Mar 25th, 2004, 03:56 PM
Jump Back Brandon.
I haven't experienced terrorism in Salem. I'm sorry if I in some way implied I had. If you've experienced it 'up your ass' (your stated location) than I certainly bow to your experience of terrorism, though that doesn't mean I have to embrace your conclusions.
Go to my road map to peace thread and weigh in. I'm not sure what you think Israel should do. If you honestly believe (and lots of people do in every war) that it's 'us' and 'them', why not favor a final solution and endorse the erradication or forced removal of the palestinians? And if you don't endorse that, what do you endorse?
Just as I support America but don't endorse it's current government, I can and do support the existence of Israel, but not it's current leaders or policies. There are Jews in Israel who feel the same way, a significant minority perhaps, but perfectly legitimate.
I don't believe in killing people. I'm sorry, I don't. Would that say to you that I support terrorism? What with their killing people and all? I'll tell you what, though, firing rocket from a helicopter into an apartment building is pretty damn terrifying. Warfare is about terrorism. If you insist that I pick the side I think is less to blame, less evil, I pick Israel. If God said to me, hey, everyone on one side has to die or this will never end, I'd pick the Palestinians, right after I pointed out what fucked up God a choice like that made him. That is precisely why I feel Israel is obliged to do the bulk of the work here. BECAUSE they are less evil, BECAUSE they are more sane.
But we're going round in circles. Go to the other thread and weigh in, even if it's just to say Status quo, eye for an eye till everybodies blind. I think that's a hopeless dead end, and maybe it isn't what you're suggesting, but I don't know what you or bcdxxertsreytra, are suggesting.
And untwist your knickers. I like you, I have no problem with you having a different opinion, and I'm talking to you reasonably.
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