first of all,
there is
a clear need to define that

the folk(s) is/are not having

psychological issue(s)
or
wrong/misleading perception

about
the reality of things.







usually,
this is very helpful
because

some folk(s) may say
other folk(s) are attacking
.. or trying to ..
attack them
when there no basis in reality for saying so.







usually,
for

a party outside of the folk(s) directly involved in the engagement

who is
interested in the unfolding issues
as

a
neutral,
unbiased
objective
observer

it is of value to

access historical information

on the relationship between the involved parties.







this sort of information
gives

such
a
neutral,
unbiased
observer

insight

as to

what has been going on
or
what may be going on

e.g

it may provide
an insight
as to

if the attack,
if any,
is

a retaliation by the attacker(s)
against
the attacked folk(s)

for a
perceived or actual affront / injury / insult, etc
in the past







it may indicate
if

the attack is

an
.. unprovoked
.. unwarranted .
. unfair ..

attack
against the attacked persons.







this may be help
such

unbiased
objective
neutral
observers

reach
a balanced decision on unfolding events
and
take any decisions or actions that
they may want to take going forwards,
if any,
based on accurate information
.. or at least ..
information that is as accurate as possible







leaving
neutral folks
and
moving to folks who may
one way or the other
feel involved
in the engagement
on the side of either party





or

who may be
directly involved
in the engagement
on
either the side of the party (being) attacked
or the side of the party doing the attacking





it is usually prudent to understand that

there will be

emotions
feelings
sentiments
sensitivities

involved





and these may run high

for the parties on either side of the engagement





in situations where there are

emotions
feelings
sentiments
sensitivities
etc

is usually of value as a general rule to proceed with caution





although
prevailing exigencies
or
emerging exigencies

may
make one decide to over-ride that general rule.








discourse on

conflict
conflict resolution

can be rather lengthy
and
can consume copious amounts of time





this is understandable
considering

the nature of conflicts

and

the impacts of the conflicts

on

the involved parties

psychologically,
physically,
financially,
etc





Salma ohbee nnkeh nm,
Salma obi nkem,
i am not able to see value in entering into a lengthy discourse on
conflicts and conflict resolutions
in this post.





however,
i will mention briefly
and
in passing
that :

the rumoured
xenophobia attacks
in recent years
by
blacks in South Africa
against
blacks from other parts of Black Africa
can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used.


the rumoured
xenophobia? maltreatment?
by
China folks in China
against
blacks folks from Black Africa
during the COVID-19 period
in recent years
can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used.



the rumoured
xenophobia attacks
by
Hamas in Palestine / Israel?
against
Israel / Isrealis
can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used.


the rumoured
xenophobia
response attacks
by
Israel
in response to
the activities of Hamas
which is seemingly directed against all Palestine
can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used.



the rumoured
xenophobia attacks
recently ( currently? )
by
whites in United Kingdom/Britain/England
against
blacks from Black Africa ( .. and Asians? .. )
can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used.



the rumoured
xenophobia attacks
recently ( currently? )
by
whites in Ireland
against
blacks from Black Africa
can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used.



the rumoured
xenophobia attacks
recently ( currently? )
by
whites in Australia
against
blacks from Black Africa ( .. and Australia native aborigines .. etc .. )
can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used



the rumoured
historical xenophobia attacks
by
whites in South Africa
against
blacks from South Africa
( .. ref : the Sharpeville Massacre,
shootings in Soweto, etc .. )
can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used



the rumoured
historical xenophobia attacks
by
Aryan race whites in Germany
against
Jews / Isrealis / Semitic Jews / Semites / Isrealites from Israel
( .. ref : the holocaust, etc .. )
can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used


i am not all sure if there is wisdom in mentioning the instance(s) of my native country Nigeria


however
with regards to Nigeria



the rumoured incidents
linked to
terrorists,
insurgents,
bandits,
etc
in Northern Nigeria
can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used



the Nigeria Civil War / Biafra War / Biafran War ( 1967 – 1970 )
can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used




generally,
issues involving

violence
or
confrontational activity

anywhere

e.g

the aggression? against Capitol Hill in the USA
seemingly linked to
disagreement by some folks with the results of the USA Presidential Elections
in which
Joe Biden emerged as President
and
Donald Trump lost


can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used




clearly
occurrences like

USA military action against Afghanistan

Russia against Ukraine

Saddam Hussein Mother of All Wars of USA versus Iraq

the Six Day War / the Yom Kippur War involving Israel in the lifetime of Moshe Dayan

etc
etc
etc

can fall into
the categorisation of conflicts
depending on the methodology of categorisation used




leaving
whole areas of discourse
pertaining to conflicts and conflicting resolution(s)

and

narrowing down
to


THE MATTER OF WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP FOLKS WHO ARE BEING ATTACKED UNFAIRLY





it is of value to
reiterate
that

folks who
wish to do something one way or the other
to help
folks
that in their ( i.e in the intending helper’s )
.. opinion .. view .. perception ..
are ( being ) attacked

are entirely at their own discretion

are entirely at their own wisdom

in getting involved one way or the other





however,
it is

circumspect to note that

their involvement should not worsen things for the folks ( being ) attacked

i.e

their involvement should not make things ( get ) worse for the folks ( being ) attacked





perhaps
it is best to illustrate a bit with examples
for this purpose of this post :





say for example
that


SOME GROUP(S) OF FOLKS ARE ATTACKING FEMALES WITH BLONDE HAIR IN BARCELONA


now,
for example,
what can folks do if they decide they want to help the females with Blonde Hair in Barcelona ?
or
what should folks do if they decide they want to help the females with Blonde Hair in Barcelona ?



there is a saying that what goes around comes around.


based on this saying,
what about the females with Blonde Hair in Madrid ?

should they ignore the females with Blonde Hair in Barcelona ?
or
should they lend them a helping hand one way or the other ?

afterall
the attack is
essentially targeted against
Blonde Hair females
and
they are also Blonde Hair females ?

besides
if the attacks against Blonde Hair females in Barcelona are successful
they can be extended against Blonde Hair women in Madrid
or
Las Palmas
or
the Canary islands
for example ?






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