I was talking about the use of non-combatants in war, of course it isn’t right to imprison children, at the same time as it’s not right to use child soldiers, but many do. I’m not a Jew or a Muslim, so I’m not in any way involved in this dreadful conflict, but I do believe that what was done by Hamas was so utterly horrific that it couldn’t have had any other outcome than it did. I am also pretty sure that was deliberate, and was done in that way in order to not only provoke Israel, but to do so in such a way that they would react in the way that they have.
Hamas doesn’t seem to care too much for the people that they claim to be fighting for, as they site their operations bases under hospitals and schools, using the population as human shields. They seem to be doing this as a way to increase sympathy and therefore raise donations across the world, as the more children that are killed, the more outrage is generated and the more donations rise, always follow the money. There is a claim that much of that money is being funnelled to the real leaders of Hamas, who are not based in Gaza, as it’s claimed that all monies going into Gaza are taxed. If this is true, then it’s a cynical ploy, and is both sickening and heartbreaking to watch.
The view of many is that the conflict in Gaza is just a part of a much bigger picture and that it’s being directed by militant Muslim interests outside of Gaza. I don’t know if this is true but I’m not inclined to take either side at face value. I’m not very knowledgeable of the deep history of the conflict, any more than the average person out on the demonstrations, I’m really basing my opinion solely on events that happened on and since October 7th last year.
People are the same the world over, we are all identical under the skin. When you strip away culture and religion there is no difference between a human being in Europe and one in Africa or the Middle East. Most people are good and decent, many are self-serving, many are stupid and naive and will believe whatever it suits them to believe, but there are very many bad people, many downright wicked people also, that is a sad fact of the human condition. We are seeing that play out across the West at the moment, and we can only hope that the good people win. People say that the cream always rises to the top, but unfortunately the sad fact is that shit floats.