A friend of mine shared the following video on Facebook, which does a fairly good job of outlining the history behind the Israeli / Palestinian conflict…
The problem with this video is that the history it outlines only goes back to the conclusion of World War II, and thus, I think, paints a picture that is not entirely accurate…
The fact is that both sides have been slaughtering each other for thousands of years, with delusional thinking as their only true justification. Neither side has any credibility in my opinion. And that holds true as well for those of us who think we can help broker a lasting peace, with our hands drenched in blood spilled for the same stupid reasons…
I want ice water.
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“Neither side has any credibility in my opinion.” I agree. The current violence started with both sides killing children, and Israel has continued the killing at a rate of 200 to 1. That’s not self-defense; that’s extermination.
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It is indeed extermination PT, but there is no such thing as “the current violence” in my opinion. As for the “200 to 1” kill ratio numbers, that’s a quagmire I just refuse to step into…
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I’m with you on this, Izaak. There is simply NO WAY peace is ever going to be achieved. Here’s another video sort of on-topic:
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Very interesting M-R. It actually reminds me a little of Ayn Rand, so I did a little searching…
I should point out that Rand’s endorsement of Israel went only to the advancements they brought to the area and to the savage acts of the Arabs who resented those advancements. They should in no way be construed as an endorsement of any kind of religion. The full interview can be seen at Ayn Rand on Donahue 1979.
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Which in turn reminds me of a fairly superficial movie I have on DVD about a some Poms putting in a water supply somewhere in an Arabic country, and how the locals were crapped off about it ….
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All people, I think, wish at some point to go back in time and have a kind of cosmic do-over. Hell, I wish for that frequently myself. But I’ll never understand people who want to go back to some distant past and stay there, because they think things were actually better.
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Viz. the Russian-loving Ukrainians !
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They’re everywhere I tell ya! 😉
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Bother – hadn’t finished … Anyway; one could spend one’s life looking at the pros and cons according to the two sides, and never get any closer to a solution …
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The problem, I think, behind all the wasted time looking at the pros and cons without getting any closer to a solution is that most who have looked have started from the same delusional premise: the belief that humans can be both religious AND rational…
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That is not a belief I hold.
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Glad to hear it my friend. Welcome to the smallest minority on Earth!
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Ah, but the QUALITY, Izaak ! – the minds who reject it !
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I KNEW we were in the upper class!
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Good one, love the Nina.
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Thanks Val. Kinda grisly, but it does drive home the point! 😀
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