Dogmaphobe
Diamond Member
I am in my mid sixties, and my first introduction to Israel situation came from watching the events unfold before and during the six day war. The bellicose bully, Nassar, was boasting continually about pushing the Jews into the sea
All the talk those days was about pan Arabism. They felt powerful because of their increasing oil wealth and felt confident that with the full weight of the massive Arab world coming to bear, this time they would finally be able to make good on their promise to kill Jews until they hid behind rocks and trees.
There was no talk about people called Palestinian because there were none - Just Arabs united in a common culture of Jew hatred.
Having lived in a time before Palestians were invented gives me a good understanding on the nature and effects of relentless propaganda. How many others are old enough to remember a time before their invention?
I think it makes a HUGE difference in the way people do or do not succumb to the propaganda.
All the talk those days was about pan Arabism. They felt powerful because of their increasing oil wealth and felt confident that with the full weight of the massive Arab world coming to bear, this time they would finally be able to make good on their promise to kill Jews until they hid behind rocks and trees.
There was no talk about people called Palestinian because there were none - Just Arabs united in a common culture of Jew hatred.
Having lived in a time before Palestians were invented gives me a good understanding on the nature and effects of relentless propaganda. How many others are old enough to remember a time before their invention?
I think it makes a HUGE difference in the way people do or do not succumb to the propaganda.
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