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Antifar
07/24/17 9:38:55 PM
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@Transcendentia Saw that your topic got closed, and I'm bored so I figured I'd answer your questions.

(for those dropping in: https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/400-current-events/75596757?page=5)

How come you were dishonest with your quote, by the way? When you posted their platform. You quoted just a little sentence without sharing the entire block. If anything, the anti-Israel position they have is more leftist than it is right.


I don't think I was being dishonest with what I cited, which was this: https://www.tradworker.org/platform/
The organized Jewish community’s record of deceit, duplicity, and double-standards in lobbying against American interests within the American political system is unmatched.


Not all opposition to Israel is anti-semitic; I singled out this sentence because it clearly is, in my view. The idea that Jews are outsiders within their countries, working to undermine them, is a longstanding anti-Semitic trope. It goes back to before Nazi Germany, I'm sure, but it would not have been out of place there. In a discussion about whether these folks are Nazis, this was, I felt, the most compelling evidence.

Opposition to Israel is very common on the left generally owing to solidarity with the Palestinean people. There are, yes, anti-Semites on the left, but to the extent that the Left is a coherent entity, it is anti-Zionist because it views Israel as a state of settlers, who have occupied Palestinean land and forced them to live as second-class citizens under a state that regularly violates their human rights. The TWP's platform makes no mention of Palestine; its opposition to Israel is rooted in American nationalism, not leftism.

I also considered citing this bit:
The State of Israel has a large and powerful Jewish population in America, many of whom are more loyal to Israel than they are to America.


Again, the idea of Jews as unloyal traitors is here, and I cannot agree with that, even if, for other reasons, I would tend to support US policies that are less favorable to Israel.


The entire block is certainly not a conservative position by any means.


That's because they aren't conservatives! They're nationalists. Alt-righters. There are areas of overlap between the ideologies, but they have different names in part because they are different things. This is one area of disagreement. (It's not even something nationalists all agree on! Some are quite happy with the idea of Jews having a state to call their own, much as they want whites to, or they support Israel as a common ally against Muslims and the Arab world, though they have issues with Jews too.) Conservatives in the US, for the most part (and many Liberals), are staunch supporters of Israel.
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 9:43:46 PM
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then you folks on the left should stop calling conservatives members of the alt right just because they're conservatives
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Antifar
07/24/17 9:44:40 PM
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Transcendentia posted...
then you folks on the left should stop calling conservatives members of the alt right just because they're conservatives

I can agree with that, yes, but I think that a lot of time people being given that label deserve it and claim it for themselves.
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Mandasnake
07/24/17 9:45:07 PM
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the alt-right is a boogeyman. its mostly just a bunch of nerds on 4chan and shit.

the left love making a giant boogeyman out of a tiny group of people. remember how feminists throw MRA accusations like no tomorrow?

inb4 covxy says i have no self awareness or something.
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 9:46:39 PM
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Antifar posted...
Transcendentia posted...
then you folks on the left should stop calling conservatives members of the alt right just because they're conservatives

I can agree with that, yes, but I think that a lot of time people being given that label deserve it and claim it for themselves.


how many of the leftists in my locked topic do you agree with? for example, do you agree with gunplagirl's tactic of labeling conservatives nazis or nazi apologists? because the point in that topic was that people are applying labels without any consistency or caution.
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UncleBourbon33
07/24/17 9:47:36 PM
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Antifar posted...
it is anti-Zionist because it views Israel as a state of settlers, who have occupied Palestinean land and forced them to live as second-class citizens under a state that regularly violates their human rights.

This is a wrong view though
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 9:48:27 PM
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UncleBourbon33 posted...
Antifar posted...
it is anti-Zionist because it views Israel as a state of settlers, who have occupied Palestinean land and forced them to live as second-class citizens under a state that regularly violates their human rights.

This is a wrong view though


yeah but it's a waste of time to try to argue against the left's anti semitism here
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-GalacticBass-
07/24/17 9:51:36 PM
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:O
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 9:52:40 PM
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-GalacticBass- posted...
:O


omggeehhh GalacticBass sighting

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-GalacticBass-
07/24/17 9:55:05 PM
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Transcendentia posted...
-GalacticBass- posted...
:O


omggeehhh GalacticBass sighting

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Transcendentia
07/24/17 9:55:41 PM
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-GalacticBass- posted...
Transcendentia posted...
-GalacticBass- posted...
:O


omggeehhh GalacticBass sighting

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*throws a master ball at your master ball*


*my master ball catches you first, effectively sealing you inside of two master balls*
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Dragonblade01
07/24/17 9:55:59 PM
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How about we just, I don't know, stop envisioning the opposing half of the political spectrum as some villainous caricature?
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Samurontai
07/24/17 9:56:24 PM
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Transcendentia posted...
UncleBourbon33 posted...
Antifar posted...
it is anti-Zionist because it views Israel as a state of settlers, who have occupied Palestinean land and forced them to live as second-class citizens under a state that regularly violates their human rights.

