My understanding, which is not extensive, is that Zionism is an outgrowth of 19th century European ideas of nationalism, one could even say tribalism, which ultimately culminated in a couple of devastating wars in the 20th century, and the modern state of Israel is an extension of that. Nationalism in and of itself is not necessarily a bad thing, but the "Racial Purity" component of it is. Obviously, there is no such thing as "Racial Purity," which is a fictitious concept meant to manipulate masses of people into accepting an economic paradigm that degrades them while posing a convenient minority to pin the blame of degradation upon.
My understanding, which is not extensive, is that Zionism is an outgrowth of 19th century European ideas of nationalism, one could even say tribalism, which ultimately culminated in a couple of devastating wars in the 20th century, and the modern state of Israel is an extension of that. Nationalism in and of itself is not necessarily a bad thing, but the "Racial Purity" component of it is. Obviously, there is no such thing as "Racial Purity," which is a fictitious concept meant to manipulate masses of people into accepting an economic paradigm that degrades them while posing a convenient minority to pin the blame of degradation upon.