A friend recently showed me some videos from "The Pioneers of Tomorrow," an indoctrination-fest by Hamas that basically teaches children the same values we try to instill to our children, like obedience to authority, integrity, and oh yeah, don't ever surrender the homeland to the terrorist Jews. Wait, What?
No joke. Just some genuinely scary stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeii225G-HM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2J3my3pOIc&eurl
Ok, but wait Chris, I'm sure you're just freaked out because you don't understand the culture. There's nothing wrong with them wanting to instill a nationalistic pride in their children. After all, don't we do the same thing?
First of all, no we don't, as is evidenced by all the America-haters who, on election day, the greatest and most significant day in the history of mankind (according to Time) can't put aside their bitterness long enough to even feign civility for the departing president. Really, people, "Nah, nah, nah, nah, hey, hey, hey, goodbye?" That's a sports song, not to be used for political battles. Am I the only one who remembers the Titans?
Second, there's a huge difference between teaching children to love their country and teaching children of the glory of being martyred for defending the homeland against the "despicable, criminal terrorist" Jews. Hamas may have just passed Hitler and Stalin as the most successful at brainwashing children with hate. These very pathetic attempts to imitate American cartoon classics like Mickey Mouse (come up with your cartoon character Hamas, maybe a lovable monkey with a funny hat and bell and an exploding organ grinder) would be funny if they weren't such a disturbing example of hate and intolerance.
Or this little gem right here, where children learn that Allah's punishment for theft is that the criminal's hands be cut off:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GPwAs2otWc&eurl
Yeeaaah, That's really how I want my children to understand God.
But, hey, we have to embrace all cultures, and war is never the answer (we just need Jimmy Carter and his repertories of stellar negotiating skills), and Israel has no right to defend its homeland, even if rocket bombs are killing civilians. Yeah that makes sense.
Think about it this way, if only Israel or Palestine could survive this conflict, which nation would you feel safer with as an ally in the Middle East?
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About Me
Hi! I'm Chris, and this blog represents but a few snapshots of my life and experiences. Topics of interest that are discussed range wildly from sports to politics to psychology/mental health, and life experiences.
As a side note, About Me sections seem so pointless. Even reading everything I've posted on this blog over the past 4+ years will still only yield pieces of who I am, what I believe (or have believed in the past, I've changed a lot in 4 years), and what I find interesting/ noteworthy. People are too complex to sum up with a few spare adjectives here, a profession or personality type there. But we all have a story to tell, and here is mine.
As a side note, About Me sections seem so pointless. Even reading everything I've posted on this blog over the past 4+ years will still only yield pieces of who I am, what I believe (or have believed in the past, I've changed a lot in 4 years), and what I find interesting/ noteworthy. People are too complex to sum up with a few spare adjectives here, a profession or personality type there. But we all have a story to tell, and here is mine.
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