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Beastly Boy

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36. "Even if" does indeed imply doubt. However, it also implies that this doubt doesn't play a role
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 12:33 AM
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in the absurdity of the responses in this thread, which is the only point/claim I am making. There is no other.

And it is the absurdity of the responses that boggles my mind, "even if" one presumes absence of any doubt where it is rightfully called for. This is not a legitimate presumption, but I conceded it in order to avoid needless diversions into side issues that are irrelevant to my point/claim:

The point you choose to challenge has no other purpose than to illustrate how some sentiments I found in this thread defy elementary mathematics and are therefore absurd. It has no bearing on what the IDF may or may not do. It speaks directly to the content of certain posts in this thread.

Try as you may, the ratio of meals to kills (and I am using this comparison in a manner sufficiently distasteful to fit into a theme of absurd propositions) doesn't change with the circumstances that may or may not be responsible for it. And the numbers that make up this ratio are clearly stated in the cited article. My questions about the ignoramuses and ethnic cleanser wannabes who might conceivably find any sense in this equation are entirely rhetorical.

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It's a blood lust now nowforever Saturday #3
It really is Scott Alan Swaggerty Monday #25
May all involved receive everything they deserve. niyad Saturday #4
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Bait. Linda ladeewolf Saturday #6
Indeed Scott Alan Swaggerty Monday #24
And sadly, so should we. thought crime Monday #32
It was designed to do exactly what it is doing. AloeVera Saturday #7
The absurdity of responses here is mind boggling. Beastly Boy Saturday #8
In case you didn't realize... AloeVera Saturday #11
No, I didn't realize. And I have no idea whose description of ethnic cleansing you are using or how competent Beastly Boy Saturday #15
Ethnic cleansing is not necessarily done with killing, but the removal of Linda ladeewolf Monday #33
Cute 'splaining of what Israel wants. Beastly Boy Monday #34
What source then do you trust to tell you how many Palestinians have been killed by the IDF since 10/7? Stargleamer Saturday #16
I didn't challenge the numbers, did I? Beastly Boy Saturday #19
I agree. . . Stargleamer Monday #31
"Even if" does indeed imply doubt. However, it also implies that this doubt doesn't play a role Beastly Boy Tuesday #36
But the ratio of meals to kills is useless in making the point you are trying to make Stargleamer Tuesday #38
The ratio of kills to meals is absurd, but it is far from useless. Beastly Boy Tuesday #39
Exactly cabotnn22 Saturday #17
Congressional Republicans love Netanyahu. red dog 1 Saturday #9
The slavish adoration for this blood-soaked murderer of children AloeVera Saturday #12
As do many Congressional Democrats Polybius Saturday #13
The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones. walkingman Saturday #10
These are happening every day it seems. Isn't this a war crime? FirstLight Saturday #14
Yes, of course, it's a war crime iemanja Saturday #18
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Seems that way .... cliffside Monday #35
Trump said he was going to relocate them to a beautiful place. Irish_Dem Tuesday #37
Do you recall Trump using the same words about Netanyahu? AloeVera 11 hrs ago #40
Yes he admires people who are sick bastards. Irish_Dem 7 hrs ago #42
Unacceptable Scott Alan Swaggerty Monday #23
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The Gazan's instigated the military Bluestocking Monday #29
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