Just now, the strangest thought occurred to me, for absolutely no reason at all - a flashback from years ago, all the way to 7th grade. In Israel.

Brainwash, oh, sorry, indoctrination, is of course everywhere.

The only way to really get over it, I would say, is by a change of context. Possibly the best thing that could ever happen to anyone is to be torn away from where the were born and move somewhere else, I’m not kidding. To grow up one place and mature someplace else, just to get a proper perspective.

I was in 7th grade back in September 11 2001. A day known for one thing which will in turn change things as we know them - in the mind of the average republican anyway.

The average Israeli worships the US, anything to do with it, anything with the slightest relevance. Of course, after that day, it would seem to them, that the US became just a little more like Israel. To be honest, it probably did a little bit - hey, the conservatives did stay in office.

And so some teacher, I think, said something rather awkward in retrospect. “There’s been a conspiracy that the Jews sabotaged the world trade center,” she said, “but the reason why they were absent that day was because they all went to a certain funeral.”Wait a second, what? Citation needed, don’t you think? Of course there’s going to be conspiracies, but what kind of a crappy excuse is that?

Reminds me of something my history teacher at the time said, that “Jews were hated in Europe because they were” according to him, “better in every way.” It all just clicked in my mind: I was being very obviously brainwashed constantly. That’s education for ya’.

Among other things, this awful brainwash (that is, education) included: The bible (the old testament of) was taught as factual and true.

That polytheists are primitive. Give me a break, it’s all the same. Who am I to tell others that their religion is defective?

That circumcision is not only good, but it’s also required and does not reduce sexual pleasure; uncircumcised males will have problems at some point, it’s disgusting, etc. But of course, it’s not really endorsed by urologists (anymore, as far as I know) and is only done is certain cases of infection if anything - it’s rare anyhow and easily treatable.

Hey, but that’s education, I guess? Or is it just the horrible crushing majority of Jews in Israel? Pluralism will not exist for at least another 2-3 generations ahead.

I’m off the bandwagon, lucky for me. See you then, Israel.

Israel, how should I put it. Those past two and a half years in Denmark managed to wipe those memories.

In short, Israel is a country, whose existence is more or less on a limb as it is filled with a majority of Jews. The stress levels are somewhere between “extreme” and “insane”, the common language is Hebrew (with varying accents and vocabulary depending on socioeconomical status) and the common layman is a hardline fascist.

The weather was for a change something I can cope with. Not too bad at all, a slight breeze every now and then, 22°C more or less. To be honest, it’s rarely ever this great and during the summertime the heat is absolutely unbearable, often rising to 35°C or even 40 in some places. Life can be a bitch over in Israel without a proper A/C as my grandmother demonstrated - she’s got about 3 of them in her house.

The common Israeli person is a loud somewhat dark-skinned, short in European scales, has no sense of respect/manners/etc. and wears cloths with poorly phrased English slogans printed on them.

Last Thursday (I believe it was) I paid a visit to the post office to mail some postcards. I stood in what I thought was the line, and waited. Some old woman who could barely walk decided to cut me in line, ask how much some little notebook cost, pay for it, get the change back and leave all the while I was standing in line in front of her. I came there first, and she saw me there when she came, it was no mistake. But I mean, whatever, it’s just one person, right?

Along came a young trendy man with the usual marine-style haircut common around Israel. He stands right next to me and directs the clerk to bring him some sort of package, again, while I’m just there standing in line, or at least trying to. The clerk brought him that package, and gave him some tiny piece of paper to sign. So in other words, he was cooperating.

I eventually handed my postcards, he put some stamps on them, charged me 3 shekel or so (less than a dollar) and told me he’ll take care of them.

And I was there for only 10 minutes..

So now I’m here down with some sort of a disease which seems to affect my stomach for the most part. My back is killing me, because there’s hardly anywhere in here where I can actually sit, making it really hard to use my MacBook. But hey, at least I have an internet connection.

I can’t wait to come back to Denmark.

I think it’s really ironic how the pope called Islam “violent”, the Muslims took offense, and in response burned churches in the West Bank. Irony, o irony.
Muslims like to attack icons. We’ve already seen that back then in the old cartoon scandal.

You know what, I think that they seriously need a reform. They’re simply incompatible with the west they are.