mole333's quotes

Wars are the clock ticking off the time of Israeli history: World War I; the "riots" of 1929 and 1936; World War II; the War of Independence, 1948; the Sinai Campaign, 1956; the Six Day War, 1967; the War of Attrition, 1969-1971; the Yom Kippur War, 1973; the Labanon War, 1982; the Gulf War, 1991. Not all these conflicts were equally significant in their cultural impact, and surely not in the same way, but together they create a ghastly rhythm in which every calm period is seen in Israel as a pause before future violence.

[Editor's Note: I would say this explains a great deal about Israel...and I would add that a similar statement could be made about Palestine]

Pirates MUST listen to Doctor Martin Luther King, junior!

"If 28 percent of the white male population were in prison, I kind of think we'd be doing something about it."

Stopping global warming is not just about saving the environment for the hunters, fisherman, hikers, and other outdoor enthusiasts of today and tomorrow. Global warming is a matter of national security. Will we live in a world where we must fight our neighbors for fresh water and food?

How could I look my grandchildren in the eye and say I knew about this and I did nothing?

If you take away a person’s heritage, you can do anything you want to them.

No people, race, or tribe is without ethnocentricity...A certain degree of narcissism is requisite for the survival of an ethnic group.

[Politics] must be the only profession in the world where and indication that your employers are satisfied with your work is taken as an indication that something is wrong.

"...we should throw Judaism away and we should all be Christians."

"We should invade their [Muslim's] countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity."