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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
Not by way of debate here, but just for your own info, the kid in the first video traveled to Israel specifically so that he could protest the actions of the country, not to find out anything for himself, but just to protest.
As for the second video, these are sects of chabbah haridim that believe that Israel should not exist, based on obscure religious interpretations of the Torah. They are a very small sect of wackos that throw rocks at women who wear short skirts and people driving their cars on Shabbat. Meanwhile they live off of government handouts so that they can read the Torah all day every day.
Regardless of your opinion of Israel, I'm just saying that these videos are not exactly representative of much.
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Why call them wackos? The guy speaking sounded very peaceful, and his thoughts about co-existing in harmony did not sound all that unreasonable.
I'm a little bothered by people whom think anyone outside their own race inferior, be it any religion or set of beliefs. That kind of self righteousness doesn't bode well for generations being raised under it. Don't get me wrong, I hate ignorance as much as the next guy.
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I really don't agree with people who are "too" involved in any religion, people that have no experience with thinking outside the box they were born in. So so many jews are raised strict, and never once even ponder reasoning outside of what they have been taught. Be it out of fear, lack of imagination, or whatever the reason. A lot of religious nuts are like this.
Empathy and understanding of your neighbors mentality is a far under utilized tool these days. I know when I was a kid, whatever war we fought in America, I was like.. Fuck those guys, lets kill them all.. only because I loved my country and was raised to believe in it. We aren't always doing the wrong, but it certainly helps to be a bit more objective about things, and maintain a higher level of empathy.