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Diana van Eyk's avatar

I have a lot of respect for Aaron Bushnell, and am happy to see his action being defended for the noble thing it was.

I wouldn't do it, nor would I encourage anyone else to, but I think so many of us feel a sense of helplessness watching this ongoing genocide.

A system that supports this does NOT deserve our support, and I will do all I can to withdraw my support from Israel and the war mongers and profiteers that want us to think that genocide is acceptable.

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Perry J. Greenbaum 🇨🇦 🦜's avatar

Beautifully argued and you did it with passion. I say this as a good thing--Passion.

If I may, I will place Aaron Bushnell's act of civil disobedience in the same light as The Passion of Jesus Christ, who according to the NT narrative gave himself willingly unto death, even though it seemed he had no choice in the matter. (It is one of those paradoxes.). Christianity is based on Jesus of Nazareth sacrificing himself for the sake of humanity. I am by no means a Christian, but like all persons with literary education and training, I have read the Bible. This is my understanding. I am open to correction.

That being said, I would think Christians in particular could view Bushnell's decision as one of passion. The word passion has an original meaning of suffering, to endure. This is not an act of a mentally ill person, but one of a highly aware and developed conscience. It seems to me, given what I know, that Bushnell performed a great act of Christian charity.

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