A law under consideration by the German parliament would mean that people who have committed anti-Semitic acts can never be granted citizenship, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Wednesday.
A law under consideration by the German parliament would mean that people who have committed anti-Semitic acts can never be granted citizenship, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Wednesday.
Thank you for your well thought-out response. This whole thing is a little overwhelming for me and I’m still trying to inform myself to figure it out. I see horrible from both sides in the news and also good arguments for both sides in the comments. I’m hoping some insight goes a long way!
Btw, before I get flack for being a centrist, which I’m not, I feel this conflict needs an unusual amount of nuance. I’m also thinking that maybe I don’t need to take a side when neither party wants peace. It’s tough.
This doesn’t get described as the single most intractable geopolitical conflict in the world for nothing!
You’re absolutely correct that it’s an extremely complicated topic with legitimate grievances on all side. If you want to learn more, I’d just suggest that you make sure to get exposed to narratives on both sides and be retain a healthy amount of skepticism towards any news that comes out and towards anyone that attempts to “simplify” the conflict by stating that their side is unequivocally right. There are some people - on both sides, I might mention - that will say that any attempt to draw attention to the nuance and complexity is simply a conspiratorial effort to erase their obviously correct narrative, and this is obviously not done in good faith. Whenever someone is talking about the conflict (myself included!), always ask yourself what’s actually motivating them to say what they’re saying and try to figure out if they’re legitimately attempting to observe events as they happen and describe them or if they’re simply trying to push an agenda that they’ve already decided is correct.
Also, if I’m correct that you don’t live in the region and it doesn’t meaningfully affect you, just remember that you don’t actually have to have an opinion on every geopolitical conflict in the world! There’s much much more to life than politics, and you’ll actually lose your mind if you try to learn every detail of every conflict in the world. There’s nothing wrong with simply hoping that all sides manage to find a peaceful solution and moving on to touching grass or whatever it is normal people do.