Oct 27, 2023 -- 6:57PM, unitedbiscuits wrote:
I reckon most people revert in time to "their side." That trait seems more pronounced with ardent supporters of Israel. I don't know what it is that sours them.I give you David Baddiel. Look him up.
100%, it feels a bit different here though as there seemed to be (from my perspective) quite a lot of ideologues who were pretty confused and some still are over who to support at least initially, it seemed a marked difference to every other big event post 2016 where ppl take their side straight away and never deviate, was strange to see.
Oct 27, 2023 -- 7:05PM, lapsy pa wrote:
One startling similarity is the vast amount of arrests in West Bank, it was 'internment' in NI.50 years is a big difference indeed however i think talking about extremism it can be addressed but often only fed by atrocities.
def some similarities.
would you say the troubles were mostly a religious or nationalistic cause? again im very naive on this but I'd guess that a larger amount of Irish than Palestinians reason for resistance was nationalism