I found these to be excellent quotes

but my dad always told me

"opinions are like a%%holes, everyone's got one and they usually stink."

i guess the thing to do is

"be the change you wish to see in the blog"

What would help is if you'd give an example of exactly what you find objectionable.

but I will echo the previous comment and ask what exactly you find objectionable. we do make a point here of teasing a bit--not Jews but Zionists and Israelis. a real friend does not shy away from leveling much needed criticism when it absolutely must be done. i believe we are at that point. all things considered I think that our approach here is pretty fair, lighthearted, and ultimately very well-intentioned. I can't think of many mainstream or even truth sites that try to do as much as we do to a) reveal the most diffciult and necessary truths and b) to do so in a way that leaves plenty of room for people to not feel threatened. what we want to make clear is that Zionism as it exists is a fraud that has been perpetrated on the entire world by people who no one in their right mind would consider real Jews, unless it is someone who has drunk so much of the kool-aid that they actually think the existing Zionist movement has something to do with the religion of Judaism.

That said, I harbor no illusions about Judaism itself--like Christianity, Islam and even Buddhism it is open to unhelpful interpretations and therefore has like all other religions potential for abuse. These are not blanket indictments of a people--they are facts that all of us must deal with in the same manner that we should deal with the existence of militant strains of Islam, Christian televangelists, the caste system in India, authoritarianism in all its forms, etc. Why? Because as human beings we should be as free as possible, and all of the above are methods of manipulation and coercion. Some of us also feel that it is not OK to "live and let live" when it comes to oppressors outside our own borders of oppression. Let me be clear--I am indeed an internationalist--a globalist (AAAA!!) in a specific sense. I believe that there are in fact universal values to which we should aspire together as a planet. It should not be hard to figure out what those values are (to me.) Freedom from oppression, coercion, manipulation, and violence. Tolerance of differences. Appreciation of the fact that we must share a planet and be good stewards of it. To the extent that "the Mullahs" of the world are guilty of not living up to these values I hold them accountable. But it is not the Mullahs who are calling the shots these days. Nor is it of course "the Jews". But those who ARE calling the shots are quite happy it seems to pit not just those two groups but countless others against each other through a grotesque habit dating back centuries of deceit, theft, and atrocious violations of the standards of human decency that any sane person holds.

In the world today there is one known arsenal of secret and undeclared, unacknowledged nuclear weapons. They are within the borders of a state founded on gross violations of human rights. A state that seems to have been involved in the commission of one of the most shocking crimes in history. A state that falsely claims to represent a group of people who are bullied and lied to into willing submission. Man, if you know of a better way to deal with this situation you should start sharing and quick. My own approach should be clear--break down the psychological and emotional barriers to learning the truth, use verbal jabs and barbs as opposed to fists and barbed wire, and leave open a door, however small and uncomfortable to go through, that leads to a universal standard of peace, justice, and indeed love. There is no one who can't fit through that door, though it is easier for some--that is not my fault.

As I said, I have found peace with my approach, and if I don't use my real name on this site it is not because of a lack of confidence in it but a lack of confidence in the world. For the time being, 9/11 is enough of a shock to be associated with in "real life", though you are wrong to think that I do not actually go beyond 9/11 in other forums where I know I am among true friends, however much they may (for now) disagree with what I say. There is a reason why our movement (the real truth movement not the fake one) is unstoppable, and it's only partly to do with the fact that we are right. But that is a story for another day, my friend! A day that will hopefully come sooner rather than later. And it will be a joyful day at last.

and maybe a little payback time...

dear Petras, so many objectionable, maligning, malfeascant, and literally murderous comments and actions have been directed towards muslims and arabs..this has been acceptable!!??  look at the numbers, good man! so as it turns out, after tedious truth research,  and having gone down so many rabbit holes, and having swallowed many a painful red pill, many of us in the real movement welcome this little site...its insight, research, courage, and its facetious witty sarcasm when needed.  more than fair. are we less than loving at times? perhaps, but mostly just angry, frustrated, disgusted...trying hard to continue to embrace nonviolence.

i continue to hang and love with my jewish friends and neighbors. although, it is difficult not to be disappointed by their recalcitrance in the face of the big lie, and therefore  to dissociate themselves from the zionist propaganda and identy alignment with the state of israel deeply embedded in their emotional psyches...that is another whole study, and for that reason, I welcome Lazlo's research and commentary.

As I have always said, when it comes to justice and truth, and taking the moral road, folks need to drop their tribal alignments and embedded prejudices. 

that being said, i do not question the sincerity and care motivating your thoughts and objections. 

so, ntcts, but has anyone seen "The Great Debaters"? I thought of Gretavo, our Harvard man....

has been giving me a lot of problems lately. It exists on the boundaries of some of the usual categories of identity -- not exactly a "race" (which is a category I reject anyway), certainly not a religion for the many non-practicing or even atheist people who consider themselves Jews -- or the one who practice another religion (there are a LOT of self-identified Jews in American Buddhism, so much so that they've given themselves a cute nickname that I will leave to the imagination lest it be grossly misinterpreted as a slur), not a nationality per se (another category I find pretty worthless), not an ethnicity, since many languages, cuisines, and so forth are embraced by people who call themselves Jewish...

What it clearly is, is a group that defines itself largely by exclusion. This is true of many, many groups -- and individuals: we define ourselves largely in reference to the Other who is NOT us because it seems a little easier to pin down than the slippery experience of Self.

It is a little different, though, as a religious identity/group in that it is relatively impermeable. Conversion is uncommon and not taken seriously by many Jews -- it doesn't really "make you Jewish" said a classmate of mine this last quarter who identifies as a Jew (and isn't practicing). Also, there have been a few crises in Israel when a group of people who really didn't "seem Jewish" claimed the right of return -- one example being the Beta Israel or "House of Israel" people who were evacuated from the Horn of Africa in the early 90s but then "turned out" to "not be Jewish enough" (possibly because they are Black?) and needed -- according to some religious authorities -- to be converted.

The bottom line is that the nature of the "Jewish" identity is an instant cognitive dissonance-inducer. To assume that everyone who claims the Jewish identity means the same things is insane, since we know that Jews are not a single ethnicity, race, nationality or that they even practice the "same" religion (eg the Beta Israel and other groups -- not to mention the atheists and Buddhists).

However, as much as I would like to just throw out the term altogether, it can't be done. There is *something* that underlies the ability or willingness of some humans to define themselves as "us" (Jews) and "them" (not-Jews). Joel Kovel, describing this "something" as status as "chosen by God" writes that

[T]o grant a particular group Chosen status is nonsense -- nonsense that may be colorful and forgiveable when the group in question is marginal, but becomes pernicious once that group links itself with the main body of power and gains control of a state... Nationalism is bad enough... Nationalism by divine decree -- whether Judaic, Islamic, Christian, or Hindu -- and exercised with violent state power, is a living nightmare.

Kovel wrote Overcoming Zionism and is Jewish by self-identification. (The quote is from page 6.)

Israel defined itself as a Jewish state. In doing so, they really screwed up the use of the term by people for whom it is a peaceful, non-chauvinistic religious/ethnic/WHATEVER identity term and those people have my sincere sympathy. If I was them, I would be seriously pissed off, as are Kovel and the Neturei Karta rabbis and undoubtedly scads of other people who do not support Israel.