Hamas-Israel War: How Do You Defeat a
Culture of Hate?
Front Page Magazine,
by
Larry Elder
Original Article
Posted By: OhioNick,
3/21/2024 10:46:13 PM
It was 1973 in Jerusalem. I was 21 years old walking through the Arab section of the Old City. I was sporting a massive afro and wearing an army jacket with the name “Elder” above the pocket, a gift from my little brother who was serving.
I heard footsteps, so I stopped, turned around, and saw about 10 smiling kids following me. I kept walking until I heard louder footsteps. I stopped, turned around, and saw maybe 20 kids following me. I kept walking until I heard even more footsteps. Now there were 50 kids. So, I stopped, turned around, and smiled, and they surrounded me.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
MickTurn 3/21/2024 11:05:28 PM (No. 1682683)
You do it by killing ALL the enemy and let God sort them out!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 3/21/2024 11:14:08 PM (No. 1682687)
FTA - "The hatred of Israel and Jews is instilled in the Palestinians from birth. Antisemitism is taught in schools, in mosques, in music, in television shows, in the news, in movies, and, of course, in the speeches of political leaders."
You do it by eradicating the disease. The IDF is the medicine that will eradicate the disease. Haniyeh, your days are numbered, pal.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
MissGrits 3/21/2024 11:51:48 PM (No. 1682692)
Easier said than done #1 & 2. There are 2 billion of them!!!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
WV.Hillbilly 3/22/2024 12:15:35 AM (No. 1682697)
As General Curtis LeMay once said:
"I'll tell you what war is all about. You've got to kill people.
And when you've killed enough, they stop fighting.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Highlander 3/22/2024 1:23:58 AM (No. 1682717)
Annihilation works. Kill them down to nothing and, Presto!, no more culture of hate.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
mifla 3/22/2024 5:59:49 AM (No. 1682781)
The commander of the Task Force, Vice Admiral William Halsey observes the carnage from the bridge of the Enterprise and angrily utters one of what will be many memorable quotes from him during the war, “Before we’re through with ’em, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell!”
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
chumley 3/22/2024 7:20:45 AM (No. 1682844)
You dont. You cant. The most you can do is hold both sides at gunpoint for a while. As soon as you put the gun down, they will go back to killing each other again. It is their mission in life to kill.
Its not our fight and neither side is our friend. Best to stay out of it and left them do what they do best.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
rikkitikki 3/22/2024 7:48:15 AM (No. 1682874)
How to defeat a culture of hate?
I suggest that how the Allies treated Nazi Germany provides a good example:
1. Isolate the entire country, and make an international pariah of its ideology of hate
2. kill or imprison the leaders and the worst offenders
3. install a provisional govt that outlaws all promotion of its hateful ideology
4. reform all social institutions to eliminate the ideology (education, business, judicial, municipal, etc)
Does that mean outlawing Islam?
Until Islam reforms itself to join the human race, they have left the rest of us, the dhimmis, with no other choice.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
BarryNo 3/22/2024 8:42:41 AM (No. 1682931)
If you turn the other cheek, and offer him your coat, and he still persists, fight back.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
hershey 3/22/2024 8:51:32 AM (No. 1682944)
To start, how about a MOAB on the Black Stone????
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
czechlist 3/22/2024 8:56:46 AM (No. 1682951)
But how do you defeat an ideology? The hatred of ----- and ------ is instilled in the ---------- from birth.
not unlike inner cities and many churches.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
broken01 3/22/2024 9:14:30 AM (No. 1682972)
You destroy everything they hold dear. No quarter given.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
udanja99 3/22/2024 9:26:22 AM (No. 1682980)
#10, we should have done that on September 12, 2001.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Italiano 3/22/2024 9:30:57 AM (No. 1682985)
You don't need to kill all of them by any stretch, just some.
Starting over here, to send a message. Draw the line.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
jeffkinnh 3/22/2024 2:41:00 PM (No. 1683234)
You start by killing the active Hamas fighters, as is now being done. Then you absolutely preclude Hamas or Hamas-like group to be involved in the management of Gaza. You make Gaza more like the West Bank, where Israel is in charge of security and access. You make it clear that if any Hamas like groups start to form, they will be rooted out and treated with extreme prejudice. You clamp down on Gaza to maintain security for Israel.
None of this is ideal. Realistically, you cannot have a mad dog enemy on your border and expect peace and security. However, you can prove that assaults will be met with overwhelming force. Once Gaza is contained, amplify the lesson with Hezbollah in Lebannon.
At some point maybe a better solution can be found but for now, the terrorists need to be cowed into submission.
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