There was a line in “Best Little Wh@rehouse in Texas” where a politician was being interviewed. His response to a question about the Middle East was something along the line of “The Israelis and Muslims should have a more Christian attitude.”
The World is going to Hell under the Biden foreign policy. War, open borders, terror. And when the terrorists Biden has allowed in the Southern border decide to act, the Dems will blame Republicans.
It’s always dangerous to draw parallels, but this attack by Hamas and the Israeli response reminds me of a couple of things in US history. Early on in our history, there were a couple of slave rebellions. They were tiny in scale compared to what Hamas did, but the reaction by the white people in power was equally harsh and disproportionate. Not only were those involved (who didn’t commit suicide) executed in the most brutal manner possible, but whole families were taken and either executed or sent to certain death in Caribbean plantations with very short life expectancy.
It also reminds me of our treatment of the many tribes living here. We took the land, broke treaties, and when a tribe had had enough and out of desperation attacked white people, often ruthlessly, the US response was always disproportionately brutal, destroying whole villages in the most inhuman manner. Care to imagine what our soldiers did to their babies?
If history is any indication, I suspect the Israeli government is being so inhuman in its response to a horrific attack because they know the odds are that it will work.
A number of years ago The Onion displayed a video as part of a satirical news cast of the future entitled “The last living Israeli in conflict with the last living Palestinian”. It was a video of two men rolling around in the dirt looking a lot like this toon. There were no weapons just a desperate bare-knuckle street fight. When faced with horrible brutality most people will respond with horrible brutality in kind. I wish I had the kind of intellect that could devise a way out of that reality but I don’t so I’ll have to set in front of the TV, head in hands, looking at pictures of horrible brutality perpetrated against innocent bystanders. Doesn’t matter which side they’re on, they’re innocent and they’re in the way.
It’s worth noting that the Israeli government not only gave a million people 24 hours to evacuate but then, as thousands headed south to the mandated location, Israeli missiles struck in the south. Hamas is bad in every way … but the Israeli government makes it difficult to support. All sympathy to the victims of the horrific attack. But also sympathy to the far more Palestinian civilian victims of Israel’s ongoing attack. And remember, while Israel is rich, and the people have lived in relative comfort all along, Gaza was already treated like an open-air prison, with scarce supplies, poor shelter, and little food and water. Now there is little hope for those.
The Anglican hospital in Gaza (because there are more than Muslims living there) cannot evacuate, yet it also has no electricity, no medicines, and no water. The staff are staying with their patients but have little hope left.
Absolute lines have been drawn. After the horrors of WWII, Israel will not retreat from borders which it says are needed for its security. Palestinians were displaced by the formation of Israel and are fighting for a homeland. Winding through this maze to a solution satisfying both sides may just nigh be impossible.
Al Fresco 9 months ago
From a Maus novel?
Thomas R. Williams 9 months ago
Pale Horse.
T Smith 9 months ago
There are no “good guys” here; Israeli brutality created the situation, Hamas brutality was the predictable reaction.
ShadowMaster 9 months ago
“And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.” Revelation 6:8
PaulGoes 9 months ago
There was a line in “Best Little Wh@rehouse in Texas” where a politician was being interviewed. His response to a question about the Middle East was something along the line of “The Israelis and Muslims should have a more Christian attitude.”
aristoclesplato9 9 months ago
The World is going to Hell under the Biden foreign policy. War, open borders, terror. And when the terrorists Biden has allowed in the Southern border decide to act, the Dems will blame Republicans.
Wake up America.
cdward 9 months ago
It’s always dangerous to draw parallels, but this attack by Hamas and the Israeli response reminds me of a couple of things in US history. Early on in our history, there were a couple of slave rebellions. They were tiny in scale compared to what Hamas did, but the reaction by the white people in power was equally harsh and disproportionate. Not only were those involved (who didn’t commit suicide) executed in the most brutal manner possible, but whole families were taken and either executed or sent to certain death in Caribbean plantations with very short life expectancy.
It also reminds me of our treatment of the many tribes living here. We took the land, broke treaties, and when a tribe had had enough and out of desperation attacked white people, often ruthlessly, the US response was always disproportionately brutal, destroying whole villages in the most inhuman manner. Care to imagine what our soldiers did to their babies?
If history is any indication, I suspect the Israeli government is being so inhuman in its response to a horrific attack because they know the odds are that it will work.
This has been a great gift to Netanyahu.
Direwolf 9 months ago
They do say Armageddon will start in Israel…
GaryCooper 9 months ago
Both sides are murderers
oldchas 9 months ago
A number of years ago The Onion displayed a video as part of a satirical news cast of the future entitled “The last living Israeli in conflict with the last living Palestinian”. It was a video of two men rolling around in the dirt looking a lot like this toon. There were no weapons just a desperate bare-knuckle street fight. When faced with horrible brutality most people will respond with horrible brutality in kind. I wish I had the kind of intellect that could devise a way out of that reality but I don’t so I’ll have to set in front of the TV, head in hands, looking at pictures of horrible brutality perpetrated against innocent bystanders. Doesn’t matter which side they’re on, they’re innocent and they’re in the way.
cdward 9 months ago
It’s worth noting that the Israeli government not only gave a million people 24 hours to evacuate but then, as thousands headed south to the mandated location, Israeli missiles struck in the south. Hamas is bad in every way … but the Israeli government makes it difficult to support. All sympathy to the victims of the horrific attack. But also sympathy to the far more Palestinian civilian victims of Israel’s ongoing attack. And remember, while Israel is rich, and the people have lived in relative comfort all along, Gaza was already treated like an open-air prison, with scarce supplies, poor shelter, and little food and water. Now there is little hope for those.
The Anglican hospital in Gaza (because there are more than Muslims living there) cannot evacuate, yet it also has no electricity, no medicines, and no water. The staff are staying with their patients but have little hope left.
Serial Pedant 9 months ago
Absolutemente!
mourdac Premium Member 9 months ago
Absolute lines have been drawn. After the horrors of WWII, Israel will not retreat from borders which it says are needed for its security. Palestinians were displaced by the formation of Israel and are fighting for a homeland. Winding through this maze to a solution satisfying both sides may just nigh be impossible.