take your point. Even garbled language employed to draw attention to the irrationality of a particular point of view should be better stated. Mea Culpa.

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I understand that you wrote this for it's humorers value even thou it at least to some extent, actually are true. Still Hamas do a lot of social work, not only for the benefit of the families of suicide bombers. People are in dire need of help and Hamas provide it. This help increase their popularity and their recruiting efforts. What is needed is alternatives, aid that is provided by organizations that has no violent agenda and are politically neutral. It is way to easy to bribe the masses in order to get their loyalty. This is global problem, and common as well.

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Friedrich Nietzsche

If we don't want him in our country. than, he does NOT come in our country. THATS IT!! Too Freaking bad!!

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)

Though I would not share completely the point of view expressed, I understand and respect your very rational perspective. For some the merest equivocation on 'support' for those who kill innocent people is a bridge too far - they can not then countenance supporting such individuals on any level, on purely moral grounds. This is a widely shared, morally rational viewpoint.

It only becomes a coherent ethical standard, however, when it is universally applied.

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