Originally Posted by
MyNameIsTerry
Another war, another end of world scenario. And nothing has changed since any of the previous threads about this whether its Ukraine, Russia, North Korea, China and even Trump.
But I would say to be careful because there is a lot of propaganda. Even the BBC have had to apologise for reporting without fact checking first.
Hamas have a very successful propaganda machine and many allies when it comes to how they present situations. For instance, the atrocities of 7/10 are background noise now Israel has fought back. The evil acts committed against innocent citizens of any nation just found in the areas attacked are long forgotten as Hamas become seen as victims.
It's a complicated situation. It will go on for many years to come until the people involved change their mindsets to peace.
However nuclear weapons and WW3? Less chance than in Ukraine to me. Israel will bend to international pressure on such a serious matter whereas Putin may not. And Hamas haven't the ability, they can't even conduct a war and use terror tactics.
I really think you have to be careful because there is strong support over here and a fair amount of it is rooted in anti west or anti semitism. I have no doubt there are many genuine people who want to see peace but there are many who are not. Let's face it, did the masses march to stop other slaughters? And why do the UN turn a blind eye to some atrocities and not others? We've even had MPs showing their anti semitism and trying to make out their use of a well known call for genocide wasn't what they meant.
But as far as anxiety goes there are many general rules & tactics that will help regardless of the context. Spot when you want to reach for your triggers and have an adaptive strategy that kicks in. If you feel strong enough to read & watch, as a non anxious person would, then that's fine if you are ready. But beware the vested interests and propaganda.
As already said, the media love stuff like this and can whip up more fear. But if you are Jewish I can appreciate there are potentially real threats to safety that have to be considered. It seems less so for Palestinian citizens over here, as far as I can tell, and muslims in general.