In a time of escalating conflict and division, one of the most unsettling realities is that simply affirming the equal worth of all children—Israeli and Palestinian alike—has become a source of controversy and even hostility.
Thanks for publishing these thoughts. It's a real shame you have to, but this certainly seems to be the world we're in right now. Context and nuance seem to be both the cause and effect of our social media algorithm-driven tribalism. As you point out, the safety of a child's life should be easy to discern from whatever your political thoughts of a conflict are, but alas, they're not. With the loss of nuance, even children become abstractions that seem to be able to divide up like poker chips in a game. I appreciate your thoughts here, and I think all we can do is continue to shed light on areas such as these in hopes that more people will take pause and see the humanity that we as a society are ceding to what boils down to be market forces.
Thanks for publishing these thoughts. It's a real shame you have to, but this certainly seems to be the world we're in right now. Context and nuance seem to be both the cause and effect of our social media algorithm-driven tribalism. As you point out, the safety of a child's life should be easy to discern from whatever your political thoughts of a conflict are, but alas, they're not. With the loss of nuance, even children become abstractions that seem to be able to divide up like poker chips in a game. I appreciate your thoughts here, and I think all we can do is continue to shed light on areas such as these in hopes that more people will take pause and see the humanity that we as a society are ceding to what boils down to be market forces.