I said I would have longer dissertations for those who wanted them. Some will love this. Others will hate it. It all depends on what you choose to attach to. Either way, I hope this is the condition to make you stop, think about other people’s opinions, and maybe, just maybe, change your mind. Okay, hold on, here we go!
What the fuck is going on in this world of ours!!?? HATE, DISCOURSE, KILLING. Call it what you want. It’s ALL bad! Think about WHO really profits from this, and what that profit consists of. Do not just get up on your soapbox and start pontificating about how Israelis/Hamas/Palestinians are the Devil’s spawn; that the Israelis are committing genocide. Engage your brain BEFORE engaging your mouth. Verbal diarrhea is still shit.
Do YOU really know what you’re talking about, or are you just parroting the talking head on the news stations that are owned by corporate entities with their own agendas? Or, maybe your ‘educated’ friend who is not only a ‘vetting’ machine and actually knows an Israeli/Palestinian is the person you are drawing your facts from? Or are you just joining the herd mentality out there and don’t really care?
“Do not go gentle into that good night.” FIGHT with dignity and ferocity when it comes to finding out the truth. Ah, but what is the ‘truth’ young grasshopper? Truth should be free from exaggeration or embellishment. The Bible says that “God is truth.” Hmmmmmm ….. so is God allowing the growing conflict? The devastation? The killing of innocents (and that is another subject altogether). Truth is usually held to be the opposite of falsehood. So, who the hell is telling falsehoods, because if you and I can figure that one out then we’ll know what the ‘truth’ is!
Let’s get down and dirty, and see how much you actually know. History lesson coming. Israel has had their boot on the neck of Palestine for oh, a very long time. They ‘took over’ Palestine in 1948′ as the culmination of about 30 years of friction between the Jews and Arabs. Well,….. bad Jews!! Taking over a place and populace! Oh, wait. Before that the land was controlled by Persians, Greeks, Assyrians, Babylonians, the Ottoman Empire, and others. After WWI Britain was granted a mandate to administer Palestine, and the mandate established a national home for the Jewish people. The Jews were just the next in line, and they closed the gate behind them.
Yes, there is more history here, but let’s take a look at something VERY, VERY important, which will hopefully give cause and allow you to have more compassion and empathy. The Jews have been persecuted and marginalized even before the Holocaust (And for all of you idiots who believe it didn’t happen and it was all propaganda, please get in the same spaceship as the Flat Earthers and blast your sorry asses off of this Orb). I’ve been to a death camp. The energy there is flat. If there is such a thing as evil, it permeates the soil. To see the Zyklon B ‘showers’ and the ovens is to chill one to the bone. Of course, the Jews were not the only ones there, but I’m discussing them.
For centuries all across Europe they were subject to restrictions imposed upon them by governments and the church. They were told where to live, and what jobs they could have, they couldn’t own land and were forced to wear markings to make them social pariahs. Then the nation of Israel was formed. (yes there is more history, but you get the point). Now, if you can, imagine what it’s like to have no real homeland, continually displaced, and you finally have a place to call ‘Home.’ You and your people would fight tooth and nail to keep it. Period. Do whatever it takes. I’m not saying it’s all moral, ethical, legal, or even humane, but when a person or a populace is forced to go through a crucible, your mindset changes. It’s only about survival.
Oh, you think, my morals and ethics are held in a higher esteem, and there’s nothing that could be the condition for me to take such actions against others. My religious beliefs, my cultural upbringing, my education, blah blah blah. Ever hear of the Donner party (‘seating a party of 4 for that dead person over there in the snow’), or the Rugby group from Uruguay, whose plane crashed in the Andes (‘warm that piece of cut up human flesh up on the airplane wing and make sure it’s from the thigh and not the bony arm like before!’). I’ll let you Google how starvation affects the body over time, but suffice it to say, that the frontal lobe of your brain shuts down after a while. The frontal lobe is where moral behavior lives. When that goes away, and the only thing that fills your mind is SURVIVAL, you do what is necessary. Talk about ‘changing your mind!’ So don’t sit there on your high horse and tell the world you wouldn’t do what it takes. Heck, your horse is looking at you with distrust!
Okay, okay, but what about the Palestinians? You clearly pointed out that Israel has had their boot on their necks, like forever (and not a Doc Marten)! They have to be fighting for their homeland, too! They’re oppressed, marginalized, spit on. They’re just fighting back. They’re just SURVIVING! Yes, you are correct.
More history coming. Some of the latest genetic data shows that Palestinians AND Jews came from the Canaanites, who themselves had sex parties with the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, and other merry pranksters roaming the desert at the time. Sooooooooo, the bitter fighting is based on cultural, religious, and monetary differences, NOT genetic. It’s Brother killing Brother and Sister killing Sister! Remember we are all related by genetics. Science! Science doesn’t care what you believe. Wow! That’s really fucked up!! Yes, yes it is.
So how should they fight back? Well, that’s usually handled by whomever is governing at the time. Enter Yasser Arafat and the PLO. Created in 1964, it’s goal was the “liberation of Palestine” through armed struggle while seeking to destroy the existence of Zionism in the Middle East. Of course there were too many cooks in the kitchen, each with their own recipe on ‘how’ this meal should be prepared, so the group splintered into various factions. Over the years various armed conflicts with Israel directly and indirectly didn’t really achieve the set goals (yes I am simplifying, but you get the idea), so Yasser started taking the road of least resistance and considered sitting down at the table with Israel for peace talks.
Enter Hamas. Founded in 1967′ they opposed the PLO’s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Now, these guys and gals want NO peace talks. There goal is to wipe Israel off the map. Period. By any and all means. But their headbands are so cute! The green color is so nature orientated. A lions smile is also cute, right before he eats you. In the 2006′ elections they took over control from Yasser’s party and it’s basically been a bloodbath since.
But, don’t the Palestinians people know that reprisals of all sorts will be coming from Israel? Of course they do. Palestinians are very educated and well read. But openly opposing Hamas can shorten your life span. And, for the most part they do not mind the fact that someone is fighting against their oppressors. ‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend.’
And, let’s look at some other interesting issues shall we. Israel operates for-profit companies on land they occupy in Palestine, and they allow international corporations to do the same, from which or course they collect taxes.
You know, companies like General Mills, Motorola, Coca Cola, Expedia, Air B&B (‘Hey, let’s book a room in an occupied territory and watch human rights violations!’) And, how about GS4? A huge British-based multinational private security company (the largest in the world). They provide services and equipment to the Israeli police department and man the crossings at the checkpoints along the illegal wall, along with operating and maintaining security systems in Israeli prisons where human rights organizations have documented systematic torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian prisoners, including children. Oh, and Israel makes it very difficult for Palestinians to obtain the necessary passes to even enter Israel to visit family members in those prisons. Additionally, they are breaking international law – Article 49 of the IV Geneva Convention, among others. And, yes, Israel ratified it on 6 July, 1951′, so they know what they are doing.
If you kick a dog long enough it will bite you.
Okay, but what about the Israeli people? They’re also very smart and well read. Don’t they know that armed conflict with others will bring reprisals also? Of course they do, but the general populace has been leaning ‘right’ politically for some time and so the ones in authority just get to push the buttons. And, what about the over 1-million Russians Jews, or so called Jews now living in Israel. They have transformed Israeli society and have a huge sway over the powers that be. Is their overall agenda being influenced by a shirtless man riding a horse?
Let’s agree on something right here and now, please. Or, at least consider it. There is NO way to totally suss all that has occurred, is occurring now, or what will occur in the future with this conflict. There is just too much going on behind the curtain that we will never be privy to. NEVER. For the most part this world is run on $$. Greed. People sit in their high ivory towers and are immune to the suffering they are directly the condition for. They can’t even pronounce ‘collateral damage;’ you know, the unintentional deaths and injuries of people who are not soldiers, and damage that is caused to their homes, hospitals, schools, etc. during war. Or ….. if they can pronounce it it’s better than saying ‘innocent people being killed.’
But Hamas are Terrorists! Alright, let’s define that word – ‘A person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.’ So Israel also falls into that House of baddies, and by direct connection so does the good ole U.S. of A. And make no mistake, companies here are already raking in the profits. On 10 October, 2023′ the first plane carrying U.S. ammunition to use against Palestine landed in Nebatim Air Base. Lockheed Martin, the largest U.S. military contractor saw a 10 percent increase in their stock values. Raytheon, Boeing, General Dynamics, Northrup Grumman and others stocks have surged, too. Someone’s getting a new Mercedes!
And, speaking of profits – On 18 September, 2023 Iran got $ 6 billion of their oil money back, in exchange for releasing five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran and the release of five Iranians held in U.S. custody. Six Billion!! President Biden authorized this. These funds are to be held in restricted accounts and are to be used only for humanitarian goods, such as medicine and food. Hahahahahaha. If you believe that I have some ocean-front property in Iowa I’d like to sell you.
But, there are other profits, too. Cultural/religious profits – less Israelis/Palestinians, less Jews/Muslims. Social-political profits – people here and abroad are now changing party lines to support/not support Israel/Palestine. Historical profit – winners write the history.
There are some that state that Israel knew about the attack and just let it happen so that they could ‘profit’ from the outcome. Israel has one of the best intelligence services in the world. Couple that with our own alphabet agencies, and the fact that we directly support Israel makes one wonder.
Just stop and look at what’s happening here since the attack. The Anti-Defamation League recorded 312 acts of antisemitism in the U.S through 23 October – 190 of which were directly linked to the war. People here have been assaulted, and even killed; and pretty much only the bad news gets any traction. So many demonstrations against Israel have been violent. What about the huge March for Israel which was held on 14 November? There were close to 290,000 people there, mostly Jews. And it was peaceful! I can’t wait to see how the current history will be written. Hey! People still believe Columbus (you know, the slaver, killer of innocents, self promoter) discovered America!
So what am I saying here? What would I like you to do? I would like you to STOP and think about what you are THINKING. You are smart and deserve to know what’s going on BEFORE joining the band. That band may only want you to pick up an instrument and play along to their particular tune! Don’t do it! Don’t drink the Kool Aid – remember Jones town? Heaven’s Gate? That leader, Marshall Applewhite was actually a music director! Talk about playing his tune. At least they had new Nikes, ‘Just Do It!’
Think for yourself! Question what you read, hear and see. How do you know that it’s true? How do you know what I have written is true? You don’t! (Well, I do lol) STOP, take a step back from the chaos, breath. Try and think logically and not just emotionally. Don’t knee jerk! Don’t feel you have to join in a cause just because of peer pressure. It is said (I don’t know who said it) that 90% of the people are sheep and 10% are sheep herders. Kinda makes sense when you apply it to the masses, eh. Is it easier to just follow along at times and not have to engage that brain of ours? Of course it is! But, then, see what happens in the world?
If YOU don’t stand up and say “HEY! Something just doesn’t sound right, then YOU are just as responsible, by proxy, for the slaughter of innocents and the unjust enrichment of that 10%. Ouch! That hurts. Yes, it does, but it’s true. TAKE THE TIME. DON’T JUST BELIEVE WHAT IS TOLD TO YOU BY THE NEWS. THINK FOR YOURSELF, DO THE RESEARCH. BE THE CAUSE FOR PEACE .
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