I really dislike the Middle East so damn much.
So. Damn. Much.
Swish- I fear that there might never be something that resembles mutual civil tolerance, or an easing of tensions in this region.
Tribal affiliations and mutual animus have been baked into the regional culture for thousands of years.
These folk have been playing 'Hatfields/McCoys' since the time of Jesus- and before. They've been beefing it up since slings, arrows, clubs and thrown rocks were hi-tech armament. They can't seem to extricate themselves from this cultural/tribal mindset because it's too fundamental in how they see themselves/each other. And now, they are armed with ballistic missiles, Iron Dome defense technology, and (in the case of Israel) nukes... with Iran on the doorstep (we can talk about 45's intentional dismantling of 44's Iran agreement that saw the near-teardown of their nuclear weapons program, but that subject is for another discussion).
Nothing but beef- since the days of the Old Testament Book.
I hate this crap, too.
It's like tryna run an HOA in an otherwise manageable neighborhood (the world)... with 2 or 3 beefing asshat fams in a distant corner of the cul-du-sac.
I really don't think these folks are ever gonna change/evolve. They don't really want to, because both are convinced that they are right- and the rest of the neighborhood 'just doesn't understand'.
Expect more of the same, for as long as you live... and you're young enough to be My Grandson. I been watching this s# go down since I was in High School... with almost no change in the day-to-day/decade-to-decade dynamics.
.02,
clem.
