We are all to blame

by imageguy

As I watch the news daily and see the wars and constant coverage the resulting whiplash effect across the world, I am somewhat amazed at the reactions. We have all been aware of the plight of the Palestinian people for years. They have battled with Israel for decades. And there were times of peaceful negotiations that benefited the people and looked like a way out. But outside forces bent on Israel’s destruction find the Palestinians as easy targets for proxies in their war. No one wants this kind of war. War is brutal and cruel and benefits only the powerful and the weapons industry. People who have little are those hurt most, because they are forgotten not only by the world in general, but by their own governing party. Hamas knew full well what their brutality would be met with. I don’t believe anyone thought that an attack so horrific would not be met with brute force at an exponential level. We are shocked by what we see. But the same has been going on for many months in Ukraine, and the same and worse is happening all over the globe. But we ignore it until it is shoved in our faces. And with the immediacy of news coverage, cell phones, on the spot pictures of the actual brutality that war is, we scream STOP! But we are all such hypocrites. We vote for huge military budgets, we fuel the weapons industry, we elect hawks as leaders, people who have much to gain from war, and then ignore the brutality and inhumanity that occurs daily in remote unreported wars.  How do we even look in the mirror. We are all to blame. This is what war looks like. Think about your part.

Peace is only possible when we teach our children not to hate.

Imageguy