One of the great human tragedies is that power corrupts, and all too often oppressed people who gain power end up behaving much like those who previously oppressed them. It is a tale as old as humans, but tragic and unnecessary. It seems that Hamas knew the Achilles heel of Israel's society, the rightful fear of being eliminated, and pla…
One of the great human tragedies is that power corrupts, and all too often oppressed people who gain power end up behaving much like those who previously oppressed them. It is a tale as old as humans, but tragic and unnecessary. It seems that Hamas knew the Achilles heel of Israel's society, the rightful fear of being eliminated, and played to it with devastating results for both sides. Hamas does not care about the Palestinians and sees every dead child in Gaza as another nail in Israel's coffin. And Bibi cares only about staying out of prison on his several fraud and bribery charges. And so it goes.....
One of the great human tragedies is that power corrupts, and all too often oppressed people who gain power end up behaving much like those who previously oppressed them. It is a tale as old as humans, but tragic and unnecessary. It seems that Hamas knew the Achilles heel of Israel's society, the rightful fear of being eliminated, and played to it with devastating results for both sides. Hamas does not care about the Palestinians and sees every dead child in Gaza as another nail in Israel's coffin. And Bibi cares only about staying out of prison on his several fraud and bribery charges. And so it goes.....
Does the Golden Rule always get kicked to the curb? As you said, fear is the driver, but the lessons create more fear. The Fear Rule rules