Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: The Global March to Jerusalem, a brave and admirable attempt to awaken the world’s conscience [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)that I insulted your neighbor, the general(the guy I wasn't even personally discussing, btw)? And are you still mad about what I said about the Gaza bombing? (I changed my phrasing on that later..why wasn't that enough?) What will it take for you to move on about those things? Why does it still matter what I said about the bombing? My comments didn't make any difference as to how the situation played out. And why isn't it enough that I modified that comment later?
It's now clear to me what this is really about:
Basically, you're not going to stop this bullshit interrogatory abuse until I endorse the Occupation, pretend that everybody in the IDF is morally superior to any other soldier on the planet simply because they're in the IDF(as if being in the IDF is somehow holier than being in any other army), and, in general, agree that your country must be exempt from any public criticism and that you, personally are infallible when speaking about everything involving the I/P security situation simply because you happen to wear a uniform. I can't do either and retain my humanity or still be progressive about anything. I can't endorse oppression.
The Occupation doesn't work. It doesnt' protect Israelis and it can't democratize Palestine. If it could have democratized Palestine, it would have done so by now, after forty-five years. Why can't you let go of YOUR religious-like belief that either of the things you think the Occupation accomplishes CAN happen.
Why are you so obsessed with going after ME, anyway? I'm really not that important and nothing would be better for you or your country if I stopped posting. I'm not anti-Israel and you know perfectly well not anything worse than that, either. I haven't harmed Israel in anything I've posted, and I'm not capable of harming Israel. Please just accept that and get off my case already.
I don't deserve to be demonized by you or to have you impute a dark, hidden agenda to me as you just insinuated upthread. Stop already. I'm just one guy with an opinion.