#17🌍️ Is That the Right Target for Your Anger? — To Avoid Becoming a 'Nightmare of the Past' / Où mène la colère erronée ? / Where Does Misguided Anger Lead?
I read an article that began with the words, "A return of the Nazi-era nightmare?"
The reality of runaway anger made me fear for tomorrow.
Runaway Emotions
It is said that antisemitism is intensifying worldwide due to the impact of the Gaza war.
In Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America, Oceania, Africa, and Asia.
In shops, universities, music festivals, sports venues, public transport, and religious facilities.
Publicly and privately.
Reports of discrimination, exclusion, and violence are appearing one after another in various aspects of daily life.
Could it be that emotions regarding the extremely complex and painful reality of the Gaza war have been replaced by "anger" and have spiraled out of control?
Is it a complex entanglement of many factors, not just simple misunderstandings or prejudice, but also the amplification of emotions by social media, anxiety, fear, past trauma, and a lack of education?
Things that should be distinguished
—Politics and ethnicity, government and citizens, nation and religion.
The lines between these are being blurred,
and I feel that anger is flowing in an easy direction, directed at unrelated individuals.
Triggered by something we never expected,
someone close to us, or even ourselves,
might be unreasonably hurt, or might end up hurting someone else.
Isn't this just like the structure where people other than the victims corner the family of a criminal rather than the criminal themselves?
It reminds me of the horror of innocent people being hated and attacked.
Nightmare of the Past
The nightmare of the past also began with small acts of discrimination,
from trivial exclusion to persecution.
And then it led to the Holocaust.
I don't want to repeat the same thing.
It is not about denying identity. It is not about discrimination. That is what I think.
I do not want to misdirect my anger or attacks.
I strongly believe that hatred and exclusion solve nothing.
If we can stop this runaway behavior and discrimination and identify the correct target for our anger,
I want to believe that world peace will no longer be a dream.
⬇️ I thought about what I could do after watching 'The Pianist'
⬇️ I reflected on the power and structures surrounding the Gaza war.
※ As part of language learning, I have written the same content in both French and English.
French
I read an article that began with these words:
“Is the nightmare of the Nazi era returning?”
I was afraid of the next day.
It is said that antisemitism has intensified worldwide due to the war in Gaza.
In Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America, Oceania, Africa, and Asia.
In shops, universities, music festivals, sports competitions, public transport, places of worship, etc.
In both public and private spheres.
In many everyday contexts, acts of discrimination, exclusion, and violence are being reported.
Feelings in the face of a reality as complex as it is painful—the war in Gaza—are turning into anger and becoming uncontrollable.
I think this is not just a matter of misunderstandings or prejudice. Several factors are deeply intertwined: the amplification of emotions by social media, anxiety, fear, wounds from the past, and a lack of education.
What should be distinguished—politics and ethnicity, government and civilians, religion and state—is becoming blurred.
Anger then takes an easy path and is directed at individuals who have no connection to the conflict.
Something unexpected for us can trigger a situation where someone close, or we ourselves, could be unfairly hurt, or even hurt someone else, which arouses a deep fear.
It is as if, instead of attacking the criminal himself, one were attacking his family, who have nothing to do with it.
It is a horror to see innocent people being hated and attacked.
The nightmare of the past also began with small discrimination.
Simple exclusion led to persecution,
and finally led to the Holocaust.
Why do we repeat the same mistakes?
What we must do is not deny an identity.
It is also not to discriminate.
We must never be mistaken about the target of our anger or our attack.
Hatred and exclusion solve nothing.
With such behavior, world peace would remain a distant dream.
But it is not just a dream.
That is why I am reflecting on this and writing these words now.
Thank you for reading.
English
"Is the nightmare of the Nazi era returning?"
I read an article that began with these words.
Suddenly, the future felt frightening.
It is said that antisemitism has intensified worldwide due to the Gaza war.
In Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America, Oceania, Africa, and Asia.
In shops, universities, music festivals, sports venues, public transportation, places of worship, and more.
Both publicly and privately,
reports of discrimination, exclusion, and violence are increasing across many everyday settings.
Emotions in response to such a complex and painful reality—the Gaza war—are turning into rage that spirals out of control.
I think it’s not just about misunderstandings or prejudice. Many factors are deeply intertwined: the amplification of emotions through social media, anxiety and fear, unresolved historical trauma, and a lack of education.
What should clearly be distinguished becomes blurred:
politics and ethnicity, government and citizens, religion and state.
When these boundaries become unclear,
anger takes the easiest path,
and is directed at individuals who have no connection to the conflict.
Something unexpected to us can trigger a situation where someone close to us, or ourselves, might be unfairly hurt, or might hurt others, causing a deep fear.
It's like people attacking the criminal’s family instead of him — even though they have nothing to do with it.
It's awful to see innocent people being hated and hurt.
The nightmares of the past also began with small acts of discrimination.
From minor exclusion came persecution,
which eventually led to the Holocaust.
Why do we keep repeating the same mistakes?
What we should do is not deny anyone’s identity, nor should we discriminate.
We must never mistake the target of our anger or attacks.
Hatred and exclusion solve nothing.
With such behavior, world peace will remain nothing but a distant dream.
But it is not just a dream.
That is why I write these words now.
Thank you for reading.
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It all started with this post.
It seems "philosophy" comes from the Greek philo (to love) + sophia (wisdom).
I will be writing down my daily "unease" and "why is that?" thoughts in a relaxed manner.
French
The starting point is this post.
It is said that the word "philosophy" comes from the Greek philo (to love) + sophia (knowledge, wisdom).
Here, I write down my little daily reflections, my "whys?" and my "I wonder..." without any pretension.
English
It all started with this post.
The word “philosophy” is said to come from the Greek philo (to love) + sophia (wisdom).
Here, I casually write down my everyday musings—the little “why’s” and “what does this mean?” that wander through my mind.
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