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Always funny to me when people indirectly try to recruit me to confirm or project their bigotries.

Selective memory is pretty charming. Being sarcastic here.

Examples:

-Because I criticize Islam, people think they can tell me they have no problem bombing the middle east and killing kids..they forget that I have muslim loved ones and my sister was a Muslim. It sure is personal to me.

-Because I am against killing innocent civilians in Palestine, people think I would be fine with any form of anti-Semitism , forgetting that I am also Jewish by heritage, grandmother's. This also sure is personal to me.

-Because I am Jewish, people think I would just roll with Israelis genocidal agendas. Certainly not, and this sure is personal to me.

The list is endless.

I will often look at these matters from a personal perspective. If you want me to take out subjectivity from the equation, then you are incredibly delusional and being subjective yourself. Subjectivity can both inflate the ego and humble it. It is a matter of drawing distinctions, yet remaining consistent in core principles. Not about pure objectivity.

The human element is subjective. Giving it up is giving up your own value.
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Some people think of geopolitics and war like "this ethnicity / country good, this one bad" and have a hard time grasping anything else. And furthermore they think if you belong to a certain group or hold any certain opinion, that explains everything about who you're with. It's common where I'm from. You helped pull me out of that mentality.
Miram · 31-35, F
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I do think it is about nuances. And I think it is common everywhere. Not just the US. People want simple stances. They don't want depth and high-effort concepts.
@Miram Yes. I've observed that.