Comments on: Israeli Palestine conflict in comics

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:19:50 +0000

Great cartoon. For those who are open to learning some history of the conflict presented logically, you might look at: http://www.thecaseforisrael.com.

It seems like many people take the side of the perceived ‘underdog’ (ie Palestinians) with much self-righteous emotion, without understanding the real story…

It doesn’t hurt to educate ourselves…

This cartoon opens a dialog, thanks again.

By: nate

nate — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:30:43 +0000

erock:

i would think most sensible people tend to hope a war is lopsided, lest it carry on in perpetuity.

it seems to me that lamenting one side’s clear victory is merely indicating your displeasure at the outcome.

perhaps you root for the underdog in a fight that doesn’t concern you. or perhaps you have a dog in the fight. either way, your bias is clear.

By: Annonnymoose

Annonnymoose — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:40:04 +0000

@ Debaser

They are all shittily drawn…the comic is “cyanide and happiness” from http://www.explosm.net They’re drawn simply because you focus more readily on the absurdity of the comic… they’re friggin awsome

And…how many of us posters live there? Who gives a fuck? We have enough problems on our own soil without laying supposed moral groundwork in someone else’s town.

By: rossthefrogboy

rossthefrogboy — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:58:06 +0000

@So REal
@anon

That’s bull. Religion is not the cause of all conflict. plenty of atheists have started conflicts. Look at the Soviet Union. Full of conflict. And the state had banned religion!
What causes conflicts are people. Stupid, dumbarsed people that can’t think of anything better to do with their time than hurt others.

Peace. It’s better than war. We may want to try it some time- you know, not shooting at people?

By: Dylan

Dylan — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:45:05 +0000

I disagree- these are some really good comments for a comic

By: wow

wow — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:53:39 +0000

everyone shut up, this comic is funny. End of Story.

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:27:44 +0000

If you Glass the region, as mentioned above, you will have mutant cockroaches fighting over the land. Possibly also, the Zombie Apocalypse. Better solution, make the Middle East Irrelevant to the rest of the world. Build MODERN Nuclear Power Plants, with a MODERN Electric Rail System in combination with Electric Commuter Cars. Cut dependence on oil to about 30%. Look up the Barbary States sometime. Without Oil, the area is a sand pit.

By: matt

matt — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:05:22 +0000

palistine isnt the problem the problem is hammas and the extreme militant muslim radicals. BUT because they protect terrorists they are just as guilty. if there are palistinians that are opposed to hammas then…. WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU STILL LIVE THERE

By: Debaser

Debaser — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:31:09 +0000

Thats a pretty spectacularly shittily drawn comic.

By: Delilah

Delilah — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:52:05 +0000

Smart comic. Discussion in comments – not so smart.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:14:41 +0000

Wow it is so great to read all these reasoned arguments. Israel always belonged to Irael, sure and most of America belongs to the American Indians, are you going to give up YOUR house?
I have no sympathy whatsoever for Hamas, but I also condemn Israel for killing non-combatants (I didn’t say innocent bystanders), causing terrible suffering and destroying infrastructure and then trying to justify their barabarism.
You cannot use the Bible to justify slaughter and cruelty, nor can you hide behind protecting your country’s safety – If Israel treated Palestinians with some respect and dignity (whether they have earned it or not) this conflict might end up as a footnote in history books instead of headlines on the daily news.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:07:46 +0000

Wheeeeeeeeel, it is the same story as everything in the middle east. The western world got involved in the arab/muslim world and now they are pissed off about it. Can you really say that the land belongs to Israel after thousands of years of not occupying it? The Jewish people from Europe had been faced with difficulties in Europe in the decades leading up to WWII and had been fleeing to Israel for some time. Prior to WWII, Zionist leaders pushed for a free Israeli state and the amount of people on the Gaza Strip continued to grow. After the British moved out, Israel won the war for the land fair and square, however that does not mean the Palestinians cannot fight to get it back. It does mean though that the Western World should not be involved. This is their situation, and they will resolve it just as every war resolved something throughout history. It might be a million years before the conflict gets resolved, but you cannot support one side and not expect the other side(the Arab world) not to hate you for it. This constant involvement eventually leads to blow back on the third party for example terrorist attacks. And lastly, its just a cartoon not an epic statement on world history.

By: So REal

So REal — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:45:35 +0000

If you look down from space there are no borders,no gods,no religion, no languages, no possessions…. In the stillness of space lies silence and peace. Nothing to die for only the moment and an awesome view.
Religion is the root cause of all major conflicts in the Western World.

By: GG

GG — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:13:55 +0000

Everyone b*tchin on these comments doesn’t understand that the side could be reversed and it’s still fitting… it’s more about the behavior than the analogy.

By: anon

anon — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:24:06 +0000

@jaxsun

LIES.
there is a solution.

glass the whole region.

would there be any more conflict there?
i dont think so