Comments on: Updated comments policy

By: not-my-real-name

not-my-real-name — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:51:05 +0000

Dear Ed:

No, We disagree. Start with Kings. Or maybe Samuel.

An hour later tell me if you still regard Philistines as good neighbors.

By the way, David didn’t. Perhaps you remember a fellow by the name of Goliath.

And I happen to think we should be calling Palestinians Philistines. It would refocus who they are and where they come from.

Also, review some of the comments here.

Please. And shalom.

By: Sabba Hillel

Sabba Hillel — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:53:59 +0000

Actually, the word "Palestine" was deliberately created from Philistine in an attempt to give the Arabs a spurious local background and history. As pointed out in the Wikipedia article, many people believe that

the etymology of this word can be based on the Semitic word plishah (×¤Ö°Ö¼×œÖ´×™×©Ö¸××”, meaning invasion)

Thus the name that they have taken for themselves actually says that they are not "native" to the region.

By: Ed Hausman

Ed Hausman — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:49:52 +0000

Philistines were enemies but they maintained an orderly society. They could make treaties and abide by them. I wouldn’t insult their memory by attaching their name to the enemy population there now.

By: chsw

chsw — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:29:58 +0000

I guess the offending part within the comment was “But we get to kill a lot of Philistines in the process.” Otherwise, the poster has written things which others have previously written in their comments.

I think that your disclaimer is a good thing because it clarifies your approach to your readership’s views.

Good luck with the storm.

chsw

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:01:23 +0000

Sorry about that comment, Meryl, I know how insulting it is. Unfortunately, the individual who posted it doesn’t. Again, most civilized people, insulated from war for a half a century, have become incredibly naive to how hateful, hurtful, and wicked that some “people” can be, such as Muslims. They accuse one another of “intolerance” and “racism” while completely ignoring the fact that these just-above-animals are blinded by hate and ignorance and want to kill everyone. 9/11 was a wake up call, unfortunately, most Americans and Europeans rolled over, hit the snooze button and went right back to sleep.