On Current Events
I know some people have probably listened to the news, and there are a few things happened in Gaza. I just have a few thoughts on it and like to put it out. Agree or disagree with me all you want, but these are a few observations.
1. It's interesting that the groups you'd expect to be protesting up a storm and causing violent action are actually behaving themselves. Protests in Lebanon and the Western Region under the Palastinian authority are actually being peaceful protesters. While the ones misbehaving are the ones who really have no direct stake. Violent protests in Belgium, Pakistan and other places. If the ones directly involved through location are being peaceful, what does that show of the true colors of protesters in the other countries? Just something I observed. Lots of physical attacks, where protests are almost becoming riots.
2. The tragedy that in all honesty this isn't a Palestinian and Isreal issue. It's really a Hamas and Isreal issue. The Palestinians who live in Gaza are really just in the line of fire. And in all reality are a sort of hostage to that group. Hamas isn't duly elected, unlike the Palestinian Authority's Abbas. (I think his name is Abbas)
3. In all reality its a tragedy that 50% of the casualties happen to be innoccent civilians, but can we expect anything less this day and age. Groups like Hamas always use civilians as "human shields" and normally the Western World and it's allies try to avoid hitting them. But, this means that groups like Hamas end up with a brick in the boxing ring while the West normally has both its hands tied behind its back. Eventually a Western power was going to get tired of it and say damn the tying and get the baseball bat. It's a shock for it to finally come, but can we really be that surprised? THe oddity is also that no one denies it's happening, yet yells at Isreal for fighting this way. Even Palestinian refugees have freely admitted and the media has freely admitted (Quite a shock actually) that Hamas will fire mortars and rockets from hospitals and refugee camps. If one side throws the rules of war out the window, can we expect the other to not follow suit? It's not about right or wrong, its about human nature. Ya know?
4. I think it's humorous that people judge other nations really quickly. Isreal invaded Gaza because for the past 2 to 3 years, Gaza has been launching 100 rockets a day into it's southern cities. That's 2,400 rockets. Can you imagine if Mexico decided to launch 100 rockets into the SOuth Western United States every day? We'd stop that in a week. Their patience is actually rather large considering.
5. In all honesty I think it's an act of overreaction from alot, and in all honesty I think the Palestinian authority should have been involved with Isreal so they could get back Gaza. That would have helped alot. THe problem is there are 20,000 Hamas militants in the way. And about 1.4 million Palestinian hostages in Gaza. I don't think that's too big a word for them. Tragic as it may be, well I hope it pans out alright and eventually we can get that solved.
Either way, this wasn't meant as a support or condemnation of anything. It's just what I noticed. I know some people will disagree and argue with me, but ehh just had to get this all organized and on paper as it were. ANYHOO!!