Don't you think a significant reason for the treatment of the Palestinians through these many decades, as well as their homeland being handed over to the Zionist some 100 years ago is because they are Arabs? If Christians were the prevailing group, that is white Christians, do you think the Jewish people would have been given their land? Do you think Israel would even think of implementing a genocide on a white, Christian population with the belief that the European world in the 21st century, and the US would do nothing? Of course not, and of course it is only South Africa who is willing to see and speak the truth.
Yes, there is always an undercurrent of racism or rather "manufactured racism" when it comes to all settler-colonial projects. In fact, one of the prerequisites for settler-colonialism to work is to "dehumanize the native population".
Throughout history, this same "dehumanization" mentality has been used in all settler-colonial projects.
The British, French, Spanish, Italian, Americans, Belgians, Dutch, etc. all needed to "dehumanize" the native populations of America, Canada, South America, Africa, Australia, Asia, etc. for them to succeed.
No, I'm not trying to water things down. Not in the least. I'm analyzing events at an intellectual level about how what we are witnessing in Israel is far from unique or original - not to water things down or justify actions, but rather to make sense of human behavior. It has been happening for centuries.
I am aghast, horrified, stupified, emotionally devastated, angry, furious, enraged, disillusioned, paralyzed with despair, and a hundred other emotions about what is currently happening.
The reason I say "manufactured racism" is because when one delves deeper into the study of racism, they eventually arrive at the conclusion that there is only one race - the human race; only one species - homosapiens. All the the so-called races have no scientific basis - they are an invention - an excuse used to justify actions and behavior in the pursuit of social status, power, control, money, possession of resources, etc.
Looking at what is going on in Palestine from an intellectual perspective seems to dampen the horror of it all, but I certainly didn't think you were justifying it in any way. My background is in the biological sciences so I'm aware of the fact we all derive from a bunch a apes akin to the chimps, and unfortunate on some level since they are known to be quite violent at times. Love them anyway. That prejudice, that contempt for the Palestinians was on full display when Gallant referenced them as animals, and that was no slip of the tongue. They are not worthy of food, water or fuel, he said, lending justification to the killing of children, babies, the young the old, a whole population. I would rather focus on this since it really conveys the dehumanization of a people by another, a group they never held in regard. Going back to 1948 the Arab world was viewed in the same light, which continues on some level. I really fear that what the Israeli's did, what Netanyahu did and his right wing Likud party will drag us into a wider war, and I hope it wasn't Israel that bombed Iran. This is going to pull in other countries, no regard for that on the part of Israel either of Biden.
Didn't you hear that IDF snipers killed an elderly woman and her daughter by shooting them both through the church window? One of the only remaining churches not bombed. The standard of these people in regard to Christians is to spit at them! They hate Christians just as much as any other person.
For what reason would they kill an old woman and her daughter at church? I am not talking about a singular event either. I am talking about implementing a genocide. Do you think the US during the 21 century would have singled out christian countries, one after the other, bombed them, killed their citizenry, the way we did in the ME? In the US, initially only northern, or western Europeans were acceptable and considered white. However if you were from southern, or eastern Europe you were not, and had to work your way toward whiteness. We still maintain that colonial mindset when it comes to the Middle East. It's better then before, but it is still there to see.
I believe it because of this Zionist mind set. At this point because Israeli children are indoctrinated into the belief (like they claim is being done to Palestinian children) that they are the chosen and all others are sub human that most of Israel is now taken over by this Zionist idea and look upon everyone else to be lesser. They spit at Christians. From my understanding they seek to be masters of the world.
They view their diaspora in the US, such as the ones running State Department and virtually the entire US government, and in the UK and France, as vital double agents.
And the rest of the American people, they view as dumb cows. Serfs whose whose destiny is to serve them, the chosen people. Same for the rest of the west, including Europe, which really haas not clued in at all. I think they believe that if Blinken and Netanyahu are not on stage in suits shouting “Ein volk, ein riech…” then this is not fascism. To be fair to the zionists, perhaps most of these are indeed are dumb cows.
However everyone else on the planet is very clear on it.
