tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869075072931465663.post8562298410879062192..comments2023-09-15T13:34:10.017+01:00Comments on Cognitive Blindspot: Gone Fishin'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869075072931465663.post-40358398082145781242007-07-05T13:29:00.000+01:002007-07-05T13:29:00.000+01:00I have to agree with hellmarx. It's all very well ...I have to agree with hellmarx. It's all very well saying that conflicts in the Middle East are "senseless", but it's equivalent to denying the people there any intelligence or wisdom - you're effectively accusing them of having no sense, which most of them quite plainly <I>do</I> have.<BR/><BR/>Israel certainly has a right - a duty, in fact - to defend its own citizens against terrorist attack. Often the only way to defend against the type of terrorism Israel faces is to use force. It is entitled to do this by law, and it is in no way "senseless".<BR/><BR/>Likewise, most Palestinian terrorist organizations use force to achieve certain goals - the creation of a Palestinian state in the case of Fatah, or the destruction of Israel in the case of Hamas and Hezbollah. Their actions are the opposite of senseless (however distasteful I might find them).<BR/><BR/>Just telling people in a bitter war that they ought to just "have more sense and act for peace" might make you feel nice, but it means nothing to the actual conflict. A real solution will involve much more practical methods than saying "just put down your guns".noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869075072931465663.post-49081667048092516012007-07-04T19:13:00.000+01:002007-07-04T19:13:00.000+01:00"...the senseless conflicts in the Middle East (ye..."...the senseless conflicts in the Middle East (yes, senseless - there doesn't seem much sense in people on either side of the struggles who say they want peace but act by picking up a gun)..." <BR/>I've actually stopped commenting on this kind of stuff, which is - frankly - just saying nothing! Lack of analysis of the political situation, of war dynamics, you're basically saying that in any kind of violent conflict both sides are equally guilty cause none of them is willing to give up! But there's no chance for defense against suicide bombers and kassam-missiles with flowers....hellmarxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10368100448886551290noreply@blogger.com