One reason these threads get so ugly is that Palestinians and Muslims are sometimes (well, often) dehumanized.
I contend that it's not always a man's fault where or when he is born and under what circumstances his conscience is deformed.
I believe that until you recognize the essential humanity of ALL human beings and fixate on those primordial human tenets of conscience, you have absolutely no hope of cutting through the hatreds and prejudices to bring folks together toward true justice.
Until you can forgive and love your enemies (a very Christian concept, no?), you have no hope of turning them back into your brothers and the conflict will only be perpuated.
By my post, I was hopeful to underscore exactly the absurd and demonic means by which reconciliation between these groups will be forever forestalled by the continued dehumanization of each other on both sides.
Does that clear it up?
Does that clear it up?
Honestly? No. Here's why:
One reason these threads get so ugly is that Palestinians and Muslims are sometimes (well, often) dehumanized.
Out of 135 posts so far on this thread, you are the only one who has referred to anyone from either side as "subhuman animals".