5 Nov 2023 2:22 pm
I guess I've never considered them victims. When you kick *** on everyone that has attacked you in the last 75 years, that doesn't fit into my victim column.Vegas » 05 Nov 2023, 2:34 pm » wrote: ↑
It's the same thing with Israel. They have displayed themselves as victims year after year, decade after decade. After a while, you have to raise some eyebrows as to the validity of their victim status. After researching things, it becomes abundantly clear that they are not victims. They bring these attacks against them on themselves. There are other ways to draw first blood than using force.
I came across this which I believe you have mentioned several times:
Domination and ControlAccording to advocates, the Domination and Control trope is the one most commonly used and believed in today’s society. For example, the gunman in Colleyville, TX (see main story) targeted a synagogue because he believed that the Jews had the power to free a convicted terrorist serving an 86-year sentence in New York City, whom he wanted released. This particular trope dates back to the Middle Ages and has adapted over the years. It was reinforced in 1903 with the publication of an anti-Semitic text, titled “The Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion,” which falsely claimed to be minutes from a meeting of Jewish leaders where plans for global domination were discussed. Adolph Hitler used the lies in this document to spread hatred for the Jewish people by blaming them for economic hardships experienced by Germans. It was even used as a teaching tool in German schools to reinforce hatred of the Jews. This conspiracy theory is still prevalent today with repeated false accusations that Jews control the world financial system and the media, including the press, and the music and film industries. ADL’s 2020 survey revealed that 15% of respondents believe that Jews have too much power in the business world and 17% think “the movie and television industries are pretty much run by Jews.”
I haven't taken one step in the life of a Jew or Arab, I'm having a hard time passing judgement on either side.
Islam is a very large departure from my beliefs so there is that, I can admit to bias.