Why is my innocent question being twisted?

Question

I asked a perfectly polite, innocuous question about 'Munich' in which I merely noted that I personally found the book more moving. That's literally all I said! Yet two answerers are now criticising me for my 'hatred' of Palestinians!!

How irrational is this???

I don't hate anyone, I was merely commenting on a film!!

Can we not have any discussion in this section now, about anything, without people twisting innocent comments? Please check out my original post and you will see how totally polite and innocent it was!

JET-SET: you can read the original question, it's in this category! Just click on the post prior to this one, cheers.

EDIT: I mentioned that the Palestinians were happy about the Munich atrocity because that's what NEWS FOOTAGE AT THE TIME SHOWED!

What, now I can't even report objective events without being accused of 'bias'? Crazy.

SCOTTIE: 1) I am not Israeli - I am British. 2) The film didn't 'make' the Palestinians look bad - it simply showed how they killed the athletes. It depicted a true event. You seem to be saying I can't even ask a perfectly polite, innocent question without expecting insults!

EDIT TO MSWFAT: You are bang out of order for constantly stating or suggesting that I had some horrible agenda with my question. What do you mean 'if your question was innocent' - it was a query about a film!!

The only reason I posted it in the Israel section was because I was discussing a comparison between the film and the book it was based on - and I deduced, logically, that people in this section would be more likely to have read that particular book as it's an old book and about terrorism!

I've learned an important lesson because of your repeated and unjustified accusations: namely, that however innocent my intention and question, there are some people - you! -who are determined to try and stir trouble. You didn't just challenge my original question; you accused me of hatred. That's an awful thing to do, when it had no basis in reality.

Answer 1

You are correct. some of those answerers took your other question out of context. Too bad about that; they took offence when obviously no offence was intended.

(Answerers take note--do us all a favor and read questions thoroughly to get the meaning before you answer.)

Answer 2

Some people take offense at everything.

I'm not jewish nor palestinian. But I lived through that era and remember the horror. It happened before the media had any bias and still showed and told everything. The world as a whole had never seen that kind of brutal senseless hatred since the days before & immediately proceeding the civil rights movement and the atrocities done simply because of the color of their skin. Everyone was shocked, hurt and outraged.

Before this the news held no interest for me because I was young & it didn't effect me personally. But these were kids around my age that had done nothing except be born a certain race, much like the blacks prior. The events are burned in my mind so I had no desire to see or read a historian's version of the events.

There is never an excuse for blind predjudice of an entire race for the acts of a few, right or wrong. But there's also no excuse for calling someone a bigot because they choose to discuss facts. Part of the problem with this world is everyone thinks they are right and no one is listening to the other side. You don't have to agree to listen.

But your question wasn't whether the book and/or movie was fiction or fact. Simply which was liked better. Considering jews would be more likely to watch and/or read both it was logical to ask in the Israeli section. So don't worry about it.
Some just want a forum to spread hate. Ignore them.

Answer 3

Because you are Israeli commenting on a film which makes the Palestinians look evil.
You are from a very sensitive area in the World and you have to be very care full what you say.
I am sure you are genuine when you say you do not hate anybody but my advice to you is Not to bring up the Palestine / Israeli issues as you will upset a lot of people.

Answer 4

Some people will find a way turn any question into an opportunity to spout forth on whatever their pet subject is, whether or not it relates to the question asked. These religious zealots are so indoctrinated that they cannot see or understand any other view and insist on forcing their warped views on everybody and anybody who is unfortunate enough to cross their paths.

See what I did there?

Joking aside, don't take any notice of them they're not worth the time or effort.

I have never read the book "Munich" but thought the film was both well done and disturbing - how factual it is I have no idea.

Answer 5

I think people read into what other people write and make very nasty and sometimes even dangerous assumptions. I saw that you were talking about a book and comparing it to a film, and that you didn't mean anything by it. Sadly there are some jumpy eejits out there who will only see what they want to see in anything that's remotely linked to their own lives, and in addition see themselves as martyrs.

No, I am not pro-Israel.

Nor am I pro-Palestine.

All I know is that it is and has been a very troubled part of the world for a very long time, and it's a pity so many of them don't want to see what they have in common, instead of their differences.

I don't see the reason for letting such an epistemology of hatred and misunderstanding twist a discussion the compares and film and the book the film is based on.

Answer 6

lmao! Funny how arrogant people can be eh?

I think people are simply extremely (and overly) sensitive to their own opinions and cultures and everything, and at the slitest thing that even seems to them like it's against them, they start blaming you. If not that, then it's probably that people look for the smallest thing to blame us for out of hatred. I read the question (couldn't answer being that I didn't read the book or see the movie, sorry ;D), and see what you mean. Just ignore anyone who misunderstands your intentions; either it's a mistake, whereas you should just leave them alone and not embarress them, or it's an accusation, whereas YOU should be the mature one and just ignore them and let them try and fail to bother you in some way or another.

Answer 7

I checked back to the original question to expecting to see you having a valid point. - however, I believe you took things too personally. I got the impression that the person who answered in depth was trying to question why you preferred the book to the film and maybe the reasons he gave were not correct - simply challenging you. I do know that often on here questions are asked and the answers go off on such a tangent that the original question (and validity of it) are lost. Roll with the punches and please do not take it personally.

Answer 8

Hello there Paperback_writer.


I personally do believe that people take things differently so you dont need to get uptight if there is a person or a group of people being very much irrattional.

Answer 9

Under the U.S. Constitution, everybody is permitted to think, speak, give an honest day's worth of an opinion (whether or not it is written or verbal) and to be heard as well.

Nobody has the right to take these rights away from you. Should you find a bully, then just ignore him and proceed with your every day life.

Answer 10

Unfortunately some people are quick to use "the race card" as a means to hide the atrocities or violence commited by members of their race or religion. Someone mentions a historical fact or event and is quickly labelled a racist.

This is nothing more than ignorance and stupidity by a few. These people want you to either ignore a fact and pretend it never happened, or blame it on someone else or some other group.

Answer 11

You asked what people thought of a political movie! Therefore you will get political answers. If you had asked about what people think of say for ex " The wizard of oz" you would have gotten more favorable replies maybe?