What's wrong with the Arab world?

Do tell!!

<elbows BBB in ribs...threatens to tickle>

I don't care what some of the other members say about Lash; she seems ok to me. Almost human.

Freeduck--

You are being intentionally obtuse, I hope. More than one person has given you the answer to your questions. Why aren't you reading what people are posting?

Yes. BBB is such a superior example of the kind of woman one should prefer.

Really.

<why do you keep looking?...I'm not going to say anything else...>

<pfffft>

Lash wrote:

Freeduck--

You are being intentionally obtuse, I hope. More than one person has given you the answer to your questions. Why aren't you reading what people are posting?

Oh no, any obtuseness is completely unintended and mostly due to the fact that you fail to make a point. I am reading what people are posting. Nobody but you has a one track mind full of simplistic explanations that consistently fail to cut the mustard and don't hold up to scrutiny.

This has got to be one of the most incurious and uninteresting discussions I've had on this board. I'm actually sorry that I mentioned this thread to you at all.

Actually, you were ignored.

I am impressed that you stand up for ignorance, though. You GO GIRL!!!
(BTW, that post was completely incomprehensible.)
Is Duckie some 1940's term of endearment?
<She's being so nice to me!!!>

Lash wrote: "You didn't (that I saw) respond to that charming BBB's points...."

Don't you hate it when you are ignored. Shame on you Duckie, I don't take ignorance laying down.

So there!

BBB

BumbleBeeBoogie wrote:

Lash wrote: "You didn't (that I saw) respond to that charming BBB's points...."

Don't you hate it when you are ignored. Shame on you Duckie, I don't take ignorance laying down.

So there!

BBB

Sorry, BBB. I should have responded that I agree with your point, if the point in question is the one about religions throughout history on page 2 or 3.

The language of the occupation sends the message that life is not worth living and that children born in the settlements are treasured while children born in the Palestinian camps, villages, or towns are despised. This environment drives home the message that the Palestinians are born to be the hewers of wood and drawers of water both for the settlers and for the Israeli economy. The children witness their fathers' and older brothers' humiliation as they stand in line at the "slave market" hoping to be offered one of the few jobs available -- building yet another Israeli settlement.

Palestinian children were subjected to traumatic experiences that have made them special and dangerous at the same time. In 1991, the research team at GCMHP conducted a field study on a sample of 2,279 children. The results of the study showed the potential effect on the psyche of children.

Researchers found that 92.5% were subjected to tear-gas inhalation and 85% had their houses raided. One of the most alarming findings is related to "witnessing the beating of fathers." The study showed that 55% were humiliated and 42.5% witnessed their fathers being beaten.

Such experiences leave their mark on children's perceptions of themselves and the world around them. "If my father could not protect himself," a child wonders, "how on earth is he going to protect me?" The inevitable reaction is a mixture of fear, frustration, helplessness, anger, and -- perhaps most tragically -- rejection of the father. Children sometimes find themselves identifying with Israeli soldiers as symbols of power. At the very least, they are driven out of their homes to look for heroes to replace their fathers, who failed the test.