Hamas should be Supporting Me Instead
American Presidents have a way with coming up with
soundbites. One of the most memorable belonged to George W Bush who declared
that “you are either with us or against us,” in the wake of the September 9,
2001 attacks in the USA.
Whilst this phrase was meant to rally the world
against global terrorist movements, the reality was that it ended up summing up
what many people in less developed countries have felt about what the Western
world really thinks about the world – namely the fact that it can tell the rest
of the world “Do as we tell you or else.”
This is particularly true whenever military conflicts occur
between Israel and one of its neighbours. Rationality and objectivity get
thrown out of the window and the conflict inevitably becomes framed as an “us
versus them” issue.
This most recent Israeli bombardment of the Gaza trip
is no exception. I’ve taken the view that whilst the October 7 attacks on
Israel were horrific, the reprisals have been murderous. This point was made
very clearly in IT’S NOT GENOCIDE AS LONG AS WE’RE DOING IT?, and GOD’S TRIAL.
Here’s the response I got:
Then, I like the fact that I’ve been dubbed a
supporter of Hamas, even though I never said that Hamas were good guys and I
did make the point that the attacks on October 7, 2003 went beyond what most
people would call “resistance”
What makes it particularly amusing is the fact that I’ve
been told that I continue writing, I would actually achieve the destruction of
the State of Israel. I believe that the writer of this comment believes that I
am an exceedingly powerful person.
Let’s put it this way. I am an ugly obese middle-aged about
to be divorced man sitting in a hovel of an office in a small island in the
South China Sea. The State of Israel by contrast is a rich technologically
advanced society with one of the most powerful militaries in the world, equipped
with some o f the best military and surveillance and has the total support of
the richest and most powerful countries in the world.
Yet, despite this obvious contrast of power and
relevance, the commentator believes that it is the State of Israel who should
fear me. Thanks to writer, I am now aware of my power and instead of calling me
a supporter of Hamas, they should persuade Hamas to support me – that way I’ll
be able to afford my next cup of coffee.
1 comment
You think too highly of yourself. You are just a supporter of murderers.
You could not even get the date of the MASSACRE correct, it was on *Oct 7 2023*.
Israel's responses are murderous while HAMAS's actions were only horrific, like a horror movie. So what should Israel's responses be after the massacre, love and kisses?
You like the protesters in the Western countries are trying to justify the MASSACRE. But no call to hold HAMAS to justice for families of the massacred.
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