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