You are also what you know and if you don't know but speak anyway, that says volumes.
Many imagine they know much more than those
who disagree. But I've seen a paucity of this claimed
Instead, its seizure upon a few facts that serve one's
perspective.
I see things more broadly, ie, neither Jew nor Muslim
nor Christian is better, without sin, nor more entitled
to human rights. I see which sides deal in the greatest
amount of death, destruction, & oppression in Gaza &
Israel. I see Israel's 'justice' system that favors Jews
over Muslims.
But it isn't part of Judaism (nor does Judaism have a concept of "infidel").
What you say isn't part of Judaism is nonetheless
part of the culture & country that behave in that
dehumanizing manner towards Muslims.
There are Muslims because they ran and were elected in a democracy. If others don't run or don't win, whose fault is that. This is getting remarkably close to a claim that certain groups control elections or government. The government, though, did not censor people who advocate.
I've seen otherwise in news from Israel, eg, arresting
Muslims for bogus claims of supporting terrorism,
when it's naught but advocating for Palestinian rights,
& expressing their religion.
Have you not been watching the news?
I've been consuming much news, likely more
than you have, since I see so much broader
a picture than your posts reveal. I'm not the
one in denial of Israel's oppression & war
crimes.
Also, maybe those who know better know that Israel's actions aren't war crimes so your criticisms are leaving you feeling so unsatisfied because they are steeped in a lack of knowledge.
Israelis so often say that Israel is the Jewish state.
Christians here say that too. I see the apartheid
that mimics USA's old Jim Crow system, which
is one standard de juro, & another de facto
for the lesser humans.
It doesn't play anywhere near a role in the current conflict, at least not from Israel's side. Israel's government and army have members of a variety of religions. To ignore than is to bury one's head in the sand.
I'm fully aware of Muslims who serve in Israel's
military. So don't imagine that you alone have
access to info that's broadcast all over the world.
Fervent believers in religion typically cannot see
how religion controls their behavior in the secular
world. They confuse myth with reality.
To be without religion, & in a different country is
likely to provide a less prejudiced view.
This is just more ignorance about the rules of war.
Meh...war criminals tend to be blind to rules.
They always justify their crimes as necessary
& good.
But regardless, this is not a response to what I said. I wasn't asking about your criticizing anyone but in the damage that creating a fantasy of a monolithic religious mindset causes and which yoyu are contributing to.
Religions are what they do.
When adherents claim one thing, but do another,
this demands introspection, not fervent defense.
So you are criticizing all Muslims and the Muslim mindset for all the attacks on Israel, right?
Not every Muslim, nor ever Jew, nor every Christian.
But I criticize Jews & Christians as groups....those groups
who support Israel's brutal oppression & massacre of
Palestinians.
You keep trying to make this personal. It serves Israel
to paint me as an anti-semite. Go ahead & keep trying.
I'll continue to decry these war crimes based in Judeo-
Christian dehumanization of Muslims.
Nope, you just don't recognize it when it introduces itself to you.
You've only offered Israeli propaganda.
I recognize it from the news...it's all over .
So not only are you creating a "mindset" which doesn't exist, you are then applying it to anyone who supports the Jewish state. So noted. Thanks for your honesty and clear bias.
You just keep thinking that if it makes you feel secure defending evil.
Actually, I defend behaviors that aren't war crimes.
To defend proper behavior doesn't
excuse defending war crimes & oppression.
Because that is a Yiddish term for "non-Jewish woman." Judaism does not allow having sex with women outside of marriage. But his using a Yiddish term makes his behavior, for you, an extension of his religious identity. You are wrong.
To be a Jew is more than religion. Most of
the Jews I personally know are atheists.
However, most value their own above others.
His mother is just as wrong and not speaking from within the Jewish understanding. But if you want to take their actions as inextricably tied to the entirety of Judaism, you do that. Personally, i find that a disgusting approach, but there you have it.
The no-true-scotsman fallacy, eh.
I observe what people do.
It's more significant than claiming to believe otherwise.
