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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
jerusalem is imbedded in anglo christian culture for over a thousand years. it is in the western catholic tradition, the eastern orthodox, hell there have been Ethiopian orthodox monks in jerusalem since the fourth century! do they all have some divine right to manifest destiny over the small territory of Israel?
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I just imagined the world reaction of the Ethiopian military invaded Israel with its 50 odd fighter jets, blitzkrieg with the 300 tanks, and attack in the name of their 1500 hundred year old cultural herritage with jerusalem, where they too have prayed for, seven times a day at that! sounds absurd! and yet this is the defense for the israeli military? come on, bullshit! It is as ridiculous Monroe's Manifest Destiny, and yet we are supposed to accept it as valid and legitimate, because jewish religious mythology dictates contemporary politics. I am sorry y'all, but if I was to regenerate the inquisition or the crusades in the name of Christianity i would be rightfully considered a monster! mythology should affect spirituality, and I am deeply attached to mythology, especially jewish mythology such as the prophets and the patriarchs. I know more about abraham isaac and jacob then I do my own grandparents, but I do not adjust political policy because of these
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Originally Posted by glice
I think your protagonist would probably say that Hamas (or Hezbollah [etc]) are merely the oppressed, the confused victims of someone else's oppression; one fact of one matter is that shooting people ain't a good thing.
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I see you did notice my post here saying, "I exaggerate to point out that war goes in no direction positive, it only leads to death and human suffering, regardless of what palestinian rockets do to Israel, it does not give them the vindication to return the same barbarous savagery to the palestinian civilians"
I dont support war or death or destruction from any side, so I do not automatically support those who attack israel because I do not support israel. "we don't need no trouble, oh no... what we need is love sweet love..."
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