Sudetenland Tales by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Sudetenland Tales

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the clarity of purpose with which you’ve approached the Palestinian question.

Australia, as you know, was founded on the noble principle that if you ignore the existing inhabitants long enough, they eventually become someone else’s historical problem. Our incarcerated, undesirable forebears had the good sense to disperse the Indigenous population through a combination of massacres, forced removals, and a cheerful disregard for their humanity, all while maintaining impeccable manners, of course. And look at us now! A prosperous, mostly unified nation where the original owners of the land are politely confined to the margins of history, occasionally trotted out for ceremonial apologies before we get back to our business of male feminization.

So when I hear critics accuse Israel of “disproportionate force” or “collective punishment,” I can’t help but chuckle. Proportionate responses are for amateurs! Why negotiate when you can eradicate? Why share land when you can settle it? These bleeding hearts wringing their hands over Gaza forget that nation building is always a messy business, one best conducted with overwhelming firepower and a healthy dose of historical amnesia.