I can't get too involved in this discussion, as, ever since I met The Girl a few years ago, I've been struggling to sort out my feelings about Israeli social injustices alongside some hateful racism that Jewish people in this country are currently getting that's linked to Israeli policies. It all gets a bit fraught in my house around this subject.
But entering the slightly less fraught discussion: in nationality terms, The Girl is almost as interesting as you get. She's a dual US and Irish citizen, has Swiss domicile, is a British resident and considers herself Israeli (because both her parents are Israeli and her first language is Hebrew). I thought my mixed Irish-British background was interesting until I met her. Now I feel quite dull.
I feel like a lot more people should be like The Girl. Not only because she kicks ass, but because of nationality terms. The more one person will have, maybe then we'll realize how stupid it is to consider and judge a person according to his/hers nationality, and start seeing him/her as a human being.
The moment I saw all of the nationalities and people of colors who came to PHR's free clinic the day I volunteered there, my eyes were opened wide with a huge grin, with only one thought on my mind: "this is what I want to see around me all of the time - that variety of people".
huh. I discovered an oval pad of squishy, lumpy fat directly above my butt crack (don't ask how i noticed it, the story is not at all fun or interesting) and am now a bit grossed out by own body. How long has that been there? Is it supposed to be there, or just an effect of weight gain? Once again glad that i don't wear low rider jeans *shudder*
Again being Lebanese origin is not an excuse. But the difference between that any being from other regions is the very recent attacks by Israel on Lebanon. A better comparison might be to Irish-Americans giving money to the IRA in bars without really thinking what is is they were supporting in the 70's. And then that combined with some anti-semitic tropes she absorbed somewhere.
I made it to my cousin's shower today. The higher dose of the steroids are starting to kick in, but my plan is to park myself in the corner and not move.
the very recent attacks by Israel on Lebanon
Huh? What did I miss since 2006?
{{sj}} good luck.
In further nationality-related news, The Girl and I are watching the England-USA World Cup football/soccer match. She was just far too gleeful about America's equalizing goal.
A better comparison might be to Irish-Americans giving money to the IRA in bars without really thinking what is is they were supporting in the 70's.
Helen Thomas was a professional journalist for over 50 years. I expect her to have a slightly more sophisticated understanding of international politics than your average barfly.
