Libs get real offended if you just flatly say that Israel does not have a right to defend itself.
liberal discourse about “rights” always misses the point anyway. Israel has always used the idea that it guarantees more “democratic rights” than the surrounding Arab states as evidence that it has SVPERIOR CVLTVRE etc. etc.
Israel has the power to defend itself. Where does it get that power? From the imperial core states (especially NATO/EU members) pouring money into it. Why do they do that? Because settler colonies are forward operating bases for imperial core capitalists. You can set up a situation where people have “equal rights” on paper, but in practice, violence decides what the actual material conditions are. Segregation in the united states always claimed to be “separate but equal” even as black people were made to suffer systemic discrimination (and continue to be made to suffer obviously)
My absolute favorite is to hit them with even more religious bullshit. “As a devout Catholic I cannot deny Jesus of Nazareth is the rightful King of Israel and his kingdom will reign through the hearts of all; it transcends borders, language and culture. To acknowledge another Israel would be against the practice of the church.”
I’d stay away from using catholic doctrine to justify opposition to Zionism.
Like, the material is absolutely there, but that’s mainly because for the last thousand years it was the primary ideological basis for European antisemitism.
Libs get real offended if you just flatly say that Israel does not have a right to defend itself.
Yes, obviously, what Israel is now doing is in no way defensive but taking their dishonest framing and directly rejecting it is good too.
liberal discourse about “rights” always misses the point anyway. Israel has always used the idea that it guarantees more “democratic rights” than the surrounding Arab states as evidence that it has
SVPERIOR CVLTVRE 
etc. etc.
Israel has the power to defend itself. Where does it get that power? From the imperial core states (especially NATO/EU members) pouring money into it. Why do they do that? Because settler colonies are forward operating bases for imperial core capitalists. You can set up a situation where people have “equal rights” on paper, but in practice, violence decides what the actual material conditions are. Segregation in the united states always claimed to be “separate but equal” even as black people were made to suffer systemic discrimination (and continue to be made to suffer obviously)
good post
Saw someone do this on Sky News of all places today lmao, interviewer didn’t know how to react.
My absolute favorite is to hit them with even more religious bullshit. “As a devout Catholic I cannot deny Jesus of Nazareth is the rightful King of Israel and his kingdom will reign through the hearts of all; it transcends borders, language and culture. To acknowledge another Israel would be against the practice of the church.”
I’d stay away from using catholic doctrine to justify opposition to Zionism.
Like, the material is absolutely there, but that’s mainly because for the last thousand years it was the primary ideological basis for European antisemitism.
We hear you, we see you, but our hands are tied.
😔
papistry