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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (25568)	4/16/2002 11:44:11 AM
From: GST	Respond to of 281500

A few weeks, much less years, in a Palestinian refugee camp would lead almost any human being to despair IMO.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (25568)	4/16/2002 11:53:57 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Inequities per se do not become "structural reasons for despair", they just create resentment. "Resentment" is a term which describes my living a reasonably comfortable life and "resenting" someone for the ability to afford more. "Resentment" is not a term which helps explain this conflict. It is, at best and I'm stretching as I type, a misunderstanding of what is happening. When inequities create conditions with little or no hope for a people those are conditions that need to be offered in sermons on "moral clarity". In fact, I think it's a mistake to keep talking about the "despair" of suicide bombers, since they are motivated by hope for victory, not despair. The despair is that of the Palestinians and the only way their actions can be termed actions of "hope" is against a backdrop of despair. Your own words. We are not dealing with Al-Qaida here and explanations for their actions; we are dealing with occupation and the structural dynamics that flow from it.