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We also talk about "they" as if all Palestinians feel the same way about the violence of Palestinian resistance. There are many voices who cry out for peace, voices that belong to people who exist under the same exact circumstances as those who call for violence. At least, they cry out for peace at the risk of being murdered by their own neighbors. These are the people I choose to advocate for. Otherwise, the sad and testosterone-fueled world culture that relies on brutality and violence and intimidation to solve its political problems has no exclusivity to the Palestinian people.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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