Thanks Mark but a big problem - when you are sure God(s) is/are on your side, and have been indoctrinated this way since childhood, how does the conflict ever get resolved? All the cease-fires, treaties, "peace-keeping" armies, etc. you can imagine cannot make someone stop hating someone else, when that's what they have been taught all their life.
-Ben > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Smyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 9:20 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Israel vs. Palestinian escalation > > > i'm 100% with you Ben, religion is a convienient way for > politicians to hide > their real motives for conflict. > > but it would probably be more depressing if religion was the > real reason > > m > > -----Original Message----- > From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 04 March 2002 16:57 > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Israel vs. Palestinian escalation > > > Todd- > yes, also tragic > > saw a photo of Muslim woman sitting outside her burned-out > home praying > (house was torched by Hindu mob) > > the things like this humans can do to each other disgust me... > > Israelis (Jews) vs. Palestinians (Muslims) > India (Hindu vs. Muslim) > Iraq (Sunni Muslim vs. Shiite Muslim) > Serbs (Orthodox) vs. Croats (Catholic) vs. Bosnians (Muslims) > Northern Ireland (Protestants vs. Catholics) > Southern Phillipines (Muslim vs. Catholic) > > common thread: all of these are painted as *religious* conflicts, > but in reality they seem to be about > gaining/keeping/increasing political > and economic POWER. > > depressing is an understatement... > > -Ben > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 8:47 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Israel vs. Palestinian escalation > > > > > > How about all of that stuff going on in India? *shakes head* > > > > Todd > > > > > So the Palestinians increase the violence of their attacks > > on Israeli > > > civilian and military targets, thinking Israel will "give" > > and end the > > > "occupation". > > > Rather, the Israelis increase the violence of their > > "retaliatory" attacks, > > > thinking the Palestinians will "give". > > > Each side appears to think more violence will break the > > other side's will. > > > Instead, it makes each side's resolve even greater. > > > > > > And neither side is apparently willing to take any of the blame. > > > > > > Is there an answer to this other than more and more death? > > > Much sadness... > > > > > > -Ben > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
