Israel

What an elegant summation.

Of all the people on the planet, I expected Israel to understand the tragic nature of escalation the most.  

Thank you. I watched a video featuring a former IDF Air Force pilot explaining how he and others were raised in zionist Israel. Children are a product of their environment until they have an opportunity to know the truth and choose.

A very compassionate but frank summary, and eloquently put.

Thank you, Lozzamus.

I’ve pondering in writing about this subject, especially since I grew up in a strictly religious household immersed in the stories and scriptures which now breaks my heart to see that the once oppressed are now oppressing others (I’ve been reading the other thread with intrigue).

Your style gives us insight and more things to think about.

Outstanding work

I think religion can be a beautiful thing without fear and control; however, when humans are involved, there will be fear, which leads to insecurity and the need to control their personal environment to feel safe. Pride also plays a part. It's virtually impossible for some to admit they were wrong.

Thank you for the lovely comment and RL honor.

Written well of a subject that's quite difficult to write about. For us at least. Ahavati.

Thank you, Grace! It is a difficult subject which runs the risk of being labeled antisemitic. I appreciate your comment.

Powerful words 👌👏👏
I think about old empires, kingdoms, countries, how they came to be, how they ruled their territories, how they treated their neighbours, and never a truer phrase can be said on the matter than “you reap what you sow” the history of Israel in its entirety for that matter, yet sadly people choose to forget

It's a double-edged sword isn't it, Monkeyman? One side of the blade triggers deep history and wounds while the other side reflects the same pattern of behaviour which inflicted the wounds.

Thank you.

I, too, emerged, escaped from an evangelical family who as a family hit our knees morning and night after daily scripture reading, church at least three times a week, all that. Yet my uncle--who I still love, btw--was a KKK sympathizer and my entire family aside from my children are rabid Trump devotees. How, I ask myself, can this be? For me, Trump is a prime candidate for the AntiChrist and if not the real deal will serve as a place holder until it comes.

I was an illegitimate child born into the shame of the mid-40s, smart as a whip with a tongue that could draw blood. I had no idea who my biological father was until 2019 when DNA revealed all. He died in 1984 when I was living on the streets of Honolulu. Also turned out that I am of mixed race, part African, that some distant ancestor survived the slave ships of the Middle Passage. I barely survived the abuse as it was and can only imagine how bad it would have been had they known of my heritage

Which is neither here nor there. I hear the weeping in Gaza. I am outraged. I am poor, financially speaking, but contribute monthly to feeding children worldwide. I support the Democratic party. All of this is atonement.

I know you understand this. I love them and yet they think me still the fool, the duped, gulled. A (choke, gasp, sputter) so-called poet who can't even rhyme.

Guilty as charged. Peace.

I have the t-shirt on all of this! My former husband was a pastor, and I was a third-world missionary to Central America. That's when I "woke" up - so when someone accuses me of being "woke" I tell them I earned it.

As much as I am sick of the two-party domination, I feel forced to support democrats and independents because of my personal beliefs and issues that are important to me.

Thank you for such astute observations. They are appreciated.