thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 1^st, 2023 at 1:56pm:

In a region where theocratic autocracy is the norm?

I'd bet the Arab states would understand religious militantism better than secular democracy.

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2023 at 5:49am:

Here's the thing about conflating 19th-20th century Zionism with the Jewish mythos of the Promised Land.

The borders of the planned state of greater Israel correspond to the ancient land of Canaan - the Promised Land - which has persisted in the Jewish psyche for thousands of years. Zionism may have coopted that psyche to its cause, but it did not create it.

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2023 at 7:40am:

Have you travelled much?

You read like you don't understand the role myths play (particularly spiritual and religious ones) in the human collective psyche and their tenacious persistence.

There is no evidence that Moses ever existed (even Israeli archaeologists admit that). There is no evidence of the life of Jesus prior to his entry into history at age 30 and only second-hand (at best) retrospective anecdotes after that. Did Mohammed fly to Heaven at the dome of the rock in Jerusalem? Did the Archangel Gabriel miraculously grant Mohammed the power of literacy while he was in that cave?

In Jewish religious tradition, Joshua conquered the Canaanites and secured the boundaries of Canaan for the chosen people, as promised to Abraham by El (Yahweh) - Book of Genesis.

Myths live in their own magisterium and are resistant to a lack of evidence.

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2023 at 9:27am:

It's true if you believe Jewish religious mythology.

Many US Christian fundamentalist sects also believe Jewish religious mythology - as inherited through the Old Testament - and support the establishment of greater Israel as a precondition for the second coming of the Messiah.

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2023 at 9:42am:

All religious Jews believe Jewish religious mythology, not just Netanyahu.

Modern international law and archaeological evidence are secondary to deeply-held religious beliefs by those faithful to them - it's why the CCP puts so much effort into fabricating 'ancient' beliefs about China's 'ancient' boundaries and forces the Chinese people, by edicts, to believe them.

thegreatdivide wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2023 at 10:05am:

Not even much knowledge of China in the 20th century. Is there anything you actually know about China?

Nearly all Chinese were illiterate in 1911 and had no idea about China outside their immediate region - that persisted almost to the end of the 20th century.

Joseph Needham, in the 30s, was stunned at how little the Chinese knew about their own history.

MeisterEckhart wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2023 at 10:18am:


Netanyahu is the Israeli spokesman giving the finger to the world community. He should be condemned by the ICJ, for Israel's ongoing illegal occupation.