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Fatwa Arbuckle: Misanthropologist

Excellent thread meme, Mac.

One of the very few cousins I’m close to (she was at our wedding) lives in Israel. Spoke to her brother yesterday; shortly after he and I spoke, he called back to say he’d gotten a text from his sister telling him that she and her dog were in a bomb shelter again at 3:00 a.m. He said she has 90 seconds from the time sirens go off until the rockets start falling.

JFC.

At least she’s not living in Lod, where the fucking hanky-head citizens have torched three synagogues, several businesses and hundreds of cars. (Which seems like rather a lot in a town about the size of the suburb I grew up in.)

AFAIC, it’s time to bulldoze the entirety of Gaza into the sea. And nuke something in Iran as a “warning” that Tehran’s next.

Also: God damn the Biden administration…from the top on down.

dv8
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dv8
3 years ago

good night everyone.

Just Sven
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3 years ago

Good morning, Dv8, and Fatwa --

Prayers for the safety of your cousin and all Israelis, Fatwa. This is looking more like a turning point in Middle East relationships rather than the more normal skirmishing that goes on there. And America’s response and support under Biden is going to be less than underwhelming.

Just Sven
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3 years ago

I liked the movie Seven Samurai, but with subtitles and considerable length it’s not one for casual watching unlike its American counterpart, The Magnificent Seven. The character development is stronger in Seven Samurai, for both the farmers and the samurai, but I think that the Magnificent Seven’s bandits are more well-rounded characters especially the bandit leader.

Culturally, Magnificent Seven is a western with more or less predictable plotting for an American like me; Seven Samurai kept me guessing a bit as to what was going to happen and how it would play out. One major difference between the two movies is the love story subplot – a happy conventional ending in the American version and not a happy ending in the Japanese version.

Thanks, Mac, for supplying the link and encouraging me to watch it.

dv8
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dv8
3 years ago
Reply to  Just Sven

I saw the seven samurai when I was like 16 or something. I didn’t get it at all, but I sat through it anyway. I would probably enjoy it now, as I understand Kurosawa’s work much better now as a grown up and better educated dude.

Paddy O'Furnijur
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3 years ago

Sure Happy It’s Thursday, Gerbil Nation!
Good morning, Fatwa, dv8, and Sven!

dv8 -- good night!

Sven -- thanks for the review of Seven Samurai. I’m going to have to watch that when I get a chance.

Mac -- excellent thread meme, and thanks for the link to Seven Samurai!

Fatwa -- prayers for the safety of your cousin, her family and Israel. This administration has swiftly undone all the positive work in the Middle East that the Trump administration did and I fear that Sven is right. Never before have we seen this number of Arab citizens of Israel emboldened to take part in the attacks.

Fatwa Arbuckle: Misanthropologist

Drive-by:

Cheers for the prayers re my cousin and others.

I think it’s clear the Israeli Arabs have chosen sides and ought to be given the boot…either from the country or on their necks until they ‘ave ceased to be.

This is a fine demonstration of why a one-state solution would actually be The Final Solution.

Fuck. That. Noise.

Paddy O'Furnijur
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3 years ago

Just got back from dropping Teh Older off at LAX. We made it up and back in 1 hr 42 minutes. That’s normally what it would take just to make the drop-off.

Paddy O'Furnijur
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3 years ago
Reply to  Mac

Good night, Mac. Prayers for a successful procedure and for you and Elena’s comfort.