Originally Posted by sachem

How did we end up the only screwed up people in the world? That really takes some talent.

Originally Posted by Agent_Grey

You know what? When the Israeli government does something disgusting like fire a missile at an 87-year old in a wheelchair because he was one in the PLO, I do condemn it in the strongest possible terms. Yes that's an act of terrorism. Yes I have a huge problem with how Israel conducts itself, and I even think they're in serious danger of perpatrating acts of genocide on the Palestinian people.

But unlike you, I don't think that this means that Jewish peopkle are part of a massive scheme for world domination. That's a short-sighted black&white explenation of affairs that totally ignores everything about history, human nature, and basic psychology.

And if you think about it, you're weakening, not strengthening the legitimate issues some of us take with Israel's hardline stances. If every time we try to have a rational dialogue about an ongoing conflict like this, someone pops in and says that one side is really a collection of inhuman pupettmasters who control the world, then they end up discrediting that which *is* legitimate.

Do you see the problem there?