Black Panthers, good or bad?
I have mixed feeling about the panthers. I also believe that there motives are often misunderstood. The Black Panthers were formed during the Civil Rights Movement to fight back against the police and to protect their neighborhoods. Where I tend to disagree with the panthers is on the occasions when they strayed away from their initial motives. At first their main purpose was to be a presents during the peaceful marches and offer protection to the protester when the police would beat them. People like Huey P. Newton played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement and anti war protest, so I admire them in this way. On like the KKK and Skin heads, the Black Panthers did not attack whites, because they were white, they actually accepted many, who shared the same beliefs and wanted to fight for the same cause. What about you do you think they were a good thing or bad thing. Why and Why not.
Did Laura Bush have anything new to talk about?
Shows how much you "know", doesn't it? You just demonstrated your absolutely closed mind, as well as the fact that you can't seem to comprehend the fact that Mr Bush hasn't drank alcohol in over 30 years now. Additionally, I also get the feeling that you never managed to learn that your glorious leader Obama, uses cocaine and has lost his law license, but then again, he's a Liberal and therefore gets a pass. In conclusion, I get the feeling that you are an unmitigated @$$ and will most likely report me for insulting you and your tender sensibilities, but you deserve the insult and I really don't mind being reported.
Do you see Democrats’ celebration of the late John McCain as convenient anti-Trump hypocrisy, or is it sincere?
I believe it is Guilt with a capital “G”. The Democrats, if they had been so inclined would have seen that John McCain was a “gift” to America, and those who were so vicious to him should have instead rallied around him to unite our country during the 2008 Election cycle. Yeah I know the Democrats had to have their own candidate because that is how the game is played. But to take a basically unqualified first term senator whose claim to fame was “community Organizer” and then to launch a filthy campaign against McCain by shaming anyone who didn’t vote for their candidate by labeling them racist was just too much.America wanted to feel good about themselves and to prove to the world that they, without bias, could and would dump their “favorite son, their hero” to elect a black man, no matter how little experience he had. His blackness was the most important qualification OBama possessed.I am not predudiced so let me say it loud and clear. I would have voted for and would have welcomed a black candidate with the right experience. I actually had hoped that Colin Powell would have vied for the job back in his coherent days. Do not answer or comment to my answer with any racist comments. I am not a racist. I further believe that George Bush was unqualified to be president. I base this on his lack of economic experience and his eagerness to wage senseless wars. But I’ll say it again ; we (Americans) lost an opportunity to have a great man as our president because we were “color blind”. The campaign was about “blackness” and in that category, McCain just couldn’t compete. After it was all over the 8 year disaster began. America owed McCain and we didn’t deliver. We paid for our “reverse” prejudice. Yes, when John McCain died it was Guilt that we gushed. Shame on us .
What is different Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt's approach to the Great Depression?
I'm thinking about how did both presidents view the role of government and its response to economic crisis. Also, to what extent did the depression transform not only the size and function, but the public's expectations of federal government.
Can Israel afford to give back Golan Heights to Syria?
Returning the Golan Heights to Syria isn’t a new thing. There were reportedly negotiations for such a deal back during the days of Prime Ministers Rabin (1992) and Netanyahu (1998 and 2009). But the negotiations didn’t go anywhere because of disagreement about how far back Israel should withdraw.Interestingly, the Syrian border was probably the most quiet of all of Israel’s borders for many years, starting after the 1973 war and going all the way till just a few years ago. It’s not that the Syrian regime turned into a peaceful one. Rather, they put their emphasis on strengthening the Hezbollah in Lebanon, instead of opening a direct front against Israel in the Golan Heights.In any event, all alleged negotiations were terminated when the uprising began in Syria in 2011.Today, of course, there is no one with whom Israel can make a deal. Syria may be back in the hands of Asad, but there are many other forces involved: ISIS, Al Qaeda, the Iranians and Hezbollah, to name a few. None of these can be trusted or even considered as “partners for peace”. Besides, who’s to say that, if Israel makes an agreement with Asad, there won’t be another civil war in Syria, except this time it will be in the middle of northern Israel.It therefore seems to me that for the next decade or two, Israel will not consider such a possibility again. The thought of Iranian troops and Hezbollah guerrillas having a BBQ lunch on the shore of the Sea of Galilee is quite a nightmare for Israelis.
Is it true that the US is funding ISIS?
Those are Anerican weapons in ISIS hands. That's true. Some were captured in battle. The rest was supplied to them by the CIA when they claimed to be anti ISIS Rebels then turned out to just want American military training and weapons. They then brought the gear with them to ISIS. The most recent influx was because Obama betrayed the Syrian resistance. America promised then aid to take down Assad. Except when Russia stepped in, Obama backed down. All the FSA Rebels in southern and central Syria are being attacked and destroyed. America is conveniently busy fighting ISIS in the north and arming Kurdish militias. The whole central region is a contested zone where the U.S. Is afraid to move into out of fear of a wider war with Russia and Iran.With Assad, Russia, Iran an Hezbollah now arrayed with them, Syrian Rebels turned to the only other force in the region that would help fight Assad.So they turned to ISIS. They gave them American weapons and turned their attention to defeating the Russians and Assad in the south. At the same time Kurdish fighters are encountering those same American made weapons used against them by Isis fighters. So American troops may get killed by American weapons used by Islamic militants.This never would have happened if America kept its word to the Syrian Rebels. Ten thousand men would have been enough ten months ago to have ended the war. Now a hundred thousand won't be enough. Syria is to be divided. Kurds in the North. Assad and Russia in the south. And the central region will be determined by the victor between Assad and the rebels. If the rebels win with ISIS backing, then America will attack the rebels. If the rebels lose, then Russia claims central Syria.Russia wins in every scenario and the Syrian people lose in every scenario. A combination of cowardice and duplicity in our administration combined by a smart strategic move by the Russians has crippled American strength and diplomatic power in the entire region.Now every country knows. A promise made by America is worth nothing. Threats made by the president can be ignored. Our reputation as a country has been dealt a serious blow. I feel personally aghast at the policies of this administration. A million Syrians will lie dead by the end of this war, and all could have been prevented if our president had only grown a pair and did what he said he would do.