This is a wrong view though


yeah but it's a waste of time to try to argue against the left's anti semitism here


Lol

Are you one of those people who sees any bad talk about Israel as anti semetic?
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 9:57:56 PM
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Dragonblade01 posted...
How about we just, I don't know, stop envisioning the opposing half of the political spectrum as some villainous caricature?


great idea!
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-GalacticBass-
07/24/17 9:58:09 PM
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Transcendentia posted...
-GalacticBass- posted...
Transcendentia posted...
-GalacticBass- posted...
:O


omggeehhh GalacticBass sighting

*throws master ball*


*throws a master ball at your master ball*


*my master ball catches you first, effectively sealing you inside of two master balls*


*farts inside master ball and deeply regrets it*
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Samurontai
07/24/17 9:58:16 PM
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Dragonblade01 posted...
How about we just, I don't know, stop envisioning the opposing half of the political spectrum as some villainous caricature?


Idk, when people like Trump get elected, and then the opposing half of the political spectrum basically bows down to him even though he's doing a bunch of ridiculously stupid shit, and is trying his hardest to leave 20 million people without healthcare, it's hard to look at them and go "Yeah these guys aren't really evil at all"
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 9:59:14 PM
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-GalacticBass- posted...
Transcendentia posted...
-GalacticBass- posted...
Transcendentia posted...
-GalacticBass- posted...
:O


omggeehhh GalacticBass sighting

*throws master ball*


*throws a master ball at your master ball*


*my master ball catches you first, effectively sealing you inside of two master balls*


*farts inside master ball and deeply regrets it*


*fart is sealed for the next millennia because of being in a master ball inside a master ball*
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 9:59:21 PM
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Samurontai posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
How about we just, I don't know, stop envisioning the opposing half of the political spectrum as some villainous caricature?


Idk, when people like Trump get elected, and then the opposing half of the political spectrum basically bows down to him even though he's doing a bunch of ridiculously stupid shit, and is trying his hardest to leave 20 million people without healthcare, it's hard to look at them and go "Yeah these guys aren't really evil at all"


see? @Antifar
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Dragonblade01
07/24/17 10:00:43 PM
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Samurontai posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
How about we just, I don't know, stop envisioning the opposing half of the political spectrum as some villainous caricature?


Idk, when people like Trump get elected, and then the opposing half of the political spectrum basically bows down to him even though he's doing a bunch of ridiculously stupid shit, and is trying his hardest to leave 20 million people without healthcare, it's hard to look at them and go "Yeah these guys aren't really evil at all"

I think it's pretty easy to look at them and think that as long as you understand the social and political climate that lead up to the election.
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-GalacticBass-
07/24/17 10:00:50 PM
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Samurontai posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
How about we just, I don't know, stop envisioning the opposing half of the political spectrum as some villainous caricature?


Idk, when people like Trump get elected, and then the opposing half of the political spectrum basically bows down to him even though he's doing a bunch of ridiculously stupid shit, and is trying his hardest to leave 20 million people without healthcare, it's hard to look at them and go "Yeah these guys aren't really evil at all"


You do you know that no one is losing their healthcare right?
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 10:01:16 PM
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Dragonblade01 posted...
Samurontai posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
How about we just, I don't know, stop envisioning the opposing half of the political spectrum as some villainous caricature?


Idk, when people like Trump get elected, and then the opposing half of the political spectrum basically bows down to him even though he's doing a bunch of ridiculously stupid shit, and is trying his hardest to leave 20 million people without healthcare, it's hard to look at them and go "Yeah these guys aren't really evil at all"

I think it's pretty easy to look at them and think that as long as you understand the social and political climate that lead up to the election.


omg nazi apologist!!11111
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BLAKUboy
07/24/17 10:02:31 PM
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-GalacticBass- posted...
You do you know that no one is losing their healthcare right?

