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Beastly Boy

(13,283 posts)
40. Unfortunately, your ability to recite facts is quite impaired.
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 09:04 AM
Jun 16

Example: "in spite of the precision capability of its air force, Israel has somehow managed to murder 400 civilians in Iran. About 40 times more civilians than Iran managed to murder with its imprecise ballistic missile "

This is not a fact, and labeling it so doesn't change it. You give no clue of where your alleged facts are coming from, but your numbers are demonstrably non-factual. To date, there are about 200 confirmed civilian deaths to 90 confirmed military deaths in Iran (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/israeli-strikes-in-iran-killed-at-least-406-people-wounded-654-rights-group-says/articleshow/121865214.cms) and Israel reports 24 deaths, all civilian (https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-857892). Israel hit over 100 military targets, while Iran hit none. I am not much of a bean counter, but this illustrates that your numbers are fake, wherever they come from. garbage in, garbage out.

So much for the facts.

Example 2: "Demonization is not evidence. Was it Smotrich or Ben-Gvir who made that evidence-free accusation about Khameini? An anonymous senior Israeli Minister" lol. Gee, that's not demonization at work by the masters of smear and veritable ethnic cleansers, no sirree!"

A promising start, but hardly a statement of fact, followed by, you guessed it, demonization. Pure speculation, punctuated by "gee" and "lol", not to mention the tired but obligatory invocation "ethnic cleansing" BS.

Not to mention the rather embarrassing fact-free and completely illogical tirade blaming Netanyahu for Iran's ballistic missiles that kill civilians in Israel, and shaming me for being on Netanyahu's side despite zero evidence to show for it.

Pretty pathetic. Your spin is indeed a failure, but not for the lack of trying.

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This looks like it's gonna be a shooting war. don't see how they pull back from the brink this time. Walleye Jun 15 #1
At least half of the dead in Iran are civilians. AloeVera Jun 15 #2
At least all of the dead in Israel are civilians. Beastly Boy Jun 15 #4
Oh please. AloeVera Jun 15 #10
But the terrorist gang in Gaza funded by the homicidal religious nutcases in Iran kept theirs. Beastly Boy Jun 15 #14
Why aren't we hearing about how Iran is firing ballistic missles at civilians? Mosby Jun 15 #3
They are at war Bettie Jun 15 #7
I expect them to hit military targets. All of these people would still be alive if this were the case. Beastly Boy Jun 15 #18
Unintentionally ironic.. AloeVera Jun 15 #26
It is only ironic if you get to completely ignore the intentions Beastly Boy Jun 16 #37
"Hamas made me do it". AloeVera Jun 16 #39
No, Hamas did it. All by themselves. And they are proud of it. Beastly Boy Jun 16 #41
Christ, the irony of such a response.. n/t TheBadWolf Jun 16 #36
Maybe they are human shields. N/T. AloeVera Jun 15 #13
Shielding what? Beastly Boy Jun 15 #15
How does a ballistic missile target an Israeli soldier? AloeVera Jun 15 #17
By George, your friend got it! It doesn't. It strikes random civilians. Beastly Boy Jun 15 #19
Israel has control over Gaza and Iran's skies and even with precision bombs and "surgical strikes" AloeVera Jun 15 #20
Does Israel have control of Iran's ballistic missiles? Beastly Boy Jun 15 #24
You're right, I can't. Spin is your forte. AloeVera Jun 16 #38
Unfortunately, your ability to recite facts is quite impaired. Beastly Boy Jun 16 #40
Interesting. AloeVera Jun 16 #42
By all means, feel free to compare contemporaneous sources of your choice. Beastly Boy Jun 16 #43
Doesnt fit the noble freedom fighter narrative. nt LexVegas Jun 15 #5
It's more than they are saying. Totally avoidable loss of innocent life caused by Netanyahu. Lock this devil up! nt Jit423 Jun 15 #6
Iran carried out this attack JI7 Jun 15 #8
It might be a shock to some people.... AloeVera Jun 15 #11
Like every death on both sides is the Mountainguy Jun 15 #12
If every home in Israel is flattened, its terrified citizens AloeVera Jun 15 #16
Would it be OK with you if I applied your criteria to the October 6 attack? Beastly Boy Jun 15 #21
See post no. 16. And it's Oct 7th. N/T. AloeVera Jun 15 #23
If all the casualties in Gaza were civilians, and if Beastly Boy Jun 15 #25
I was behind Israel 100% after the terrorist attack BlueSpot Jun 15 #27
This is how a thread gets hijacked. Beastly Boy Jun 15 #29
Things follow another BlueSpot Jun 15 #30
I wish I had a nickel for every "Hamas sucks, but... Israel" post. Beastly Boy Jun 16 #35
Ah. Only the specific crimes of October 7th warrant condemnation, is what you are saying. AloeVera Jun 15 #28
Is this aimed at me? BlueSpot Jun 15 #31
No, it is not. I replied to the other poster in this sub-thread. AloeVera Jun 15 #32
No, of course this is not what I am saying! Isn't it obvious? Beastly Boy Jun 15 #33
Just as I thought. Why would it ever be any different? AloeVera Jun 15 #34
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Isass Asimvov Ping Tung Jun 15 #9
For some reason, this brings the Hamas charter to mind. Don't know why. Beastly Boy Jun 15 #22
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