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You quoted someone who has been quoted saying that rape is a legitimate weapon of war. You have refused to denounce what he said. I gave you credit for being logical in your explanation not denouncing it.
And many protesters have claimed that Hamas’s actions on Oct 7th (rape, sssh don’t tell anyone) were justified. Of course, you haven’t mentioned that but dig up a quote from who knows when only tangentially related to my link.
I wasn’t aware that the author had ever said that, but again that wasn’t mentioned in my link, which leads me to wonder if you researched the author in some sort of attempt to discredit my post, yet another ad hominem attack, this one on someone none of us had heard of until 24 hours ago.

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Folks, read the following closely. You have to be sure a location is used exclusively for combat before targeting it. Second paragraph.
This is essentially saying that Israel has no right to defend itself against an enemy who uses the tactics of Hamas. The anti Israel brigade state that she has the right to defend herself if the enemy uses conventional methods of warfare. Unfortunately, this doesn’t apply to the enemy facing Israel so it’s irrelevant to this conflict.
Since Hamas embeds mainly in schools, hospitals, apt buildings, etc.
Hamas can always ensure that there are a few patients or medical supplies in a hospital, some books or a chalkboard still hanging in an abandoned school. Apt buildings obviously still serve some non military purpose, rendering them inviolate accg to said law.
If Israel followed intl law to the letter, Hamas would be undamaged after Oct 7th. Of course this is the quiet part not often said out loud. This is precisely the aim of most of the anti- Israel protesters, for Hamas to remain potent and capable of more Oct 7. Not accusing anyone on this board of such sinister intent.

As Mac referenced earlier, the Idf would basically be reduced to Elmer Fudd walking aimlessly around Gaza: “ Come out, come out wherever you are”. No country should be expected to fight a war this way.
International law exists for, among other things, to regulate tactics that are acceptable to use in war. It includes war. The world disagrees that anything goes.

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I thought it was obvious that “rape is bad”, which causes the moral conundrum involved in your scenario.
If rape weren’t morally repugnant, then there’d be no complexity. You would threaten it without reservation if there were even the possibility that it might save lives from a suicide bombing. As gotcha questions go, this one was more or less toothless.
You quoted someone who has been quoted saying that rape is a legitimate weapon of war. I did so to demonstrate why he should not be considered as credible a source as you wanted him to be when you cited him. This is a very basic tactic lawyers use all the time to cast doubt about an expert's trustworthiness. You have refused to denounce what he said. I gave you credit for being logical in your explanation not denouncing it.

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Nice try. One of your clever moves is pulling the Ol correct the poster for their spelling or grammar. Your other endearing quality is to lay low for a while. This usually happens after you’ve gotten your ass handed to you. You’ll then pounce on a sentence someone uses in their post. This is your other go to.

Both are attempts to get others sidetracked. You’ve done this for years.
The thread contains my receipts. I responded to @GhostOf301 about vocab. I responded to you about Israel.

Off-season thoughts

Whoever we do or don't get, I think it'll come down to how Foster plays. Of all the positions, our weakest link right now looks to be guard play
We have Foster, Cayden, Evans and Harris . If Duke gets a pg it will be for practice unless a late name pops up . All signs are pointing to Duke looking at the sf spots with Coward and possibly Sarr.

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I thought it was obvious that “rape is bad”, which causes the moral conundrum involved in your scenario.
If rape weren’t morally repugnant, then there’d be no complexity. You would threaten it without reservation if there were even the possibility that it might save lives from a suicide bombing. As gotcha questions go, this one was more or less toothless.
That’s what I’m getting at with ol @Dattier. He says some off the wall stuff, then goes to his playbook, and we all know what he does there.
Which is intentional and childish comebacks of obvious misspelled words. Or something totally irrelevant to the issue.
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I’ve said before, having militants near civilians doesn’t erase Israel’s legal responsibility to tell the difference between military and civilian targets. The Geneva Conventions are clear: knowingly hitting civilians, even if militants are nearby, is still a violation of the laws of war. Using Hamas’s tactics to excuse bombing entire neighborhoods just doesn’t line up with the standards the world’s been trying to hold for decades.

Same goes for hospitals and refugee camps. Under international law, you have to be sure a place is being used exclusively for combat before targeting it, and you have to weigh the risk to civilians. Just saying Hamas might be nearby isn’t enough. There have been strikes on hospitals and camps without real proof they were active military sites, and that matters.

