tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910291709965283166.post6189040844436013632..comments2024-01-14T12:04:49.488-05:00Comments on Behind the Lines: Poetry, War, & Peacemaking: Alice Walker in GazaPhilip Metreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05449159681282927289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910291709965283166.post-57664616120814795672009-06-08T15:10:23.546-04:002009-06-08T15:10:23.546-04:00Exactly, MJ. Thanks for your post.
PhilExactly, MJ. Thanks for your post.<br /><br />PhilPhilip Metreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449159681282927289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5910291709965283166.post-91239073886586986672009-06-08T12:45:31.481-04:002009-06-08T12:45:31.481-04:00I am an ardent admirer of Ms. Walker; she is a tho...I am an ardent admirer of Ms. Walker; she is a thoughtful and sensitive soul. And these three short clips show the effect firsthand experience of the Palestinian plight has on a thoughtful, sensitive soul.<br /><br />The first two clips were obviously filmed before she entered Gaza. Her assessment of the Palestinian plight is caring—even loving—yet slightly detached from the suffering of the Palestinians…not quite empathetic.<br /><br />The third clip was filmed after she experienced Gaza and the Palestinian suffering firsthand. There is a marked difference in her response. That difference is empathy, real empathy. Her experience has changed her.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing these clips. These short clips are more informative than years of mass-media news stories.MJFrosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07231728293795617195noreply@blogger.com