The corrupting power of Hate

Perfectly stated…

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FLASHBACK: “Israel wants peace, and #Israel’s enemies want …the end of Israel”

**NOTE: A few years back, I wrote the following post on the then-current “ceasefire” agreement between Hamas and Israel.

Given recent events concerning Israel, it seems appropriate to remind us all that what we’re seeing today is whatever comes AFTER déjà vu: we don’t simply feel that we’ve seen it before, but that we’re destined to see it again, too. 

And I still maintain, as I did years ago, that Klavan’s suggestion (below) is the best option around…

—JTR

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PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST: “You’re Doing it Wrong”

(Originally posted November 23, 2012)

Don’t get too comforted by the temporary armistice between Hamas and Israel, everyone.

First of all, as Ed over at Hotair.com said, “The description of the cease-fire as “tenuous” is a masterpiece of understatement“.

“This is a respite in Gaza, not a resolution“, Max Boot flatly stated.

They’re both right, of course. That’s because Israel wants peace, and each of Israel’s enemies want …the end of Israel.

Peace in the Middle East: “you’re doing it wrong…”

Don’t get too comforted by the temporary armistice between Hamas and Israel.

First of all, as Ed over at Hotair.com says, “The description of the cease-fire as “tenuous” is a masterpiece of understatement“.

“This is a respite in Gaza, not a resolution“, Max Boot says.

They’re both right, of course. That’s because Israel wants peace, and Israel’s enemies want …the end of Israel. As plenty of folks before me have queried, how do you “compromise” with someone who wants to exterminate your entire populace? What exactly qualifies as “halfway” in that case: only most of your citizenry dead, perhaps?

What do the election, Benghazi, and the Israel/Hamas war have in common?

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ANSWER: culture.

For instance, when you shake your head and wonder how could any rational person think that Israel defending itself is an unprovoked attack, keep in mind that such “thinking” has been stoked, taught and reinforced to much of our society since they were in grade-school. In high-schools & colleges, ‘unpopular thought’ isn’t being discouraged: it’s being systematically stamped out. Our schools are now highly expensive inculcation centers, rather than institutions of higher learning.

The election? The logical result of a Progressive ideology which is pervasive throughout  our society.

Benghazi? Our president has lied, repeatedly, on this entire debacle and still the press doesn’t push for the truth, leaving it to the Wall Street Journal, conservative blogs and Fox News.