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Huh, my ‘whataboutism’? Could you kindly elaborate?

Both chants happened at the same time and same place, unless I’m mistaken? And surely the targeted death and rape threats are extremely grave, no? Yet you chose to overlook them?

‘The pro-Israel demonstrators chanted “death to Palestine,” “we love ICE” and expletive-laced slogans about Mr. Mamdani. They also threatened to rape or kill individual people in and around the crowd of protesters, including a journalist.’

Wow! Is it legal to issue rape and death threats in the US?

Wow! It’s beginning to look like a War on Justice.

The calculator revolutionised the way maths was taught. People lost the ability to do mental arithmetic. AI could very likely have a similar effect in terms of critical reasoning.

Agree. Well put!

His guiding ethos is whether he’ll look good on TV.

Thanks, Katia!

Through these Machiavellian manoeuvres, Israel is granted total impunity to persecute the Palestinians unimpeded.

This tactic has been working smoothly for decades, intimidating would-be critics of Israel. Has Israel’s full-scale genocide finally broken the spell?

On the other hand, we are told anyone holding Israel to account is an antisemite, because they don’t spend the same energy on holding North Korea to account.

Am not making any sweeping statements, Nick. Simply offering my observation. I’ve had it happen to me countless times and wish people would refrain from making baseless assumptions. That’s all.