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Israel's Backers Are Now Advocating The Assassination Of Greta Thunberg
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Bullshit. Yeah there will be some people who say that whatever the political situation is. Nevertheless, if you want to remove Israel, that's just one less free state in the Middle-East. Jews are an actually respectable and safe people unlike the Muhammadians. Just don't mess with their land, Israel.
Totally ignoring the fact that they started the war with a mass murder. When they attack your own people you can do all the virtue-signalling. But oh, wait, you could never defend your own people in such a situation, since the Left controls no weapons, so your opinions are worthless anyways.
Of course, Leftists and Muhammadians will continue to co-exist in peace once all the Jews who mind their own business and the less problematic Christians are gotten rid of.
In fantasy realm. Leftists can't even keep a state without relying on the foundations built by these religions. Come up with at least one working state whose laws aren't based on religious morality and we'll talk about the possibility. It's easier to criticize existing societies based on one or two problem points (that happen to be big) than come up with a working model that everyone can accept that solves all those problems.
I'm not defending religion, and neither is Israel a theocratic state unlike all the surrounding countries. I defend liberalism and humanitarian values, a strong nation like Israel is the only one that can defend itself.
This is the kind of supremacist thinking that I've heard from some friends who have vested interest in Israel. It's reproduced nearly identically by each one. The conclusions that follow from it are unacceptable for most people outside of Israel.
According to YouGov as of today in Europe:
If you think only 13-21% in these countries are right wing, you're sorely mistaken. This isn't a righ-left divide even if there tends to be more support for Israel among the right. This is a society-wide rejection of the results of this supremacist thinking. Just look at one of the strongest supporters of Israel - Germany. There was a drastic increase in support following Oct 7, undoubtedly driven by solidarity with Israel. Then the war effort erased all of it and dropped support by 40 points.
This is a supremacist belief and the conclusions following from it cannot be accepted by most because we know they lead to atrocities as they have in the past and as they do as we speak.
I'm not trying to convince you not to think that. I know where it comes from and I know I can't. I'm just telling you how and why this is read and understood by those that don't think it, and why they won't accept it.
No, you do really come off as a racist/suprematist.