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LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

leveymg

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4. Right, but wrong. War and advocating war against a group of people is the ultimate persecution.

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #3)

Sun May 20, 2012, 02:19 PM

May 2012

Israel's threatening the actual preemptive use of nuclear weapons is several orders of magnitude worse. Unfortunately, those who advocate war against Iran aren't on the margins in that society or of this one.

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Iran's persecution of gay community revealed [View all] jimmie May 2012 OP

Disgusting nt jimmie May 2012 #1

Revealed? The neocons have been pounding away at this same message for decades. leveymg May 2012 #2

Not at nearly the same level ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #3

Right, but wrong. War and advocating war against a group of people is the ultimate persecution. leveymg May 2012 #4

When did Israel threaten war? jimmie May 2012 #5

Just last week. leveymg May 2012 #6

You're kidding , right? jimmie May 2012 #7

I kid you not. Israel effectively used nuclear blackmail to force U.S. arms shipments leveymg May 2012 #8

Oy vey jimmie May 2012 #9

You think they aren't blackmailing the U.S. again, this time over Iran's enrichment program? leveymg May 2012 #10

i guess youre right jimmie May 2012 #11

Not only ak1 May 2012 #12