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Reader comment on item: Convincing Anti-Zionists that the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Is Over

Submitted by Charles Martel (United States), Sep 28, 2020 at 23:41

Throughout human history the enemies of rational thought were often successful in brainwashing the masses in a vacuum. Isolation and a monopoly of message long served to stoke the fires of hate. It is now estimated that more than 200 million Americans possess some form of smart phone. Worldwide, 3.5 billion now have ready access to the internet. While religious fervor continues to animate, motivate and sublimate, the [reality check of immediately accessible reality] in the form of a simple Google search constitutes a paradigm that has never before existed -- and an experiment in human evolution that has never before occurred. How can crazy religious fervor inoculate as well when the counter narrative voices of reason are merely a click or two away. Brandeis' words convey a prescient fact --- it turns out sunlight really is the best disinfectant. And so, in the context of the six million Jewish people perched precariously upon their tiny speck of land one can but hope that the rational, 21st Century Muslim may find greater wisdom in peaceful coexistence rather than perpetual enmity.

Shall we say, it is, at the very least a fond Yom Kippur prayer...

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Title Commenter Date Thread
perhaps a reason to hope, after all [194 words]Charles MartelSep 28, 2020 23:41260719
1"who come too lately, he will became the death without peace" [37 words]Ronald HörstmannSep 12, 2020 10:45260401
5Not So Fast, On "Convincing Anti-Zionists that the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Is Over" [346 words]Mike RamirezSep 8, 2020 20:45260320
1Mike Ramirez and Surat Muhammad 35 [174 words]dhimmi no moreSep 9, 2020 15:14260320
Lack of Trust in Peace Treaties - Truth or Dare [239 words]M ToveySep 10, 2020 16:58260320
1M Tovey: The canonization of the Qur'an [627 words]dhimmi no moreSep 12, 2020 07:02260320
Canon for Peace-When Peace Agreements are Forged in Fire [241 words]M ToveySep 12, 2020 19:53260320
Footnote: Very brief introduction to al-Tabari and the canonization of the Qur'an [712 words]dhimmi no moreSep 13, 2020 16:23260320
Footnote: Very brief introduction to al-Tabari and the canonization of the Qur'an part 2 [299 words]dhimmi no moreSep 14, 2020 15:13260320
Going Further with the Other - Non-Semitic Influences in Semitic Text [461 words]M ToveySep 15, 2020 00:08260320
Hudna and 'Ahd revisited [603 words]dhimmi no moreSep 15, 2020 18:18260320
Hudna Refined for Just These Times [92 words]M ToveySep 16, 2020 13:45260320
3One more Footnote: When was the Qur'an really canonized? late 2nd and early 3rd century or in 1924? [169 words]dhimmi no moreSep 17, 2020 11:31260320
Retrospect: Israeli-UAE-Bahrain Peace Accord Does Not Equal 'Palestinian' Peace [527 words]M ToveySep 17, 2020 13:20260320
2M Tovey: And speaking of Covid-19 and the prophet of Islam [289 words]dhimmi no moreSep 18, 2020 08:54260320
Lack of Trust in Peace Treaties - Truth or Dare - Part II [192 words]M ToveySep 24, 2020 15:52260320
Signs of Thawing in Israeli-'Palestinian' Stance - Truth or Dare - Part III [419 words]M ToveyOct 28, 2020 15:54260320
Truth or Dare Pt IV - 'Palestinian' Fortunes Have Lost a Voice – Who Speaks Now? [160 words]M ToveyNov 10, 2020 12:08260320
Dreams of Peace Turning Into Nightmares - Truth or Dare Part V [407 words]M ToveyNov 23, 2020 13:49260320
Disrespect of Abraham Accords Pending - Truth or Dare - Part VI [181 words]M ToveyDec 14, 2020 19:46260320
Disparities in Quranic Dissertations Becoming Apparent – Truth or Dare – Part VII [249 words]M ToveyDec 17, 2020 19:35260320
Exploring Israel's Vulnerabilities - American Flank Exposed - Truth or Dare Part VIII [169 words]M ToveyJan 11, 2021 12:33260320
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Dream a little dream for me [59 words]LippySep 8, 2020 18:24260316
1We should define victory precisely [288 words]
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DaveSep 8, 2020 17:21260314
So What Else Is New! [31 words]Barry BlackSep 8, 2020 09:21260299
1Times of Irreconcilable Controversy Coming to a Close [331 words]M ToveySep 7, 2020 20:15260284
Anticipation of the Killing Kind [588 words]M ToveySep 11, 2020 13:41260284

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