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In reply to the discussion: Rightists Award Student Who Persecuted 'Left-Wing' Teacher [View all]Shaktimaan
(5,397 posts)20. Funny
Zionism is not, and never will be even a remotely liberal ideology.
Duh. Of course not. Zionism, like all national movements, transcends the conservative/liberal spectrum in that it isn't dependent on any specific leanings but rather encompasses all of them. It's like calling an ideology like socialism either liberal or conservative. In a political sense, socialist governments can fall anywhere on the spectrum. It's a big tent.
Is American nationalism liberal or conservative? It's a nonsensical question. Are ideas like democracy or capitalism inherently liberal or conservative?
Zionism is a child of white supremacism, and carries with it the same hatred for Arabs and blacks
You do realize that Israel's decl of independence specifically invites the Arab population to live in and help build Israel as equal citizens, right? Arabs who currently make up 20% of Israel's population. Also that Israel chartered flights to bring Ethiopian Jews to Israel, regardless of the fact that they're black?
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OK - sorry, misread something when reading too fast. But people like that hate liberal Zionists too.
LeftishBrit
Feb 2014
#4
And yet I can see he was attempting to pull the politics of his country in a different direction
Scootaloo
Feb 2014
#36
with all due respect a question why did you feel it nessasary to paraphrase the poster
azurnoir
Mar 2014
#49
In the comment that is actually in question, not the one you chose he did agree with what I said
azurnoir
Mar 2014
#66
Uri Averny makes a good case for Rabin having had a legitimate change of heart
Scootaloo
Mar 2014
#63
Pull the other leg, Az.... If Rabin was a war criminal POS, nasty little racist asshole....
shira
Mar 2014
#78
"Its nowhere near identical ..... come on Scootaloo you cant possibly believe that . "
King_David
Feb 2014
#41