Michelle Taliban, Insightful or inciteful?? Graham's obsessed with me,

[Guest guest]

(fwd- this is an open letter to Michelle Taliban from another list

that she seems unable to respond to in an adult or appropriate

fashion)

 

UNGOVERNABLEFORCE, Michelle Galin <foyerfelin>

wrote:

>

> I strongly believe that sensitivity to the plight of Palestinians

<snip usual glorification of Jihad, Taliban & suicide bombers>

 

Lets get this straight.

 

Nobody has remotely implied that they do not have sensitivity to the

plight of the palestinians. Not here, not at Eco-Vegans, not at

Vegans Uncensored, not at Planet Vegan, not at Muslem Vegetarians.

Probably not at any of the other lists and forums that you are

doubtless trying to turn into Jihad buletin boards.

 

Nobody has remotely expressed support for Ariel Sharon and the

actions of the Isrealli army. Point me to just one post that has

please.

 

But when people get sick of your dubiously sourced, one sided

propaganda that denounces Jenin as an attrocity (which it certainly

is), but praises suicide bombers and the taliban as martyrs and

freedom fighters, you dismis them as 'islamophobic'.

 

When people get sick of you forwarding jew conspiracy-nut crap

originating from white supremacists and nazis, you claim political

naivity- " Oh how was I to know- I've only been interested in

politics and religion since march "

 

When people get sick of your spouting that you find Judaism a

disgusting religion that should be outlawed, you dismiss them

as 'zionists'.

 

When people actually put forward constructive ways forward, or

publicise real attempts to create peace initiatives, you don't want

to hear. This is nothing but 'PR gibber' to you.

 

How, exactly, do you see yourself as being remotely helpful in this

situation?

 

The Israelis will never defeat the palestinians.

 

The palestinians will never defeat the isrealis.

 

Instead they will remain locked in a futile scorpion dance of

violence and mutual hatred. One day, whether you like it or not, the

cycle will be broken. This will only happen once people begin to

talk, negotiate, break down barriers, understand each other. It

might stick in the craw, but the people of northern ireland have

realised this. People with far more bitterness and anger than you

can dream of, people who have spent their entire lives being

marinated in an atmosphere of political and religious prejudice,

violence and mutual hatred have been big enough to be able to put

aside the guns and bombs and say, " OK, lets talk. Lets move this

thing forward. "

 

The peace process might be a long, slow, tortuous road with setbacks

and pitfalls on every step of the journey. But at the end of the day

it will be the only way.

 

When are you going to grow up and stop being part of the problem and

start to be part of the solution?