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How the US has been a nation of suckers (forever) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by AntiBullyRanger@ani.social to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] solo@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This video is very informative and to the point imo, until she arrives at the point of Israel. Her analysis there becomes watered down to say the least in favor of white settler colonial zionism (after 42:55) by using the "both sides" arguments.

This is from the comment section of her video, and I find it very accurate:

Why would a study or analysis of the Palestinian Genocide require a look at antisemitic hate crimes? It has literally no bearing on whether Israel is engaged in a colonial project or exterminating Palestinians.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep. She corrected later on a livestream.

[–] solo@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for linking this. She does talk about this section at 37:39.

Yes, as she has said before, she is against the genocide. Still, even here, she says stuff like

Crimes by Israeli settlers tolerated by the government [38:39]

No. The Israeli government promotes and legislates those crimes in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories - it doesn't just tolerate them.

I have noticed that she really doesn't like talking about anti-zionist points, even tho every now and then she mentions that it is not the same as antisemitism. Here is a very gentle and well-intended critique of her approach to antisemitism.