Originally Posted by Yoda
I gave you a second chance to be polite in your political contentions. You assured me you would. You've now broken that assurance, and have thus been banned again.
The situation between Israel and Palestine is a complicated one. Even if we were all to agree that Israel was doing unreasonable things, it would still not justify the kind of comments you have repeatedly made about the Israelis as a whole, or at those who have defended them.
On a less objective note, the mere fact that you cannot contain your anger should serve a signal to you that you are not being fair and objective in your judgements about the situation. You appear far too emotionally involved in the conflict to give a fair account of it. Right or wrong, the attitude you bring to these discussions will only hurt your case in the long run.
That's all.
Excellent post, although I will admit that it is perfectly *reasonable* to be emotional about such matters of life, death, and land.
This is a VERY complicated issue, and I doubt that internet punditry will win anyone over to anyone else's side. I'm glad this is one of many forums where people can get issues off their chest, but after a certain amount of bickering, it's easy to find a stalemate that will only lead to more hurt feelings, which is why I pulled out of the other thread (I'd like my time here to be more about movies than about politics, after all).
I don't wish anyone ill will, or any group of people, etc. I wish only for the same things other people typically wish--peace and prosperity. Actions notwithstanding, if the Israelis left the Middle East, that would be a huge gaping hole of culture, as well as an extremely unique, extremely vulnerable 10% Arab-Christian populace. And if many Palestinians continue to be decimated by poverty and uncareful military operations, that, too, will lead to a gaping hole in the culture of the region. Both cultures are so fragile in so many ways, it's easy to see why they react to each other like cornered beasts, and particularly easy to see why there may be hatred when one culture is typically wealthy or middle-income and the other is impoverished.
As I always say, it's the oldest civilized region in the world, but in many ways, it's the least mature. These two types of people need each other (and I don't mean as the basis for a hateful dichotomy), and there are many peaceful neighborhoods in America (I'm not sure about other places) where that reciprocity is evident.
So, as absolutely corny as it may sound, the last thing we need in this world right now is MORE hatred (such as that present in the title of this thread).
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