Longevity stole some cherished myths about the Civil Rights movement in the
US. I now understand that businessfolk ultimately recognized that the cost
to build & maintain two sets of bathrooms, 2 water coolers, etc, to maintain
segregation, made them less competitive as a viable business. Thus, the
ideology of economic common sense provided the strong impetus for change.
As well, a look through lawbooks indicates that far more law is designed to
protect property than people... this generally is true in any capitalist
society.
I'd also suggest that where governments are concerned, life is cheap, but
property is not.
With these suppositions in mind, were I to view the Israel/Palestine
conflict as a 'game' of strategy, and I had the role of 'coach', I'd be
advising the Palestinians to forego the loser's game of violence and to
adopt a strategy geared to cost Israel money.
Yes, I know military actions cost money, but the government's money is
limitless and war often tends to be economic ally stimulating.
Instead, pursuing an international and local boycott of Israeli goods &
services, unionizing workers pushing for better compensation, and other such
measures would go a lot further towards a just compromise. And greater
support of outsiders could be achieved, as well. Not to mention, a whole
buncha lives could be spared.
Israel resorts to economic squeezes; Palestine has no cohesive counterpart
to that, as yet. To get to square one, however, the Palestinians need to
surrender the inner conviction to hate and destroy Jews. And by the looks of
it, such change will only come when they stop following an Old War fighter
and find someone with a business background to lead them forward.
Kev@mebbeinthiscenturye.ven |
