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Israeli Settlers Destroy Hundreds of Recently-Planted Olive Trees in West Bank, Ramallah

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I originally posted the following information and commentary onto the Facebook wall of family…

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Settlers Uproot Hundreds of Trees Near Ramallah:
http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=667332

Israeli settlers uprooted over 600 recently planted olive and almond saplings in a village north of Ramallah on Wednesday, a Palestinian Authority official said. Ghassan Daghlas, an official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma’an that a group of settlers from Givat Ariel and Maale Levona uprooted newly planted saplings in the village of Sinjil.Daghlas said Israeli police opened an investigation into the incident.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Interestingly enough, this article is from yesterday.

It is also worth mentioning that the report also states, “over 7,500 olive trees were damaged or destroyed by settlers between January and mid-October in 2012, according to OCHA [Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations].”

Discussing Algebra

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The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of my friend, Claudia C…

Claudia C.: FUCK ALGEBRA!

Rayn: Don’t forget to wear protection!

Afrodit J.: More than protection!!!!

Claudia C.: Lol Rayn, I wish I was protected from it!

Jason M.: In Soviet Russia, algebra fucks you.

Claudia C.: Jason, I am afraid that is true here as well. 🙁

Daniel Sv.: I’m sorry you have a falling out with algebra. It’s easy to misunderstand it with all those symbols.

Claudia C.: I don’t misunderstand it. I simply hate it.

Luis S.: Why?… is she easy??? 😉

When Fighting Monsters, Be Careful Not to Become One!

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The following correspondence originally took place upon my Facebook wall…

Keith M.: You Will Love This One!

"My next door neighbor wants to BAN all GUNS! Their house is NOT ARMED! Out of RESPECT for their opinions, I promise NOT to use MY GUNS to PROTECT THEM."

“My next door neighbor wants to BAN all GUNS! Their house is NOT ARMED! Out of RESPECT for their opinions, I promise NOT to use MY GUNS to PROTECT THEM.”

Rayn: Wow! While it is somewhat amusing, and the message is clever, I don’t really think it’s too cool. This guy is pretty much violating his neighbor’s privacy, and turning him into a target. It is as if he is tampering with the outcome of an event in order to make his so-called “righteous” viewpoint the correct one…very snaky. I have noticed that the vast majority of people who truly hold gun rights dear do so because of their respect for human life, and desire to protect it – meaning, themselves, their family, and beyond, against criminals. They own their weapon because of their desire not to see violence. This man’s neighbor isn’t a criminal, so why is he targeting him for victimization? Are his viewpoints about gun control too “criminal” for this man to tolerate? Why doesn’t he use intelligent discussion and debate to address the issue at hand? Has that somehow failed? I doubt it.

I don’t know the background of this apparent family fued, but unless this man’s neighbor specifically publicly targeted him about his ownership of firearms, this seems like it isn’t the right thing to do. The criminals are the enemy, so why give them information, or ammunition, for attack! What’s next? Will he hire someone to dress up and rob his neighbor, so he can chase them off with his trusty weapon, and say, “I told you so,” converting his neighbor over to the “right side.” Let’s just hope this guy isn’t truly fanatical, or his neighbor is in a lot of trouble!

As Nietschze wisely said, “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster.”

We would all do well to “love thy neighbor”!