When I found out that the Israeli military was killing noncombatants, including children, that didn't make any sense to me. No sense at all. I thought their goal was to punish the Hamas terrorists for taking hostages, but then it turned into a full-scale invasion, with the Israeli military bombing and shooting everything and everyone they could.
Why, though? Why would they attack people who weren't involved in the conflict? Why did whoever's in charge at Israel decide that genocide was an appropriate response to the terrorists taking hostages? And, above all else...
Why children? Why kill innocent children? Children aren't terrorists! Children don't take hostages! Children aren't doing anything to threaten Israel...
...and then it dawned on me. I remembered the scene from the Jungle Book where Bagheera tells Baloo why Shere Khan wants to kill Mowgli.
"He hates man with a vengeance, you know that! Because he fears man's gun and man's fire!"
"But little Mowgli don't have those things!"
"Shere Khan won't wait until he does! He'll get Mowgli while he's young and helpless! Just one swipe and..."
That's it, isn't it? Palestinian children may not be threats to Israel, but Israel's leaders and military are afraid that those children might grow up to become threats to Israel. So they decided to nip that potential threat in the bud, so to speak, by killing the Palestinian children before they could ever have the chance to threaten Israel, in the same way Shere Khan tried to kill Mowgli before he could become a threat.
The fact that those children had thoughts and feelings, families and friends, hopes and dreams? All irrelevant to Israel's leaders and military. As irrelevant as the thoughts and feelings of rats are to an exterminator. It's ironic, if you think about it, since the Nazis thought of Jewish people the exact same way.
Mercy on my soul, I did as much study on regions and languages as I could to get this mess down.
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Languages spoken (Primarily): Bengali and Hindi
Any main language mentioned is just the language said character speaks most often.
The Shaan family (Bengal tiger beastmen)
Descended from Shere Khan, the first tiger king, the Shaan family has a long and rich history that they keep alive in their home. Their power reaches out to the entire region, and they’ve got a long running record of keeping non beastmen out. A record that has recently been abandoned for alliances.
-Swapnil (Snake beastman, retainer and advisor, speaks Hindi)
Neighboring kingdom (Primates and Humans)
In reality, this “kingdom” is really nothing but nobles and primate beastmen in one area. They welcome humans, and the first king had cast them out, claiming that they can take their human trash elsewhere. They did just that, and started a thriving community known for its parties and drunkards. The Shaan family is not the biggest fan of them, and King Harish often makes an appearance at banquets unannounced.
It’s good to see Disney’s sense of humor about Little John and Baloo sharing the same voice actor hasn’t died out. If only they had Thomas O’Malley in the mix, it would’ve been perfect!
(In case you didn’t know, all three were voiced by Phil Harris in their original releases)
Have I ever mentioned the time I made a TaleSpin Baloo build-a-bear? Luckily they were selling a snoopy pilot outfit and a coconut drink around that time. Weirdly enough, there was only one black bear to choose from??
The hat I had to hand sew (I'm sure that's obvious), but the badge and cards I got from Ranger Rob's artifacts on Etsy.