Polls: Society & Politics

It´s a though experiment and I just want to see how people on here think about that. I lately thought of it while arguing with a colleague about tolerance is supposed to look like. If you want to give a comment please be polite.

Just want a show of hands if you believe these things. I'll try to stay neutral on this one...

Oh fetuses are people who should be saved.

Yet fcks like these applaud children killed in Gaza.

Apparently Palesintian children are pre-Hamas fighters who deserved to die?

Here is my dad in a nutshell:

- American Christian of Jordanian-Palestinian descent

- born in one of the years of Generation X to both Baby Boomer parents

- supports legalized marijuana laws for individuals 21 and older

- kinda okay with gays, but not fully in-line with the LGBTQ community

- supports freedom and liberation of Palestine (including Gaza)

- hates Israel to the core

- hates guns

- likes electric cars, but really loves gas cars (though he also thinks gas, and especially diesel cars and their exhaust-based pollutions cause cancer); absolutely not a fan of diesel trucks

- originally wanted Barack Obama and Gary Johnson to win in 2012 and 2016, respectively; but now he is a full-fledge Trump supporter -- open and proud of it (except for his stance on Israel)

- super-pissed about California's gas prices (especially in his city)

- a huge fan of celebrities like Taylor Swift, Snoop Dogg, Madonna, Eminem, DJ Khaled, and Tyrese

- also loves Elon Musk and the beloved Steve Jobs (I'm not sure he likes Bill Gates, though; maybe?)

- cares a lot for African Americans (to various degrees), makes himself aware that they are being oppressed

- sells (used) cars and trucks for a living

- does not care for Ukraine; well, he kinda does, but he doesn't like the current administration (thinks Zelenskyy is no better than Putin!)

- divorced once, married to another woman with two of her daughters (not his own)

- was both strict and cool with me growing up

- became more heavily anti-west due to the conflict with Israel and Palestine

- and naturally, he is anti-war and anti-violence.

Here is my mom in a nutshell:

- Lebanese-American Christian of Armenian descent (ex-Catholic)

- born in one of the years of Generation X to a Baby Boomer mother and a pre-Baby Boomer father

- kinda okay with gays, but not fully in-line with the LGBTQ community

- thinks guns should be more restrictive to own

- pro-choice and pro-life at the same time

- is almost completely on board with Trump (and prefers him over other Republican candidates, too)

- supported Barack Obama way back in 2008, but became far more conservative over the years

- divorced once, but currently married to a father with one son of their own

- huge Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens fan, and somewhat likes Andrew Tate and Elon Musk

- not a fan of Hollywood or most of its celebrities, but a huge enjoyer of the film "Sound of Freedom"

- smokes cigarettes so much that she makes me even buy some for her sometimes

- believes marijuana should be legalized especially for medical use

- absolutely hates Biden and dislikes every politician associated with him regardless of party/ideology

- doesn't like Israel at all, but her stance on Palestine is still very unpredictable

- acknowledges and supports DACA to a certain degree; she was actually highly disappointed that a hardworking janitor was no longer able to work for her building management

- works full-time (usually from 8:30am-5:30pm)

- has just recently homeschooled her and her husband's son

- God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Bible are the absolute truths in this world; she expects me not to take the Bible too literally, though

- believes in holistic health

- believes in the cure of autism

- absolutely hates communists, socialists, and cancel culture

- not necessarily anti-vax, but "will not comply" in the near future after getting two shots and a booster

- pretty much anti-mainstream media (unless it's conservative mainstream or religious media like Washington Examiner, Fox News, CBN, etc.)

Just when the mass media could stoop any lower they managed to find a shovel and started digging again on this new monumental f*ck up: initially reporting that Israel bombed a hospital in Gaza which killed over 500 people.

This was later proven false by:

• US intelligence
• Radar proving Hamas misfired a rocket
• Intelligence recordings of Hamas militants admitting they misfired a missile
• Pictures showing the middle landed on a parking lot not a hospital. No way it claimed 500+ lives.

So why the f**k is mass media outlets like the NYT and Reuters taking Hamas’ word for face value and publishing headlines about it? Hamas is a proven terror organization that habitually lies to the citizens it oppresses and the outside world. How could the mass media use them as a “trusted” source. It’s beyond disgusting.

But their sickening malfeasance has real world consequences. This sparked outrage worldwide including riots which was all based on a lie. They have changed their headlines but have yet (or likely never will) own up to this atrocity.

It’s one thing if the media gets in wrong by conflicting sources. But trusting a terrorist organization is beyond negligent: it’s complicity.

When the media gets it this wrong they should held criminally accountable in my opinion.

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/brian-stelter-tears-into-medias-atrocious-series-of-mistakes-covering-gaza-hospital-bombing-they-actually-did-harm/amp/