TED Talk, I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace | Zak Ebrahim
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I Tweeted out over the last year I was reminded of this gem. This was perhaps the most important video I watched over the past year.I'm not in any way trying to take credit for this material. It's a TED talk after all
Let's discuss the ideas within this speech. How ultimately your upbringing doesn't have to shape who you are. You don't have to identify with legacy (tradition) if it doesn't suit you.
Also the thorny issue of what is terrorism? What's a terrorist?
Aside from that though let's talk about how peace begins with understanding. Putting an end to dehumanizing one's foes. Perhaps not having foes at all, but people you engage in disagreements instead of violence. Perhaps not engage in disagreements but discussions where one will ultimately find the common ground of being subject to the human condition together.