This site has recently been filled in one form or another with blogs and news related to what is happening in Gaza. They all talk about shame this, shame that, boycott this, boycott that, racists, murderers, victims, terrorists, fascists, Zionists, slaughter,….and of course none of these logical and/or emotional outbursts have any impact on the fact on the ground. It is just an expression of opinion, which is always respectable. But, where is a sensible debate over, what does it take to bring about a long lasting peace?. A debate over idealism versus realism. A debate void of blames and name calling. In my opinion this forum is not to come up with an enforceable policy, but rather to learn and get to know ourselves better and provoke deeper thinking.
There is no doubt that every soul who posts here or silently just visits, loves freedom, peace and justice. The question is how to get it and at what price? What is real and what is ideal? Again, in my opinion, there is no value in debating on “how we got here” if it is doesn’t help us with “how to get there”. With that in mind, I ask the bright minds of this site, what does it take to transform IRI to a secular democratic republic? And, what does it take to have a lasting peace in the Middle East?
I always remind myself that a good debater is the one who can argue both sides of a debate. I am still a novice in this but have promised myself to work on it…. So, please help me learn.
