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.
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.