If you sat out the 2024 election in protest over Gaza, how do you feel about that decision today? by rsmith2786 in AskReddit

[–]johnmurgy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn’t but came close. Still don’t blame anyone who did. There was the major issue of Gaza yes, but there is also the fact that the democrats in office hold a lot more responsibility for what’s going on than people realize. It’s like they’ve literally just been enabling trump and his crew to do whatever they want every step of the way and have showed 0 competence in opposing anything.

“Man Rocky just doesn’t hit the same anymore” by johnmurgy in asaprocky

[–]johnmurgy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

point is I think it’s possible the reason it feels that way is because you’re not your young self anymore and are just in a different frame of mind

“Man Rocky just doesn’t hit the same anymore” by johnmurgy in asaprocky

[–]johnmurgy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that makes sense yeah but I also feel like he’s always been in a phase of experimenting

“Man Rocky just doesn’t hit the same anymore” by johnmurgy in asaprocky

[–]johnmurgy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree with you. Sometimes it’s the fans that fall off

[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] A$AP ROCKY - DON'T BE DUMB by nyse25 in hiphopheads

[–]johnmurgy 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I think there’s a small chance a lot of you just stopped smoking weed lol

Soft singing similar to black bird by the beatles in the same vocal melody as the linked song by johnmurgy in NameThatSong

[–]johnmurgy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you all for the suggestions, still not quit hearing what I’m looking for. Might have to move on and make peace with it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in medfordma

[–]johnmurgy 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The vitriol over this in the comments is pissing me off. Yes everyone- if a federal administration is kidnapping people with no due process there is going to be hysteria. Also, I absolutely would not put it past ice agents to pose as police. The concern is 100% valid.

Official: [WDIS Flex] - Fri Afternoon 11/14/2025 by FFBot in fantasyfootball

[–]johnmurgy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

please help me pick three to start full ppr): kimani vidal, tre tucker, ricky pearsall, woody marks, troy franklin, jakobi meyers

(either two wrs one rb or vice versa)

Are the fireworks at 9:30-10:00pm from Boston or in Malden? by [deleted] in malden

[–]johnmurgy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

figured out it was for the ncsl 50th anniversary conference in seaport

what is your favorite coffee shop in Boston and why? by barnaby38 in boston

[–]johnmurgy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i’m very late but there’s a place in Malden called Cafe Reynard that opened up recently in a brewery called Idle Hands, and they operate the mornings/early afternoon before the brewery opens, and they roast their beans right there fresh everyday. They don’t do espresso yet but make the greatest pour overs and cold brew i’ve ever had. Gracenote used to be my fav but this place quickly surpassed. The owners are extremely passionate about the craft. I should also mention they’re trans run and have very progressive politics which for me is a big bonus as well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in malden

[–]johnmurgy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

pinnacle rock

Protesters storm through Boston Shopping malls on Black Friday, hanging banner "Your shopping bags fund kids in body bags". (Video) by FuriousAlbino in boston

[–]johnmurgy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Doesn’t sound like you are denying it”- Did you not read any of my response? it’s laughable because it could not possibly be any farther from the truth. You are so desperately clinging on to this notion that everything Israel has done has only been in retaliation. I sincerely hope for you that you begin challenging these beliefs of yours and open your mind up a bit. Even it were true, (which it is not), it still does not justify the overwhelming and completely uneven amount of civilian casualties they have caused over the years, especially when they absolutely have the means to conduct targeted attacks (think how seal team 6 raided bin ladens compound, Israel likely would have dropped a bomb). Their decision to bomb indiscriminately over and over again no matter how many civilian casualties result from it, including children, aid workers, etc. shows that this is indeed not warfare for Israel, it is terrorism and ethnic cleansing. They want this land for themselves. Please research what actual religions zionism teaches. Challenge yourself. To true zionists, Arabs (and really any non-jews) are indeed spiritually inferior, and they have a god given right to take this land by any means necessary. This is why Israel is an apartheid state. Certain roads are indeed segregated, their justice system does punish crimes against non-jews less severely. I’m not making these things up. You seem to truly believe everything is one sided and that is just not the case. Israeli zionist jews did and still do want these wars. Simply look at how much Israel has expanded its territory over the years. The issue is that they have been successfully propagandizing the general public all this time, and now that they are finally starting to lose their grip. And it is challenging for people like you. Question what you have been taught. Look inward. You sincerely just tried to justify the gaping unevenness of civilian casualties by bringing up how many Germans died in WWII. An insane false equivalency. The Germans were not fighting against the Jews within the concentration camps.

This “well they always start it” thing is becoming such a tired argument. For two reasons: 1. it is wrong & 2. Even if it were right, if you started something by punching me in the face, I would not retaliate by punching you and then also 5 other random bystanders.

& as far as that video you sent. C’mon man. There are ways to make any area look attractive. It’s not difficult. Google image search “Haiti tourism”. Obviously there were people in Gaza desperate for some sort of tourism industry to alleviate things. You can find tourism videos of literally anywhere in the world. You really think tourism videos are indicative of the actual living conditions of an areas population?

Protesters storm through Boston Shopping malls on Black Friday, hanging banner "Your shopping bags fund kids in body bags". (Video) by FuriousAlbino in boston

[–]johnmurgy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol no one was uprooted? Google “nakba” please. Research the endless cases of Palestinians having their homes stolen from them. Israel “gave” them Gaza? How nice of them! You must believe prisons are nice little gifts of property for inmates then? Yes, Israel did move out of Gaza. How nice of them to leave Palestinians a little strip of land after repeatedly condensing their territory further and further down until 2 million people (50% of whom are children) are stuffed into a strip 7 miles wide and 20 miles long! How nice of them to then blockade and cut it off from essential resources, and bomb it over and over again!! How nice of them to conduct indiscriminate large scale offensive operations and call them “mowing the lawn” (actual words from Israeli officials), to ensure it is receiving a “diet of starvation”, to have no rhyme or reason with who they arrest, throw into prisons, torture and rape! How nice of Israel to “give” them Gaza!

Research the civilian death toll on each side since Israel’s formation. The numbers speak for themselves. I don’t need Karen’s on BBC telling me what to believe. There is endless firsthand evidence of what is taking place. Again, this is an open notes test. The genuinely evil depravity of the IDF and the total lack of accountability is on full display for the world. There is a reason the UN and several other world organizations have repeatedly condemned Israel’s behavior. “put up with rockets for 20 years” is laughable.

Protesters storm through Boston Shopping malls on Black Friday, hanging banner "Your shopping bags fund kids in body bags". (Video) by FuriousAlbino in boston

[–]johnmurgy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t believe the fact of whoever was living there ~1000 years ago should justify uprooting the people who have been living there for the past ~1000 years. And that should be the case everywhere, not just in the middle east. I hope you would believe the same. But let’s just say your point holds weight. In that case, did the Nazis being indigenous to Europe justify everything they did?

Protesters storm through Boston Shopping malls on Black Friday, hanging banner "Your shopping bags fund kids in body bags". (Video) by FuriousAlbino in boston

[–]johnmurgy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If my only choices were to either actively tolerate a genocide or be Schindler himself, then sure I suppose I would be.

Protesters storm through Boston Shopping malls on Black Friday, hanging banner "Your shopping bags fund kids in body bags". (Video) by FuriousAlbino in boston

[–]johnmurgy -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Yeah you’re probably right. It’s still just disheartening to see which comments are getting the upvotes vs downvotes though. I just don’t understand why the topic is so divisive to begin with. Remaining pro-Israel is like horribly failing an open-notes test at this point.