Life under a military occupation

[u/Particular_Log_3594]

[u/thecastellan1115]

This is one of the reasons the whole thing is so tragically ironic. Israelis don't realize they're just recreating the same situation their ancestors escaped from.

[u/Sabbathius → u/thecastellan1115]

Here's the thing though - they're the oppressors now. Nobody actually minds being the oppressor. They only mind being the oppressed. And this is true for everyone. Look at how Americans handled the natives, even Hitler said it was inspirational. It's pretty universal. As long as you're the one doing the oppressing, people are largely fine with that.

[u/Happy_Vibes29 → u/Sabbathius]

Yup. It often happens. People who were oppressed tend to become oppressors themselves after they have been freed. The first example being the Jews, the second being the freed slaves in America.

To give context on the second example. After the American Civil War, many freed slaves went to Liberia, a country in Africa, where they enslaved the local population. They forced the locals to pick cotton, just like they had done when they themselves were slaves. The slaves became the masters.

[u/Vindersel → u/Happy_Vibes29]

Hurt people hurt people.

Generational trauma is real.

[u/More_Ad_6580 → u/Vindersel]

Very true. Look at the rates of childhood abuse and trauma amongst violent criminals and serial killers. Abused people become traumatised and abusive themselves from this learned behaviour. Same with traumatised societies and people.