Firstly, I will ask again, are you saying that he never supported Pissrael, or that he has been doing so but not ‘blindly’? You seem to be very eager to avoid clarifying that.
He literally had Arabic University Administrators as close personal friends
So what? This reads like the classic ‘I can’t be racist, I have a black friend’ kind of nonsense.
We are bland and peaceful people. We don’t even go to war for our own country because of our religious beliefs
You are fine enjoying the fruits of colonial conquest and exploitation, though.
But I’m a pacifist as is most of my family
So, what you are saying is that you would not be fine standing up to your empire’s colonialism, and that you just want to enjoy the subjugation of poor people and foreigners in peace?
Is there anything good to your ‘pacifism’ other than not joining your genocidal military, which is the bare minimum that should be expected of a decent human being?
Never saw him say or support Netanyahu or the Israeli government. If anything he made sure Arabic people had a voice at the table in our community. Many friends of mine had parents that were helped by him gain citizenship. Who loved from Iran/Palestine/Lebanon. One of our close family friends was a university president of an Arabic college in Israel that dealt with a lot of abuse from Israelites.
I can’t say I don’t have colonialism in my blood. Because I do. My family was on the second boat from England in the 1500’s. After the Mayflower. We were the first people to bring beer to the colonies. My great great great uncles (brothers) opened the first brewery after landing. We have the records of their signing up to be a part of the colony and their stated profession. Brewers.
And I ask for the creators forgiveness and treat this land with respect. I have never hunted. I have never cut down a tree unless dead already out of safety. I fought pollution in the most polluted river in the country. And I try and limit my impact on the environment besides my car. Which I barely drive since I’ve been a remote worker for half a decade. And refuse to go back to polluting by having to drive into work. Tho I did recently get laid off. So I might not have a choice depending on future job prospects.
We aren’t talking about ‘in your blood’ stuff. Your empire is currently engaging in colonialism. And you and your friend are beneficiaries of such.
I fought pollution in the most polluted river in the country. And I try and limit my impact on the environment besides my car
Individual solutions to systemic problems are generally silly and ineffectual.
To actually fight pollution, you would need to tackle your empire and capitalism in general.
The entire world getting nuked would also destroy capitalism.
Needless to say, you are ignoring the side effects which make relevant ‘options’ undesirable.
Firstly, I will ask again, are you saying that he never supported Pissrael, or that he has been doing so but not ‘blindly’? You seem to be very eager to avoid clarifying that.
So what? This reads like the classic ‘I can’t be racist, I have a black friend’ kind of nonsense.
You are fine enjoying the fruits of colonial conquest and exploitation, though.
So, what you are saying is that you would not be fine standing up to your empire’s colonialism, and that you just want to enjoy the subjugation of poor people and foreigners in peace?
Is there anything good to your ‘pacifism’ other than not joining your genocidal military, which is the bare minimum that should be expected of a decent human being?
Never saw him say or support Netanyahu or the Israeli government. If anything he made sure Arabic people had a voice at the table in our community. Many friends of mine had parents that were helped by him gain citizenship. Who loved from Iran/Palestine/Lebanon. One of our close family friends was a university president of an Arabic college in Israel that dealt with a lot of abuse from Israelites.
I can’t say I don’t have colonialism in my blood. Because I do. My family was on the second boat from England in the 1500’s. After the Mayflower. We were the first people to bring beer to the colonies. My great great great uncles (brothers) opened the first brewery after landing. We have the records of their signing up to be a part of the colony and their stated profession. Brewers.
And I ask for the creators forgiveness and treat this land with respect. I have never hunted. I have never cut down a tree unless dead already out of safety. I fought pollution in the most polluted river in the country. And I try and limit my impact on the environment besides my car. Which I barely drive since I’ve been a remote worker for half a decade. And refuse to go back to polluting by having to drive into work. Tho I did recently get laid off. So I might not have a choice depending on future job prospects.
We aren’t talking about ‘in your blood’ stuff. Your empire is currently engaging in colonialism. And you and your friend are beneficiaries of such.
Individual solutions to systemic problems are generally silly and ineffectual.
To actually fight pollution, you would need to tackle your empire and capitalism in general.
Global climate change will destroy capitalism. Just be patient.
The entire world getting nuked would also destroy capitalism.
Needless to say, you are ignoring the side effects which make relevant ‘options’ undesirable.