The killing must stop
My first knee jerk response to Israelis attacking Gaza was that Hamas is firing rockets at Israel, so I guess this is justified. After thinking about it for a bit, I realized that I was wrong and so is everyone else, on every side.
I just wish people learned from history. The Israeli Jews did not learn anything from the past. They have been persecuted since recorded time, starting with the Egyptians treating them as slaves which led to the exodus. Then they are thought to be responsible for getting Jesus hung on a cross with the connivance of the Romans. The Romans redeemed themselves by taking up the cause of Christianity, but the Jews were not forgiven. The next big thing, Islam, followed in the footsteps of Christianity, confirming Jews as the cursed lot. And there we have it.
So the world decides to assuage their collective guilt by drawing lines on a map, with no regard for what implications that may have. Its all wrong, the Israelies are wrong, the Palestinians are wrong, and so is the rest of the world. The killings need to stop. The question is how do we stop the violence without violence. Is there a short term solution to this?
Israel must understand that killing Palestinians is not an answer. Hitler and the Nazis tried to exterminate all the Jews, but that didn't work. And even if the world managed to send a lot of Jews to the promised land, the troubles that originate from the holy land come back and bite them in the ass every once in a while.
There must be a way out, or shall we give up? The Jews need to get over their victim mentality. All of us need to get over this. And for those who are praying for rapture, I got some bad news for you sunshine, it ain't happening!
I just wish people learned from history. The Israeli Jews did not learn anything from the past. They have been persecuted since recorded time, starting with the Egyptians treating them as slaves which led to the exodus. Then they are thought to be responsible for getting Jesus hung on a cross with the connivance of the Romans. The Romans redeemed themselves by taking up the cause of Christianity, but the Jews were not forgiven. The next big thing, Islam, followed in the footsteps of Christianity, confirming Jews as the cursed lot. And there we have it.
So the world decides to assuage their collective guilt by drawing lines on a map, with no regard for what implications that may have. Its all wrong, the Israelies are wrong, the Palestinians are wrong, and so is the rest of the world. The killings need to stop. The question is how do we stop the violence without violence. Is there a short term solution to this?
Israel must understand that killing Palestinians is not an answer. Hitler and the Nazis tried to exterminate all the Jews, but that didn't work. And even if the world managed to send a lot of Jews to the promised land, the troubles that originate from the holy land come back and bite them in the ass every once in a while.
There must be a way out, or shall we give up? The Jews need to get over their victim mentality. All of us need to get over this. And for those who are praying for rapture, I got some bad news for you sunshine, it ain't happening!
posted by Xoff at 1/12/2009 06:31:00 AM
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