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[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

113. Well my point was not 'Israel' per se

but specific violent actions taken by the Israeli military. But beyond the 'duh' part, I do think there IS some additional radicalization effect that occurs in the pool of 'haters' whether they be haters of Americans or haters of Jewish people, when those who hate most virulently can point to 'bad actions' taken by those they deceptively tie the larger pool to the actions of the few.

Ie, you (not you you, but a generic you that in this case represents the extremists) can recruit more people to actually commit violence when you can point to something you can pretend is something you blame on those upon whom you want to commit violence.

And many (most?) political leaders who countenance the use of violence against others seem all too willing to use such faulty logic to generate additional hatred and violence against the larger group as a whole.

The 'victims' are (almost) never those who foment the violence, on any side. The victims are always simply members of the larger group who get to become bodycounts so that the aggressors can gain further political power. So no, I'm not blaming the victims. Netanyahu is not a 'victim'. George W Bush was not a 'victim'. The leaders of any terrorist group are rarely ever 'victims'. They all just create victims, both among their own peoples and among the peoples they scapegoat.

So no, I don't blame the Jewish people, I don't blame the American people, both of whom get to supply the 'victims' that result from the lethal games played by all of those who foment hatred.