The sad (social) truth playing out in the Middle East is the same truth underlying all societies. Only…

The sad (social) truth playing out in the Middle East is the same truth underlying all societies. Only catastrophe brings change. We’ve had decades of the peace process there going nowhere. Hoping to discuss our way out of the detente. Societies never change like that. 1/3 https://t.co/moiaTwAsRy

They only change when disaster strips away the existing status games. This is what wars have always done, taken irreconcilable differences and bulldozed them away. Not resolved them. Whether one of the teams fighting is more right than the other doesn’t change the outcome. 2/3

There’s no ledger that keeps score in history. Differences escalate to the point of explosion, to literally level the playing field. Then it all starts all over again. /end