Only because Trumpcare is dead. They're still trying to prop it up with a stick though.
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Antifar
07/24/17 10:02:36 PM
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Transcendentia posted...
see? @Antifar

Where is he wrong, though? Republicans have spent the past six months going along with a guy who can't speak sentences, and their agenda would push millions off of health insurance. I disagree with him in the idea that that is Trump's agenda; it's just republican orthodoxy.
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Samurontai
07/24/17 10:03:37 PM
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-GalacticBass- posted...
Samurontai posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
How about we just, I don't know, stop envisioning the opposing half of the political spectrum as some villainous caricature?


Idk, when people like Trump get elected, and then the opposing half of the political spectrum basically bows down to him even though he's doing a bunch of ridiculously stupid shit, and is trying his hardest to leave 20 million people without healthcare, it's hard to look at them and go "Yeah these guys aren't really evil at all"


You do you know that no one is losing their healthcare right?


They'd lose coverage, you knew what I meant. If semantics are your best defense I'd just go ahead and take the L and stop posting lol


Dragonblade01 posted...
Samurontai posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
How about we just, I don't know, stop envisioning the opposing half of the political spectrum as some villainous caricature?


Idk, when people like Trump get elected, and then the opposing half of the political spectrum basically bows down to him even though he's doing a bunch of ridiculously stupid shit, and is trying his hardest to leave 20 million people without healthcare, it's hard to look at them and go "Yeah these guys aren't really evil at all"

I think it's pretty easy to look at them and think that as long as you understand the social and political climate that lead up to the election.


Fair enough
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 10:04:03 PM
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Antifar posted...
Transcendentia posted...
see? @Antifar

Where is he wrong, though? Republicans have spent the past six months going along with a guy who can't speak sentences, and their agenda would push millions off of health insurance. I disagree with him in the idea that that is Trump's agenda; it's just republican orthodoxy.


lmao well then you made this topic for nothing
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AlternativeFAQS
07/24/17 10:04:57 PM
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fuck israel
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SomeLikeItHoth
07/24/17 10:05:15 PM
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Why is Antifar always so triggered?
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Samurontai
07/24/17 10:05:34 PM
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Has @Transcendentia even made a post itt with any substance or is he just s shameless shit poster like that johnlennon dude?

It's a pretty bad gimmick tbh
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Samurontai
07/24/17 10:05:43 PM
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Antifar
07/24/17 10:06:09 PM
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Transcendentia posted...
lmao well then you made this topic for nothing

I guess so. No different from all the rest, in that department.
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SomeLikeItHoth
07/24/17 10:06:37 PM
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Samurontai posted...
Has @Transcendentia even made a post itt with any substance or is he just s shameless shit poster like that johnlennon dude?

It's a pretty bad gimmick tbh

Would you prefer he enter meltdown mode and start writing a few essays ala yourself and TC?
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 10:08:15 PM
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how long until samurontai and mr_lightbulb accuse conservatives of being anti semites
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-GalacticBass-
07/24/17 10:11:19 PM
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Proudclad hath laid down the smack again.
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Samurontai
07/24/17 10:11:27 PM
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Transcendentia posted...
how long until samurontai and mr_lightbulb accuse conservatives of being anti semites


That... doesn't even make any sense

Like what

Conservatives are borderline zionists lmao
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 10:11:58 PM
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Samurontai posted...
Transcendentia posted...
how long until samurontai and mr_lightbulb accuse conservatives of being anti semites


That... doesn't even make any sense

Like what

Conservatives are borderline zionists lmao


wait a second so are conservatives nazis? or zionists?

wat da fuck
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Samurontai
07/24/17 10:12:29 PM
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Transcendentia posted...
Samurontai posted...
Transcendentia posted...
how long until samurontai and mr_lightbulb accuse conservatives of being anti semites


That... doesn't even make any sense

Like what

Conservatives are borderline zionists lmao


wait a second so are conservatives nazis? or zionists?

wat da fuck


Idk, I've never called them either of those things?

Tf are you on?
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 10:13:23 PM
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> "Idk, I've never called them either of those things?"
> "Conservatives are borderline zionists lmao"
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AlternativeFAQS
07/24/17 10:18:00 PM
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Transcendentia posted...
Samurontai posted...
Transcendentia posted...
how long until samurontai and mr_lightbulb accuse conservatives of being anti semites


That... doesn't even make any sense

Like what

Conservatives are borderline zionists lmao


wait a second so are conservatives nazis? or zionists?

wat da fuck

depends on the generation
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SSJ-JohnLennon
07/24/17 10:18:47 PM
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
Samurontai posted...
Has @Transcendentia even made a post itt with any substance or is he just s shameless shit poster like that johnlennon dude?