Comparing what’s happening to the violence between Hindus and Muslims in India really misses the point. Those conflicts are driven by a mess of politics, history, and nationalism—not just religion. Simplifying it down to “it’s about faith” ignores reality. History’s pretty clear: wiping out civilians doesn’t bring peace; it just keeps the cycle of extremism going.

I criticized you because your comments about Muslims didn’t meet the level of serious debate we usually have. I’ve been consistent every time we’ve talked—I’ve called out Hamas clearly and directly. I’m pointing it out because I know you’re capable of better conversations than that.


Islam is a religion, not a race, but using sweeping generalizations to condemn over a billion people crosses into dangerous territory. Criticizing extremists is legitimate; collapsing an entire faith into a stereotype is not. Dehumanization by category has never led to serious solutions—only more division.

Extremism should be called out wherever it appears, but precision matters. Broad claims about entire religious groups undermine any serious discussion and weaken legitimate criticism by blurring fact and bias.

If the goal is accountability, it has to be rooted in facts and actions, not assumptions about people’s faith.
Folks, read the following closely. You have to be sure a location is used exclusively for combat before targeting it. Second paragraph.
This is essentially saying that Israel has no right to defend itself against an enemy who uses the tactics of Hamas. The anti Israel brigade state that she has the right to defend herself if the enemy uses conventional methods of warfare. Unfortunately, this doesn’t apply to the enemy facing Israel so it’s irrelevant to this conflict.
Since Hamas embeds mainly in schools, hospitals, apt buildings, etc.
Hamas can always ensure that there are a few patients or medical supplies in a hospital, some books or a chalkboard still hanging in an abandoned school. Apt buildings obviously still serve some non military purpose, rendering them inviolate accg to said law.
If Israel followed intl law to the letter, Hamas would be undamaged after Oct 7th. Of course this is the quiet part not often said out loud. This is precisely the aim of most of the anti- Israel protesters, for Hamas to remain potent and capable of more Oct 7. Not accusing anyone on this board of such sinister intent.

As Mac referenced earlier, the Idf would basically be reduced to Elmer Fudd walking aimlessly around Gaza: “ Come out, come out wherever you are”. No country should be expected to fight a war this way.
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Movies, TV shows you are watching.

In Dreams 1999
Looked great on paper; a horror/thriller movie with a great cast and Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) directing. It starts out promising and then falls apart into a complete disaster. Annette Benning is good as a mother who loses her daughter to a serial killer. Her and the serial killer have a psychic connection and share dreams. Benning is a good actress but she goes so over the top here(as does Robert Downey Jr. as the killer) that I was laughing out loud at parts. Aiden Quinn plays the husband who does not understand. It goes so far off the rails in the third act. Stephen Rea very unsuccessfully attempts a Boston accent.
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Gonna be a long 45 months We best buckle up. The media’s learned nothing from Nov 5 and they’re gonna double down on their TDS before they ride off into the sunset of irrelevance They chose the wrong things to hyperventilate about ( Russia hoax, Jan6, Ukraine impeachment) and no one takes them seriously anymore Even Stewart and Maddow can’t be bothered to work more than one day a week these days. Just going through the old motions

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Thinking average basketball fans on a message board have the solution to extremely complicated geopolitical issues is just dumb. It's a sign of how truly and extremely humble I am that I will not put forth a proposed solution.

Just say rape is bad, m'kay?
I thought it was obvious that “rape is bad”, which causes the moral conundrum involved in your scenario.
If rape weren’t morally repugnant, then there’d be no complexity. You would threaten it without reservation if there were even the possibility that it might save lives from a suicide bombing. As gotcha questions go, this one was more or less toothless.
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Off-season thoughts

Risk with Coward is he stays in the draft. Duke really needs an impact 3
For sure need a major transfer to come in and be instant impact. As of right now, roster is good, but not great. If the season were to start tomorrow, today’s roster is ranked 12-15 range. Solid, but underwhelming. I’m sure Jon has it all lined up behind closed doors.

Maluach is still a story

Google lied to me ha
Idk we lost a lot. 5 starters. I am glad we got guys back though but we did just lose 5 guys who will be drafted. We also lost Henderson. We need a few more guys. Foster and Evans may become consistent, but they were not this past year. Evans should break out but needs to work on shot selection. Thrilled he is back. Brown could not stay healthy. I have no idea about Harris. Pat will be very good.
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