Israel’s existance is threatened

Yup, these guys and their shitty rockets are a threat to Israel’s existance. Kinda like how 50 guys in a cave in Afghanistan threatened the very fabric of America, it’s very physical and ideological existence, even though 19 of them had already killed themselves in their only attack against the country.

Me thinks Israel and the US are giving these people too much credit. All overreacting does is legitimize them. Whether or not they have a right to do what they do is irrelevant – it should be about finding a lasting peace. You do not create peace with war, period. That was never the case. Domination, occupation, oppression, that is not peace – and they were always ultimately defeated. World War II succeeded because we let Japan and Germany be. The Cold War never evolved into actual war. We have seen the success of non-violent movements in gaining the independence of countries and the freedoms of peoples all over the world. We have seen the success international cooperation can have in stopping conflicts and in avoiding them. These are real examples of how today’s world works and how peace is achieved. And it does not involve lasting occupation and repeated unprecedented military action.

Israel is addicted to war, just like its neighbors, just like its enemies. You’d think being such a supposed advance democratic society, they’d act accordingly and make mature decisions about their future. You’d think they’d extend a hand to their adversaries and attempt to find common ground and a solution that didn’t involve perpetual war. It’s been 60 years. 60 years of war. But this is democracy in the Middle East – in Israel and in Palestine, people vote for murder, for war and against peace because that is what they want.

One last time

Bush’s final press conference. It’s been a long time coming. I’ve watched a lot of these in the last 8 years. They’ve been sad, painful, infuriating, maddening, disheartening, entertaining, all sorts of adjectives. He has wrecked psychological havoc on my life. I guess I’ve been inflicted with Bush derangement syndrome and I won’t be happy till he’s sitting in jail. Which unfortunately means I will never be happy. But at least he is finally gone, defeated and humiliated, and his name forever to be remembered amongst the worst of the worst.

Massive, cowardly overreaction. Arrogant, provocative attitude. A vision of government that believes government shouldn’t exist. Stolen election. War crimes. Blatant corruption. From top to bottom, a complete assault on the Constitution. The end result of the 60+ year conservative movement and a Republican party that simply sought to destroy the American government. But bad ideas are doomed to fail and so it all collapses at once. We’re all fucked but at least it’s over.