It is still incomprehensible for me that an individual can use violence to react against words or pictures. It is not understandable as a rational act. It is an emotional act. Emotion cannot be understood in anything other than emotions. Sympathy, empathy. As a group act it becomes so much more, so much more.
Palestine seems to me to be like a great psychological trauma. Western society turns their heads and demand quietude from a pure victim of violence. Israel as a nation seems to me to be so deeply rooted in world war II, that I really can understand their generational rage. It is a well described process where children of child abusers themselves are torn asunder. It is understandable and therefore a NOT TOLERABLE PATTERN OF BEHAVIOUR. Shame on you! Act different and use those strong convictions and existential angst to a common good. Such strength. I am sure you can do better than to blow yourself up or demolish houses. Fuckwads.
However. Politics and exploitable groupings. Highly skilled orators and a society in shambles. Executioners and the Roman emperor Bushius II on an orgy. Some of the players remain hidden for a public view, except through Syria. There also seems to be a quite stupid agitator on the christian fundamentalist side. Speculation and conspiracies. Yes, and I do think it is such a time. What happens the next weeks will indeed decide the list of possible outcomes. I believe such a dramatic time is here, because it is described as the most nervous situation in the region for 15-25 years by real veterans of the trade. Still, the chances are well on the positive that this can be stemmed and a new understanding of tolerance be created.
What will be laid on the weight tomorrow? What will be said on Friday? Can please just somebody explain that this is NOT the single act against you to go to war over. Why waste the blood, even of infidels, on barren ground? Yes, of course insulting other people is forgivable. And if not, I trust no man to act the role of vengeful god.
On the good side, it is amazing how well-known these itty bitty countries of the far north are known, even to the detail of local press.
This is by now a political act. A real super plan. It holds the promise of utter chaos at the tiniest act by a basically anyone. Let the folly hold their tounges. The trouble is, there are so very many acts we do that holds no moral meaning to us. We are possibly the others. The enemy. Someone will always dislike what you do or say. If you reach a large enough audience that is. I don't think any of those jokes you privatly tell would go well down with certain people - and their friends, and their underlings.
And dammmit, all you ultras out there. You, who think prevetion is sin. You, who think skin is sin. You, who thinks walking without a hat is sin. You, who think eating meat is sin. All of you are on a misconceived path. Please, stop using prevention, but don't you refuse your neighbour to do so. Please, cover up every inch and lie in a dark room, shut yourself out, but don't do that to your wife. Please, drive 40 on the highway with your hat, but pull over. Please, eat nothing that remotely can be connected to exploitation. Such extremes is nothing of rationale, all of emotion. And on some things, we never will feel the same.
