• TommySoda@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    It’s just generational trauma. Both have grown up with parents or grandparents that have suffered to the other and think they are inherently evil. It’s not like it’s the first time Israel has done evil things to them and it’s not like it’s the first time Israel has wanted revenge for the evil things that have been done to them.

    The reason why people always emphasize that revenge is never good and that “violence isn’t the answer” is because this is literally the worst case scenario outcome of said violence. An endless cycle of hate and violence that can lead to so much dehumanization that they barely even consider them people. And if you don’t even consider them people anymore you might as well get rid of them so you can use the land and resources. If you look at any genocide a very common theme is that it’s always about superiority and how the people being killed are subhuman.