Well, I'm not living in Israel, but I'm deeply studying Middle East history and anthropology. I should say I am amazed by this situation.
Firstly the two commercials. I feel sick when I see a Country that pretends to bear the legacy of the Holocaust, that base its whole existence on such a horrible experience, caused by totalitarianism, by nationalism and by empty propaganda, appeal to the same violent and unsound means. Experience does not help. The only good seed that could come from World War II is completely rotten.
Besides the geopolitical aspects, besides the colonial violence of Zionism, besides the religious base of this nation, what really tears me apart is understanding that the very people who could learn other means, who could learn what's sacred in life, who could learn what brotherhood is, this very people just learned to use the same means.
From the terrible nationalism of Nazi Germany another terrible nationalism grew up. And it shows that fear is stronger than love, than courage, than truth.
As Jo.R seems to show, there is nothing stronger than the hate and the fear that a sick ruling class poured into the population through such an empty propaganda (I'll be not surprised when I'll see the very same "Jew" images used by the Nazis reused by Israel with "Arab" underneath).
Thanks to god I saw that this rhetoric is not almighty and that someone is fighting against it, against the discourse of the constant menace of the "Arab countries", against the Nationalistic speeches that try to brainwash freedom and justice away, replacing them with obedience and patriotism.
I would like to ask to Jo.R how often he saved his Country, and how often he used violence against innocents obeying a misleading law. Are you sure you are saving your country by suppressing all of its creativity, its freedom, its peacefulness, by using violence to control it and to control other lands, by ruining Palestinians lives, by serving at checkpoints where the only ones that are stopped and abused are civilians?
I don't think that the whole Israel illusion, the whole dream of a "national home" is wrong. But on the other hand I'm completely sure that the means used to gain it are absolutely illegal, criminal, violent and wrong. I know in the deepest recesses of my heart that the spreading violence that is affecting Middle East ever since the WWII is streaming from the rhetorics of the ruling classes, built up to defend their own interests. And as long as people won't be able to open their eyes on this truth, to accept their responsibility and to counteract in order to stop such a misleading gospel, I'm sure there will be no Nation, no Freedom, no Brotherhood and the whole world will be nothing more than a concentration camp.
Historia magistra vitae
Submitted by Filippo Bertoni on Mon, 18/02/2008 - 12:39.Well, I'm not living in Israel, but I'm deeply studying Middle East history and anthropology. I should say I am amazed by this situation.
Firstly the two commercials. I feel sick when I see a Country that pretends to bear the legacy of the Holocaust, that base its whole existence on such a horrible experience, caused by totalitarianism, by nationalism and by empty propaganda, appeal to the same violent and unsound means. Experience does not help. The only good seed that could come from World War II is completely rotten.
Besides the geopolitical aspects, besides the colonial violence of Zionism, besides the religious base of this nation, what really tears me apart is understanding that the very people who could learn other means, who could learn what's sacred in life, who could learn what brotherhood is, this very people just learned to use the same means.
From the terrible nationalism of Nazi Germany another terrible nationalism grew up. And it shows that fear is stronger than love, than courage, than truth.
As Jo.R seems to show, there is nothing stronger than the hate and the fear that a sick ruling class poured into the population through such an empty propaganda (I'll be not surprised when I'll see the very same "Jew" images used by the Nazis reused by Israel with "Arab" underneath).
Thanks to god I saw that this rhetoric is not almighty and that someone is fighting against it, against the discourse of the constant menace of the "Arab countries", against the Nationalistic speeches that try to brainwash freedom and justice away, replacing them with obedience and patriotism.
I would like to ask to Jo.R how often he saved his Country, and how often he used violence against innocents obeying a misleading law. Are you sure you are saving your country by suppressing all of its creativity, its freedom, its peacefulness, by using violence to control it and to control other lands, by ruining Palestinians lives, by serving at checkpoints where the only ones that are stopped and abused are civilians?
I don't think that the whole Israel illusion, the whole dream of a "national home" is wrong. But on the other hand I'm completely sure that the means used to gain it are absolutely illegal, criminal, violent and wrong. I know in the deepest recesses of my heart that the spreading violence that is affecting Middle East ever since the WWII is streaming from the rhetorics of the ruling classes, built up to defend their own interests. And as long as people won't be able to open their eyes on this truth, to accept their responsibility and to counteract in order to stop such a misleading gospel, I'm sure there will be no Nation, no Freedom, no Brotherhood and the whole world will be nothing more than a concentration camp.
Filippo Bertoni