Even when not making religion the issue, which it is, our species stupid strive for homogeneous groups is absurd when you know evolution is depends on variants. The same attitude is based on race issues too. It is hard for example for someone non Japanese to migrate and mix with them. Same with China. Not even Hispanics see themselves as always being the same group. Cubans do not like being confused with Mexicans. My x wife who is Japanese doesn't like being confused with Koreans.
You cannot rid the world of labels of any kind, but you can insist on your government not setting up social pecking orders.
This conflict is about religion, and unless it is seen a such, neither side will be able to see the other as part of the same species. If the idea of an "Islamic state" bothers Jews, then a "Jewish state" should bother them as well. Just as a "Christian nation" being an atheist here bothers me. Watered down social pecking orders are still social pecking orders.
You cannot rid the world of labels of any kind, but you can insist on your government not setting up social pecking orders.
This conflict is about religion, and unless it is seen a such, neither side will be able to see the other as part of the same species. If the idea of an "Islamic state" bothers Jews, then a "Jewish state" should bother them as well. Just as a "Christian nation" being an atheist here bothers me. Watered down social pecking orders are still social pecking orders.
