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Sprouted Bread's avatar

Does not seem to be Chang's point. I imagine Hedges would agree with the need for critical thinking. Dehumanization of a people is a first step toward genocide. Israelis have been brainwashed for decades (77 years) that Palestinians are their enemy. Many facets to the history, such as the Eastern European Jew treating Arab Jews as second class or worse. After WW2, the British Jews didn't want the poor Eastern European Jews. There was a classist element within the diaspora. BTW, Netanyahu's name was Milekowski, as all of the Israeli PMs changed their European names to West Asia-sounding names.

I just caught the documentary The Bibi Files. Check it out if you get a chance. Helps understand what happened in Israel the last few years with the corruption investigation. And YIKES on Smotrich and Ben Givr.

DEFUND THE ISRAELI HOLOCAUST IN GAZA PALESTINE. LET GAZA LIVE. FREE PALESTINE. PEACE

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JohnOnKaui's avatar

When one demands "critical thinking" it most often means, "recite my narrative or else."

That is what Chang wants. His superiority complex in demeaning Hedges and Good accomplished nothing and is an example of Caitlin's fictional illness which he projects on others.

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Chang Chokaski's avatar

Like I've said before, those who have WEAK critical thinking skills (like yourself) often find ways to disparage critical thinking.

Thank you for acknowledging your incompetence in this area. (Of course, you'll twist this comment to mean that I am implying something about MY critical thinking abilities. No, this has nothing to do with me, it's ALL about you - or should I say "John Zwiebel"?)

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