Postcard from Israel
A totally normal country where everything is fine
In this week's solopod, Judaism's Piers Morgan and Roger Waters sit down to discuss the woes of the Jewish people in 2024. But first, we waste your time with talk about toxic relationships, skincare, skimpy bathing suits. Fear not - about 26 minutes in we start to talk about Israel: hostage deals, the national mood, why trying to kill us will backfire, yadda yadda yadda. Shabbat Shalom!
Please enjoy these photos from Tel Aviv, which looks kind of normal if you squint:
Thanks for the photos. I really haven’t seen current day-to-day photos of Israel until these
Thoughts on why people stay in toxic relationships, as discussed at the beginning of the podcast. I think with a lot of people, there is an element of learned helplessness.
People who grew up in environments where they learned that they could never expect another person to be able to meet their needs or treat them with respect may not even see the relationships they’re in as toxic, because it’s all they’ve ever known.
I also think many people are more afraid of being alone than being with someone that clearly isn’t compatible with them, especially if they haven’t spent much of their adult life being single. Some people don’t know how to be single. Many women, especially if they’ve been homemakers, worry that they wouldn’t be able to find a job or support themselves after years of being out of the work force. People may also be in communities where they’d be seen as wrong or a failure if they got divorced. This is even worse when there are kids in the picture - many couples in toxic relationships insist on staying together for the sake of the children because they don’t want to put the kids through a divorce.
I don’t blame people for being trapped in bad relationships. It’s a tough situation and I wish the best for them.