After decades of simmering in the background of modern life, all bets are off and we're on to the most aggressive and highly speculative race for world dominance ever known.
I am still waiting for that moment in history when "becoming an intelligent, decent, and truly progressive human being" will become the next Gold Rush. Then, I'll make sense to everyone around me.
Whatever it is that now lives there (Israel), it is not Human; it is not of us. It cannot be...
In Martial Arts, stress testing is the best and most efficient method to prevent delusion.
I would say that it would be acceptable and necessary to sentence Israel to a LIFETIME of Global Community Service.
Being a decent human takes some effort, but a future without famine, bullets, and dystopian societies is well worth our mental, emotional, and especially moral investment.
We need to guide ourselves towards a genuine curiosity about other cultures and their lives, then act in nurturing each other's values towards a cooperating coexistence on this planet called Earth, OUR HOME.
When darkness falls, our risen voices become guiding stars for the voyagers of the future. Our future. Our children's future.