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Yes..and the killing goes on. Power seems to always have the upper hand..since the beginning.
posted by
yellowrose55
on April 26, 2010 at 11:06 PM
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Naut, I will b interested in your response regarding 'internationalization.
When I read the word, my first impulse was, 'That's not what I meant...' And as I have thought further, it really isn't. I don't see turning Jerusalem over to an international committee of some sort, but making it independent of all nations, a nation in itself, sovereign and self-governing. The people of Jerusalem would have their own passport, and be 'Jerusalemim' before Israeli or Arab, Jew or Moslem.
posted by
Ciel
on April 8, 2010 at 10:33 AM
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Re: TAPS, I make the comparison of civil vs tribal because
both can have extremes. Perhaps the extreme of civil that Naut and others decry is a deplorable excess of political correctness, and inability to see when civility is not the effective answer to a tribal-mentality attack. The tribal mindset in moderation is a beautiful thing that is rich in cultural heritage and pride, in unique concept and creative response the the world.
Civil extreme vs Tribal extreme... looks to me like a fatal impasse.
posted by
Ciel
on April 8, 2010 at 10:27 AM
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The civil vs the extreme--that's always been one of the problems of humanity. Interesting post.
posted by
TAPS.
on April 8, 2010 at 7:40 AM
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Ciel
A very interesting post that deserves a proper and definitely more detailed response than I am able to provide at the moment. Let me just say that, while I agree with much of what you say, I would be completely opposed to 'internationalizing' Jerusalem, for reasons I may develop in my on post on the subject...
posted by
Nautikos
on April 7, 2010 at 6:17 PM
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