Informed Consent

  • SulaymanF@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This is not a religious struggle. It’s a political struggle, just with religious overtones.

    • alvvayson@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Indeed. Even if they all became atheists overnight, Palestinians will still need a place to live with jobs, water, electricity, security and economic opportunity.

      Imprisoning them in desert ghettos and blockading them will only further breed resentment and violence.

    • scarabic@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I agree with you. Which is why every time either side injects religion into it, they muddy the waters. Imagine if all religion were forcibly subtracted from the entire dialogue and they just had to negotiate over armistice, land, and rights. Seems like it might actually have a chance. But with zealots on both sides, it’ll never get down to pragmatics.