I like how one commenter writes "what about the fact that 170 people died in Homs on July 19th? any mention about those "Atrocious Actions"? no. antisemite," as if disagreeing with the actions of the Israeli government automatically means an individual has hate for an entire race* of people.
I remember when the whole world hated, fucking HATED George Bush for invading Iraq and the war crimes he committed, but often times their hate stopped short of all Americans, because they acknowledged that the acts of one man do not represent the views of all Americans. But when it comes to Israel and Israelis, criticizing Netanyahu means you hate ALL JEWS. 'the fuck man. Like I grew up with Jewish neighbors, I've been to more than a few Bar and Bat Mitzvah's; I understand that Jewish people are just people, and I have not more hate in my heart for them that I do for anyone else.
But I also recognize apartheid when I see it. I don't hate Israel because it's filled with Jews; I hate Israel because it's oppressive. And to anyone who actually thinks Israel would ever be anything but oppressive toward Palestinians if Hamas were to drop their arms, I give you:
http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-finally-speaks-his-mi...
Isreal is an apartheid state. I don't condone violence, but my forefathers had to fight for their freedom. Why is it so wrong for Palestinians to fight for theirs?
Why did Paul Graham not speak out against the 100,000 dead in the Syrian conflict? Or the atrocities committed by ISIS in Iraq? Or the political repression in Egypt? Why? People in the Arab world are dying by the hundreds of thousands and yet everyone stays silent, even you. But when the one functioning democracy in the Middle East attempts to defend itself from senseless rocket attacks, suddenly the World breaks out in protest...Why is that? Why that one particular country? Could it have something to do with the nationality of its people that makes that land an "acceptable" target derision?
There's a difference between civil war and a war of nationalities. I'm not discounting the lives that have been lost in other nation's, but it isn't really relevant to the discussion at hand. The Israel/Palestine issue is a case of one group of people oppressing another group of people. Syria and Iraq are cases of people fight each other for control. They aren't the same thing, and they can't really be compared that way.
And you have to realize, in the US, Israelis and Jews AREN'T an acceptable target derision. It is extremely taboo to say anything negative about Israel or Jewish people, regardless of whether or not there is racial or anti-Semitic motive. On the other hand, especially after 9/11, Arab Americans were subject to a lot of hate, and I would say there is much less taboo in America toward animosity towards Arabs.
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[ 150 ms ] story [ 84.3 ms ] threadI remember when the whole world hated, fucking HATED George Bush for invading Iraq and the war crimes he committed, but often times their hate stopped short of all Americans, because they acknowledged that the acts of one man do not represent the views of all Americans. But when it comes to Israel and Israelis, criticizing Netanyahu means you hate ALL JEWS. 'the fuck man. Like I grew up with Jewish neighbors, I've been to more than a few Bar and Bat Mitzvah's; I understand that Jewish people are just people, and I have not more hate in my heart for them that I do for anyone else.
But I also recognize apartheid when I see it. I don't hate Israel because it's filled with Jews; I hate Israel because it's oppressive. And to anyone who actually thinks Israel would ever be anything but oppressive toward Palestinians if Hamas were to drop their arms, I give you: http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-finally-speaks-his-mi...
Isreal is an apartheid state. I don't condone violence, but my forefathers had to fight for their freedom. Why is it so wrong for Palestinians to fight for theirs?