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bermuDa · 07-14-2006, 02:23 AM

The American media, no matter what angle it is coming from, makes it very difficult for me to see the issue from anything but a "pro-Israel" stance. So I was very shaken by some British news footage I saw that talked about how Israel was illegally (by international law) settling people in the West Bank and demolishing Palestinian houses because of the impossible beauracracy they've set up to discriminate against non-Israelis trying to make a home for themselves in Palestine legally. Multiple generations were made homeless because they couldn't get a document from Israel saying they could build a house on land that does not belong to Israel.

The situation is not just a matter of one hateful group attacking and the innocents defending themselves. There is blood on everyone's hands in this conflict, and [the American media and government] are condoning the violence by ignoring or hiding the fact that Israel is not just a victim.

Some people waste their time beating their brows, lamenting "why do 'they' hate us and our way of life? why don't they just let us live in peace?"--What these people don't realize is that we are the aggressors, and preserving our way of life involves snuffing out innocent ones and making a people homeless, destitute, and desperate. You can't make a suicide bomber without taking away his reasons to live (family, home, means of providing for himself and those he loves), and leave him just with reasons to die (revenge, a perverted sense of 'justice').

Even in our pacifism, we tread on the lives of others. Wars are waged not because we support them, but because we do nothing to stop them.

07-14-2006, 02:23 AM	#41 (permalink)
bermuDa don't ignore this--> Location: CA	The American media, no matter what angle it is coming from, makes it very difficult for me to see the issue from anything but a "pro-Israel" stance. So I was very shaken by some British news footage I saw that talked about how Israel was illegally (by international law) settling people in the West Bank and demolishing Palestinian houses because of the impossible beauracracy they've set up to discriminate against non-Israelis trying to make a home for themselves in Palestine legally. Multiple generations were made homeless because they couldn't get a document from Israel saying they could build a house on land that does not belong to Israel. The situation is not just a matter of one hateful group attacking and the innocents defending themselves. There is blood on everyone's hands in this conflict, and [the American media and government] are condoning the violence by ignoring or hiding the fact that Israel is not just a victim. Some people waste their time beating their brows, lamenting "why do 'they' hate us and our way of life? why don't they just let us live in peace?"--What these people don't realize is that we are the aggressors, and preserving our way of life involves snuffing out innocent ones and making a people homeless, destitute, and desperate. You can't make a suicide bomber without taking away his reasons to live (family, home, means of providing for himself and those he loves), and leave him just with reasons to die (revenge, a perverted sense of 'justice'). Even in our pacifism, we tread on the lives of others. Wars are waged not because we support them, but because we do nothing to stop them. __________________ I am the very model of a moderator gentleman. Last edited by bermuDa; 07-14-2006 at 02:29 AM..