For hundreds of years, Jewish people have been the victims of horrific violence. That historic backdrop of pain and trauma does not justify the crushing apartheid policies they’ve imposed on Gaza and the West Bank for over 50 years… but it does help explain it.
For decades the Palestinians have endured daily doses of terror, discrimination and abuse from the State of Israel. That does not by any means justify the violence of Hamas… but it does help explain it.
The current violence of both Hamas and the State of Israel create the conditions for more violence, adding fuel to an already combustible fire.
For many people the evil we are seeing daily by both the State of Israel and Hamas makes more killing justifiable. But violence only leads to more violence. Hatred begets more hatred. We cannot build a better future by killing each other’s families.
Jesus was right - if we live by the sword we die by the sword. Violence is a dead end. Love is the only way forward, even the audacious love for our enemies.
Love requires treating the person on the other side of the wall as nothing short of sacred, a child of God made in the image of God.
Killing babies is terrorism, whether it is done with bombs or with guns or knives - it is evil. Violence is always evil, no matter what flag it’s wrapped up in. Let us continue to work for peace… and do all we can to interrupt the war… and grieve every life lost… and commit ourselves to building a world where every person is sacred.
@caitlindav15 @megancontagion I have gotten some of my BEST business wear from Goodwill! People tend to keep their business clothes in good shape and I have found some really nice stuff thrifting. 😊
Daft Punk shaped the sound of a generation and opened the doors for most modern day electronic artists.
They will always be our biggest inspiration.
Their timeless music will live on forever.
The internet has taught me that there's only 2 types of Nintendo fans:
- Defend literally everything Nintedo does
- Complain about literally everything Nintendo does
@99Wpm I’ve been having some really weird dreams recently too! Is there one that you wrote down that you enjoyed or would revisit? Something odd or funny or just really nice?
Last day of the Donald Trump presidency. Let's see where we're at on those 2016 campaign promises!
1. "I will build a great wall, and Mexico will pay for it!"
Only 80 miles of new wall was built where there was none before. Mexico didn't pay for it... you did.
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@RealSpikeCohen As a reminder, there was a bipartisan agreement to stop our involvement in a literal genocide.
Trump vetoed it.
https://t.co/XaZSA8RyGZ
Thread: 50 years ago, on Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago cops killed 21-year-old Black Panther, Fred Hampton
Hampton's death wasn't just another police murder. Even more than MLK or Malcolm X, Hampton's murder might be the most important black assassination in US history. Here's why: