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By Gianluigi Gugliermetto 10/29/2025 |
I don’t think it would be too far from the truth when I say that many of the readers of these DMs are worried about the legitimation of cruelty that has become so apparent in the last few months — or maybe years.
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For example, I hear on the news that the German government is determined to help the reconstruction of Gaza and is equally determined that none of its money should go to the “martyrs’ pensions” that the Palestinian authority has announced, because |
“Destruction caused by Israeli bombing of Jabalia camp, Gaza Strip.” Wikimedia Commons. |
that would mean helping terrorism. |
But such pensions obviously do not benefit Hamas combatants, because they are dead. They go to their widows and orphans. So what the German government is actually saying is that they want to punish grieving families, the only reason being that their husbands and fathers were criminals. What
difference can you find between the statement by the German government and the provoking of the Gaza famine, which Israel did in the past few months? Since when has collective punishment become a staple of Western politics? And why is that legitimized? |
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| Catherine Connolly has been elected as president of Ireland. She is described as an anti-establishment candidate. What that means in practice is simply that she speaks forcefully against the genocide in
Gaza, and such a platform apparently got her elected — and with a landslide! A friend of mine commented on a post I made on Connelly by pointing to the streak of antisemitism in Irish culture. I know nothing about it, so |
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can’t comment on it. If a sociologist were to show me that antisemitic sentiments in the electorate were part of the reasons why she won, I would be saddened, but not shocked. |
What shocks me is that my friend does not state clearly that while he does not agree with her politics, obviously, we need somebody in power to speak against the current genocide. The owner of a café where I was having lunch last week was talking about cruelty to animals, and she adamantly
maintained that she is moved to compassion much more by a suffering animal than by Palestinian children. Why? |
I have also overheard several conversations here in Italy — and even participated in some — where the basic consensus was that the Sumud Flottilla was a stupid idea and protesting wars is unhelpful anyway. These people were not even convinced that the big protests of the last few weeks in Europe
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“People Care More About Dogs Than Other Humans, Study Finds.” CBS
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instrumental in bringing about the present precarious truce. It’s pretty obvious to all European political analysts — even though the conservative ones talk about it less — but not to a lot of people in the streets. Why? |
I believe we urgently need answers to these whys. There is surely a component of fear, as well as a component of a white supremacist mindset. Perhaps there is something else, which I would like to understand. But I know that an answer to these whys is urgent. I cannot have a working spirituality, a direction in life, unless I understand and confront the cruelty that is surrounding me with an appropriate response. |
Banner Image: “Resist Hate.” Sign at Fourth of July protest in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Photo by Cynthia Greb. Used with permission. |
Queries for Contemplation What do you think are the deep reasons for the legitimation of cruelty? What
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