Comment by FunnyUsername
2 days ago
There's nothing supremacist about Zionism, it's just the support of Jewish self-determination. Efforts to twist it into something nefarious are just propaganda with no etymological basis.
2 days ago
There's nothing supremacist about Zionism, it's just the support of Jewish self-determination. Efforts to twist it into something nefarious are just propaganda with no etymological basis.
Think about what you're saying. Zionism the idea that a particular ethnic group (the Jews) will have the authority to determine what happens in their country (Israel). That is a textbook case of ethnic supremacism. And that's not even mentioning the violent expulsion of the Arabs that this de facto entailed.
Most Zionists have a goal of preserving a Jewish majority for pragmatic reasons - history has shown that it's the only way to ensure the safety of Jews. That's not a supremacist ideology at all.
Moreover, no country is perfect, and we shouldn't have double standards just for Israel. Can you identify any other Middle Eastern country that compares favorably, in terms of diversity and tolerance of all religions and ethnicities?
If I were to say:
'I believe whites need to hold all authority in the United States, and must have a permanent demographic majority (for practical reasons, of course)'
then you might call me a white supremacist. I might reply:
'I'm not a supremacist, we must secure self-determination in order to secure the future of our people.'
You would gently remind me that this is exactly what a supremacist is.
So yes, please, no double standards. Also, the rest of the Middle East is just as bad, no arguments there, but it's beside the point.
Zionists aren't indigenous to Palestine and have no right to that land.
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