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Israel's 78th Independence Day is marked by increasing polarization, expressed in both the official ceremony in Jerusalem and the alternative one in Tel Aviv.

@Apparition of Jack Almost no state has been established through a clean process. Israel is just one example among many. In addition I think the description of kicking out is far too simplistic to a conflict that has developed gradually over many years long before the war in 1948.

This may be true to some degree but it can be harmful to a victim's mental health especially if very young. This is why law set age limits for consent, though even then, 16 year old can still be mentally vulnerable.

As long as they don't act on their impulses, empathy is important. You need to separate between the person and their urges.

The thing is that even when people heavily objectify the other side it also comes from vulnerability, the need to not stay 'behind', to accumulate experience and yes, to feel loved, seen and valued. It takes time until a person can relax enough to start seeing the other person as a whole and balance those two poles. Sometimes people even alternate between those poles in different stages of their lives. Seeing the other person from the physical filter is healthy and natural, when the question is about degree and not the trait itself.

You are welcome So what do you think is going to happen in the next 24hr? 😶‍🌫️

I post daily mainstream Israeli voices from journalists to politicians criticising their own side as well. You are welcome to check them out.

Part of acceptance is making peace with yourself as a biological being who is wired in a certain direction including always needing some social validation.

Ok, interesting. If you live there, you know. What issues are the sides in your country most conflicted about?

Every society is distributed along a bell curve. Focusing only on the extremes is whats dishonest, and constantly hiding behind emotionally loaded, contested and trendy labels like "Zionism" is dishonest too.

I added this article because it reflects what I personally feel when talking with people here from the pro government side and how I feel myself sometimes threatened or at least triggered by some of them. Even when I try to talk to the point, it isn't always easy. Tribalism is more pronounced here than in European countries I think.

Israeli voices 📺 April 20th

If any western country faced daily terror attacks on its border it would respond with force too. That doesn’t make civilian harm acceptable, but singling out Israel as unique in that sense ignores how conflicts like this tend to play out.

Eurofalsh in Tel Aviv, every Sunday. Magical Eurovision lip sync performances with a crazy talented band. I barely miss a night since I started going. From yesterday evening.

This technique is epistemically dishonest. You can take any country and paint its population or military in whatever color you want using this method. That doesn’t lead to truth but to a false sense of moral superiority.

@Schahin AlJazeera is funded by the Qatari government. The Qatari government has ties to hamas. This doesn’t mean everything they say is wrong, but since they are a significant side in the conflict, their framing should be approached with caution, just like IDF. I have my opinion about the difference between the sides but it is irrelevant since they are both sides in this.

Israeli voices 🐦 April 18th

The thing with Aljazeera is that it is a side in this conflict. In the same way you would say (rightfully) you can't rely solely on IDF reports about its actions in Gaza or Syria or the way it frames the conflict, the same applies to Aljazeera. This is what I think.

@Schahin Aren't you from Iran originally or I confused you with someone else? How are you doing in Berlin? How is your life there?

@Husseinisdoingfine Are you from Iran?

Our body is smarter than any medication and will reach tolerance sooner or later leaving the disorder more complicated than it was before the intervention. This is what happens when we try to teach our brain how it needs to behave (rather than connect with it deeper) and think we can get away with this.

Fear of monsters is irrational, but exists for rational reasons. Investigating it is already post-rational.

I edited it. You are right it was a bit blurred. It was to explain why I think improving the langauage can't solve nebulosity.

Cognition is reflected by neurology's complexity, and since it is close to infinite, no language can close this gap.

It is difficult for me to accept meds as the fundamental treatment to any mental condition. I am not speaking on acute phases when the person is overwhelmed, then sure, get help from meds. But overall I think meds have to be used as training wheels and rarely as the ultimate solution. Because how a person suppose to trust himself and be really connected to himself when he think he needs a chemical mediator for life? I fear this will not pass without breaking something inside the person self trust and self esteem, and I admit I have difficulty with this.