*sigh*

First off, I'm not ant-Israel, just as I am not anti-American or anti-California, or anti-human. I am anti-unhealthy actions.

When someone or some state acts in an unhealthy way, I believe that it should be viewed as such, in order to prevent it from continuing and/or being repeated in the future.

Unless you are honest with yourself and the world around you, you will act and/or continue to act in unhealthy ways. The only way to make the world truly better is to be as honest as you can possibly be.

I do not think that any of the above listed states/groups have an easy time of it, but that's kind of the point. When humans and/or their organizations are put in stressful/unhealthy situations, doing what is best for themselves and those around them will probably result in a bettering of the situation. If you blindly lash out attack, the world, and yourself especially, will suffer.

Currently, I am memorizing a monologue of Creon's in Antigone. Creon is the perfect example of someone doing this. Many view him as the antagonist, but I do not. I see him as a basically good man that gets too caught in a belief system (i.e. is righteous) and because of it destroys himself and all he believes in. I see all of the above mentioned groups in the same spot (except for humans, some of them are not caught in this). It is a very Western problem.

I feel bad for Israel, on multiple levels. First, of course, are the terrorist attacks that kill, frighten, and damage the people. Second, and possibly more tragically, are the acts that Israel has done in the past, and until very recently continued to do, that made things worse. Just as I feel sad for myself when I was younger and in horrible situations and making them worse, I feel bad for Israel doing the same thing. It is true tragedy.

I'm very sorry to you, Celestial. I did not mean to hurt anyone. I may have said my words in an unhealthy mood, I haven't read what I wrote since I put it in here. However, my intention was not to make Israel into an antagonist, but to point out that it is partly responsible for its own situation. I forget that others don't know that I see the horrible cycle that it is in.

Another note: the Palestinians are doing the same thing. They are as much responsible for their own plight as the Israelis are for theirs. It is truly sad.

I do think that Israel, as it is the one with the most power and with America as an ally, should (and is, thankfully) make the first move for peace. I hope that the current peace process works. I really, really, really, really, really do.

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