MSNBC suspended Ali Velshi after this monologue, along with two others Muslim anchors

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[–]Hematomato 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

It's a shame. Everything he said was factual, reasonable, and measured. But of course that's not what this country wants right now. It wants us to pretend that one side is orcs and the other side is elves.

[–]musky-the-nigger 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

Somebody call the eagles and advance this god foresaken plot.

[–]cunninglingus 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Like most of how Gandalf flexes power in The Lord of the Rings, it’s not about magic, but about politicking. The giant eagles of Middle-earth aren’t beasts to tame, like Shadowfax; they have their own society and concerns. And just like literally everyone else in the story, it takes a lot of work to get them to care about all this Dark Lord stuff until it affects them directly. The eagles can’t carry the Fellowship to Mordor because Gandalf can’t simply summon a squadron of birds to divebomb Mount Doom.

Hence Palestinians are SOL (until the fascist Orcs are challenged).

Also:

Velshi's comments were not this week, but were in 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKkjPtleWEU

His points are incredibly prescient. Velshi is still at MSNBC, AFAIK.

[–]UncleWillard56 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Hamas is literally orcs though. Not Palestinians, but Hamas. And they aren't on the side of Palestine, they're on the side of Iran.

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    [–]UncleWillard56 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    At least they gave a warning. Hamas just invaded and launched rockets. If Palestinians truly want peace and to have a voice, they should not only force the release of all hostages but also turn over Hamas to the Israelis. If Israel still proceeds with the ground war, so be it. They are what their opposition says they are.

    Also, notice that no other Arab countries are accepting Palestinians. Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon - no one is rushing to their aid outside other terrorist groups (e.g. Hezbollah), and none of these countries are throwing out the welcome mat.

    I feel for the Palestinian people, I truly do, but every time they get to a negotiating table, their leadership refuses to budge on their "destroy Israel" stance. That's not how diplomacy works and they need to understand that Israel is not going anywhere.