Well, we each do what we can and what we are best suited for. But there are several questions raised by your last sentence.
- we are intimately and intricately linked to other humans, societies and governments everywhere. China? The UK exported $18.6 billion there in 2020 and imported £57 billion. That makes our two countries closely-linked partners, not enemies. I'm sure the same can be said about the USA regarding China. Can we ignore the suffering of others because they are far away?
- from the perspective of the people in those countries, would they think of what happens to them as less toxic than, say, Julian Assange being in HMP Belmarsh?
- as I stated in the comment you replied to, strict isolationism has a squalid history. That is not to support so-called humanitarian interventionism which led to the Iraqi invasion crimes; it is to support solidarity between people. Should we abandon campaigning and acting for the Palestinians because Israel is in the Middle East? I keep publicising the wonderful, sacrificial work of Palestine Action here in the UK, who occupy the various premises of Elbit Systems (Israel's state weapons company with sites here) in order to close them down permanently. Should they drop that work?
Our humanity links us; our current politics exists to do just the opposite.
I am not endorsing isolationism as much as prioritization. I can't get even one American politician to stand up for Julian Assange, whose name is non-existent on our media, and here you are shouting out other names and other governments. You're not wrong to do so, but to what end, given our straights?
The plight of the Palestinians is a special circumstance. I don't consider that a foreign matter, since Israel's horrible influence is felt at so many domestic levels unlike any other government except perhaps Saudi Arabia (although I've never heard of them issuing loyalty oaths to our congress-members as Israel does).
No, ending support for Zionism is cleaning up my own government to a large extent; there is no foreign distinction to be made here. China doesn't threaten to oust freshman senators in the next election cycle if they don't tow the line; China doesn't shut down speakers on campus; China doesn't enjoy knee-jerk support from both parties in congress; anti-China bobbleheads are all over the airwaves, whereas anti-Israel speakers are non-existent. My God, the list goes on and on...
I don't disagree with you, but I also don't exactly see where your position gets us in real terms.
Well, we each do what we can and what we are best suited for. But there are several questions raised by your last sentence.
- we are intimately and intricately linked to other humans, societies and governments everywhere. China? The UK exported $18.6 billion there in 2020 and imported £57 billion. That makes our two countries closely-linked partners, not enemies. I'm sure the same can be said about the USA regarding China. Can we ignore the suffering of others because they are far away?
- from the perspective of the people in those countries, would they think of what happens to them as less toxic than, say, Julian Assange being in HMP Belmarsh?
- as I stated in the comment you replied to, strict isolationism has a squalid history. That is not to support so-called humanitarian interventionism which led to the Iraqi invasion crimes; it is to support solidarity between people. Should we abandon campaigning and acting for the Palestinians because Israel is in the Middle East? I keep publicising the wonderful, sacrificial work of Palestine Action here in the UK, who occupy the various premises of Elbit Systems (Israel's state weapons company with sites here) in order to close them down permanently. Should they drop that work?
Our humanity links us; our current politics exists to do just the opposite.
I am not endorsing isolationism as much as prioritization. I can't get even one American politician to stand up for Julian Assange, whose name is non-existent on our media, and here you are shouting out other names and other governments. You're not wrong to do so, but to what end, given our straights?
The plight of the Palestinians is a special circumstance. I don't consider that a foreign matter, since Israel's horrible influence is felt at so many domestic levels unlike any other government except perhaps Saudi Arabia (although I've never heard of them issuing loyalty oaths to our congress-members as Israel does).
No, ending support for Zionism is cleaning up my own government to a large extent; there is no foreign distinction to be made here. China doesn't threaten to oust freshman senators in the next election cycle if they don't tow the line; China doesn't shut down speakers on campus; China doesn't enjoy knee-jerk support from both parties in congress; anti-China bobbleheads are all over the airwaves, whereas anti-Israel speakers are non-existent. My God, the list goes on and on...
I don't disagree with you, but I also don't exactly see where your position gets us in real terms.