It's a pretty bad gimmick tbh

Would you prefer he enter meltdown mode and start writing a few essays ala yourself and TC?
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 10:20:49 PM
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AlternativeFAQS posted...
Transcendentia posted...
Samurontai posted...
Transcendentia posted...
how long until samurontai and mr_lightbulb accuse conservatives of being anti semites


That... doesn't even make any sense

Like what

Conservatives are borderline zionists lmao


wait a second so are conservatives nazis? or zionists?

wat da fuck

depends on the generation


lmao
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Samurontai
07/24/17 10:20:58 PM
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Transcendentia posted...
> "Idk, I've never called them either of those things?"
> "Conservatives are borderline zionists lmao"


So... you don't know what borderline means? Are you a Trump supporter by chance?
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Dragonblade01
07/24/17 10:21:36 PM
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To my understanding, at least in the United States, conservatism itself doesn't hold Zionism as a part of its ideological framework. Rather, it stems from conservatism's correlation with the Christian religion, among which Zionism may play a role.
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 10:22:20 PM
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Dragonblade01 posted...
To my understanding, at least in the United States, conservatism itself doesn't hold Zionism as a part of its ideological framework. Rather, it stems from conservatism's correlation with the Christian religion, among which Zionism may play a role.


yeah, but CE's leftists tend to call those conservatives Nazis lmao. like how the fuck does that even make sense
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Samurontai
07/24/17 10:22:57 PM
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Dragonblade01 posted...
To my understanding, at least in the United States, conservatism itself doesn't hold Zionism as a part of its ideological framework. Rather, it stems from conservatism's correlation with the Christian religion, among which Zionism may play a role.


Im not saying they're Zionist, I'm saying they're borderline zionists.

Is it even possible for a non-Jew to be a Zionist?
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AlternativeFAQS
07/24/17 10:23:44 PM
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Samurontai posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
To my understanding, at least in the United States, conservatism itself doesn't hold Zionism as a part of its ideological framework. Rather, it stems from conservatism's correlation with the Christian religion, among which Zionism may play a role.


Im not saying they're Zionist, I'm saying they're borderline zionists.

Is it even possible for a non-Jew to be a Zionist?

seems to be. plenty of them in congress
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-GalacticBass-
07/24/17 10:23:47 PM
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Transcendentia posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
To my understanding, at least in the United States, conservatism itself doesn't hold Zionism as a part of its ideological framework. Rather, it stems from conservatism's correlation with the Christian religion, among which Zionism may play a role.


yeah, but CE's leftists tend to call those conservatives Nazis lmao. like how the fuck does that even make sense


Maybe they think we're Nazi'ing things correctly?
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Samurontai
07/24/17 10:23:50 PM
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@Transcendentia posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
To my understanding, at least in the United States, conservatism itself doesn't hold Zionism as a part of its ideological framework. Rather, it stems from conservatism's correlation with the Christian religion, among which Zionism may play a role.


yeah, but CE's leftists tend to call those conservatives Nazis lmao. like how the fuck does that even make sense


Have a quote of someone saying this? I've never seen a conservative on this board be called a Nazi due to that specific thing tbh
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 10:24:50 PM
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Samurontai posted...
@Transcendentia posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
To my understanding, at least in the United States, conservatism itself doesn't hold Zionism as a part of its ideological framework. Rather, it stems from conservatism's correlation with the Christian religion, among which Zionism may play a role.


yeah, but CE's leftists tend to call those conservatives Nazis lmao. like how the fuck does that even make sense


Have a quote of someone saying this? I've never seen a conservative on this board be called a Nazi due to that specific thing tbh


did you look at the topic that Antifar's first post is referring to
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Transcendentia
07/24/17 10:25:09 PM
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-GalacticBass- posted...
Transcendentia posted...
Dragonblade01 posted...
To my understanding, at least in the United States, conservatism itself doesn't hold Zionism as a part of its ideological framework. Rather, it stems from conservatism's correlation with the Christian religion, among which Zionism may play a role.


yeah, but CE's leftists tend to call those conservatives Nazis lmao. like how the fuck does that even make sense


Maybe they think we're Nazi'ing things correctly?


i would Nazi that coming tbqh
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AlternativeFAQS
07/24/17 10:25:37 PM
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who is transcendentia btw?
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