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Ask JTF for Sunday, August 8, 2010
Chai:
Shalom brother Chaim,
What do you think of Stephen Colber
Laura Ingram?
INR Arutz Sheva?
Trace:
Shalom Chaim,
Recently an Iranian-American girl started working where I work. I'm pretty sure she was born in America; she has no accent. I have no idea what her religion is or if she has one at all. She is insanely beautiful, to the point where I'm severely distracted at work because of her! I have no intention of going after her - I already have a girlfriend anyway - but I just think she is extremely good looking. Do you think Iranians are generally better looking than Arabs? Because I have never seen an Arab woman who was this attractive.
Secularbeliever:
Shalom Chaim
A thought that has occurred to me ever since my high school JDL days (early 1970s) is that while organizations like JDL or good police forces are good there is no real substitute for good people who comprise the general society being able to defend themselves. If we rely too much on a group or a few people to defend us then we are in danger of that group turning against us and abusing us. This is a concept that was certainly recognized by our founding fathers who for that reason favored limited government and the 2nd amendment. In Israel we see the IDF turn against the Jews of Judea and Samaria. While we obviously need the IDF I am more comfortable with Jews in Judea and Samaria being heavily armed and the Arabs knowing they will pay a heavy price for bothering those Jews. Isn't that how the settlers handled things in the 1970s and 1980s prior to the Oslo fiasco? Isn't that how Avri Ran handles things now? In the USA there is no Irish self defense organization per se, people generally know not to bother them because they are tough people. That seems like the ideal to me.
patches:
Shalom Chaim,
Did you really say the phrase, "Crazy Jews Live Longer" ? If so, can you explain the statement? Do you consider yourself to be a "crazy Jew?"
Thanks,
Patches
takebackourtemple:
A while back you had explained your disgust for the term "Ultra-orthodox" to label people who practice torah. You told it very well. I'm wondering if you can tell it again.
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