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How would I be a 'zionist'? I don't defend Israel's actions, much less support them. I don't think anyone with a brain can deny Western imperialism/colonialism has been the most destructive overall. I don't think there's even a debate there. Just look at what my tiny country did in Africa, specifically Congho.
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Well, technically, from what I have read:
"Liberal Zionism is the insistence that there is no necessary contradiction between Israel's dual identity as a Jewish and democratic state: that Israel can be a national home and refuge for the Jewish people while also embodying universal democratic principles of human rights and equality."
But there is a lot of nuances for me when it comes to pro-Liberal Zionists. So, sometimes when I read others views, I try to categorize where most likely they fit to understand their perspective and views, even if I may disagree/agree with it. It is just how I categorize viewpoints on political topics in my brain.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the other topics as well.
Ugh, yes, King Leopold's history on his atrocities in the Congo are on some OTHER level. Some deem it as probably one of the largest mass genocides and extermination of another people by an imperial power in modern history. Yet, it is NEVER taught in our school system.
Is it taught in the Belgian education system? I just found out about it THIS year, because of what's going on in Gaza, and it just sprung up and I want to read this one book on this topic.