Don't you think a significant reason for the treatment of the Palestinians through these many decades, as well as their homeland being handed over to the Zionist some 100 years ago is because they are Arabs? If Christians were the prevailing group, that is white Christians, do you think the Jewish people would have been given their land? Do you think Israel would even think of implementing a genocide on a white, Christian population with the belief that the European world in the 21st century, and the US would do nothing? Of course not, and of course it is only South Africa who is willing to see and speak the truth.
Yes, there is always an undercurrent of racism or rather "manufactured racism" when it comes to all settler-colonial projects. In fact, one of the prerequisites for settler-colonialism to work is to "dehumanize the native population".
Throughout history, this same "dehumanization" mentality has been used in all settler-colonial projects.
The British, French, Spanish, Italian, Americans, Belgians, Dutch, etc. all needed to "dehumanize" the native populations of America, Canada, South America, Africa, Australia, Asia, etc. for them to succeed.
Undercurrent of racism or manufactured racism? By putting in some overall historical context you can sound like you're really watering things down.
The Nakba: Five Palestinian towns massacred 75 years ago
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/15/the-nakba-five-palestinian-towns-massacred-75-years-ago
No, I'm not trying to water things down. Not in the least. I'm analyzing events at an intellectual level about how what we are witnessing in Israel is far from unique or original - not to water things down or justify actions, but rather to make sense of human behavior. It has been happening for centuries.
I am aghast, horrified, stupified, emotionally devastated, angry, furious, enraged, disillusioned, paralyzed with despair, and a hundred other emotions about what is currently happening.
The reason I say "manufactured racism" is because when one delves deeper into the study of racism, they eventually arrive at the conclusion that there is only one race - the human race; only one species - homosapiens. All the the so-called races have no scientific basis - they are an invention - an excuse used to justify actions and behavior in the pursuit of social status, power, control, money, possession of resources, etc.
Looking at what is going on in Palestine from an intellectual perspective seems to dampen the horror of it all, but I certainly didn't think you were justifying it in any way. My background is in the biological sciences so I'm aware of the fact we all derive from a bunch a apes akin to the chimps, and unfortunate on some level since they are known to be quite violent at times. Love them anyway. That prejudice, that contempt for the Palestinians was on full display when Gallant referenced them as animals, and that was no slip of the tongue. They are not worthy of food, water or fuel, he said, lending justification to the killing of children, babies, the young the old, a whole population. I would rather focus on this since it really conveys the dehumanization of a people by another, a group they never held in regard. Going back to 1948 the Arab world was viewed in the same light, which continues on some level. I really fear that what the Israeli's did, what Netanyahu did and his right wing Likud party will drag us into a wider war, and I hope it wasn't Israel that bombed Iran. This is going to pull in other countries, no regard for that on the part of Israel either of Biden.
Didn't you hear that IDF snipers killed an elderly woman and her daughter by shooting them both through the church window? One of the only remaining churches not bombed. The standard of these people in regard to Christians is to spit at them! They hate Christians just as much as any other person.
For what reason would they kill an old woman and her daughter at church? I am not talking about a singular event either. I am talking about implementing a genocide. Do you think the US during the 21 century would have singled out christian countries, one after the other, bombed them, killed their citizenry, the way we did in the ME? In the US, initially only northern, or western Europeans were acceptable and considered white. However if you were from southern, or eastern Europe you were not, and had to work your way toward whiteness. We still maintain that colonial mindset when it comes to the Middle East. It's better then before, but it is still there to see.
I believe it because of this Zionist mind set. At this point because Israeli children are indoctrinated into the belief (like they claim is being done to Palestinian children) that they are the chosen and all others are sub human that most of Israel is now taken over by this Zionist idea and look upon everyone else to be lesser. They spit at Christians. From my understanding they seek to be masters of the world.
They view their diaspora in the US, such as the ones running State Department and virtually the entire US government, and in the UK and France, as vital double agents.
And the rest of the American people, they view as dumb cows. Serfs whose whose destiny is to serve them, the chosen people. Same for the rest of the west, including Europe, which really haas not clued in at all. I think they believe that if Blinken and Netanyahu are not on stage in suits shouting “Ein volk, ein riech…” then this is not fascism. To be fair to the zionists, perhaps most of these are indeed are dumb cows.
However everyone else on the planet is very clear on it.