james duffy wrote:
Either [[Israel]] and related articles has just happened to become 'nutter-central' in terms of the people whom it has attracted in the last 3 days, or someone (and maybe a friend) is deliberately trying to 'hit' these articles to provoke people.
I would say, speaking generally, that the issues surrounding Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, which are huge big-picture issues, find themselves expressed in violent news reports every day. This stuff resonates very deeply with a lot of people for a lot of reasons, including contemporary international politics as well as visions of the grand sweep of history for thousands of years.
So, yeah, I think it's natural and to be expected that these articles are going to be nutter central. Even good people can find themselves in emotional fights over the content of these articles.
--Jimbo