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[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I believe it's common there to celebrate with gunfire. It probably wasn't especially chosen to celebrate ceasefire with gunfire. I could be midtown though.

When I visited Jerusalem with my wife several years ago we were also standing upright in our hotel room when we suddenly heard yelling and gunfire and when we spoke to the hotel guys they told us we shouldn't worry, it was just a wedding celebration.

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago (5 children)

That is some of the crazy part.

Guns being so common and widespread that they are routinely used in everyday civil life events without anyone bashing an eyelid.

I have the slight fear that it will take a very long time until the Middle East won't regularily erupt into violant outbursts any more...

[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bro it's a fucking war zone. Get a grip for fuck sake!

Not everyone live your comfortable life in a "first world" country.

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Bro it's a fucking war zone.

Wouldn't that not be just another reason to not fire weapons randomly in populated areas?

But what you are saying is basically exactly what I am trying to get at:
War has become so much normalized in the region, that people just don't know otherwise any more.
Quoting the somewhat fitting Cranberries song:
"In your head, they're still fighting".
Even while a glimmer of peace is shining across the horizon.

[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 1 month ago
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