MORE FOOLISHNESS

It's extremely difficult to take LordMercifulVoo seriously, which is why I rarely bother to try. As I entered the room tonight, Voo was on one of his typical dishonest rants about Israel. Let me give you a little clue into Voo's character. The man loves to think of himself as an iconoclast. Whether the conversation is about Israel, racism, religion, or politics, Voo always has to go to great lengths to convince you (and himself) that he is far too intelligent to fit into any "category" of belief. No matter what you think, Voo is always way too savvy to agree with you.

Naturally, this leads to bouts of silliness and illogic. Here's a perfect example, and one I've discussed before. Voo tells us that jews are always telling him that there is a "jewish" race, and that jews are trying to get one over somehow. I've never heard any jew, here or elsewhere, claim that there was a jewish race in the same way that there is a black or white race. What jews do say is that there is anti-jewish discrimination, and bigotry against Israel. Voo has to be dishonest and mock a strawman opponent, because he has no real argument to make. Even in trying to bash Israel, he calls Israel "racist." Hey, Voo, how can Israel be racist if "jew" is not a race?

As far as calling Israel a "welfare state", while it is true that Israel gets a great deal of foreign aid from us, it is also true that many nations get similar aid. In addition, Israel is a major supplier of high-tech military hardware, and plays an important strategic role in the region. Now, you can argue the relative merits of Israel as ally vs provocation, but Voo can't or won't do so. He prefers mockery to reason, and makes himself a laughingstock in doing so. I have seen Voo make much better arguments about other issues. Hopefully he will notice that he's making a fool of himself and improve his attitude.

JC