What Hamas did was wicked, evil, atrocious. There's no justification. That said, a few days into this war, 300,000 Palestinians are homeless in the Gaza Strip, due to bombing, and the IDF hasn't even sent in its massive ground force yet.
We will now see if Israel acts as a democracy or a dictatorship under the demagogue Netanyahu. A democracy respects human rights. A dictatorship will seek revenge with the unconscionable wrath of a vengeful bully, a racist one, who has an opening to kill and torment.
If the latter happens, the conflict could spread to other countries who are enraged by Israel's actions, which in turn could pull in the US. And so on.
In this day and age, with weapons of ultimate killing and chaos ready to launch in minutes, the lords of hate--the demagogues, the fascist populists--could destroy us us all.
Respect for human rights, which is based on a fundamental agape or universal compassion, must be our way forward. We have to evolve beyond the rulership of saber-rattling, ego-driven warlords.
It's possible we can overcome the dark allure of demagogues. We need to try our best, for the future of humanity.
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