Do voters share the blame?
“A majority of voters in the United States and Israel voted for Trump and Netanyahu in fair elections. Electors had significant amounts of information to base their decisions on the previous performance and public statements of both men and their governments. How far are electors responsible for the actions of the governments they elected? The recent and current aggressive actions of both the US and Israel are resulting in a significant number of deaths and serious injuries to innocent civilians and the deliberate targeted destruction of civil infrastructure, which appear to constitute war crimes. The public statements of the US president and his administration are abhorrent and appalling. So what’s the thinking on ‘collective moral responsibility’ and is there such a thing? If democracy is not a spectator sport, how do I as a player stay on the winning side of history?”
Paul Robertson

War is a gendered thing
“War is the end result of patriarchy. Do a gender count of who is involved. Men are not fit to rule alone. They are too aggressive. They undo the patient, unrecognised silent work of the true creators of life - women. This is why women must always be encouraged to have a public voice, rather than suppressed by men. Equality of gender rather than imbalance of gender is obviously needed. Don't tell me that there have been war mongering individual women leaders, I know that. Rather, I would draw attention to who always has been and is negotiating overly aggressive male behaviour. We need to add more women to peace negotiations.”
Patricia Hughes

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