idk, man, it just seems ridiculous to use "colony" when Israelis came from practically the whole Old World, like okay, you can hate us for going to Israel but use a pejorative phrase that makes sense. How do you colonize without somewhere to colonize from? I don't get it. - ThreadSky

sogrincand.bsky.social • 469 days ago

idk, man, it just seems ridiculous to use "colony" when Israelis came from practically the whole Old World, like okay, you can hate us for going to Israel but use a pejorative phrase that makes sense. How do you colonize without somewhere to colonize from? I don't get it.

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sogrincand.bsky.social•469 days ago

The English had England to go back to after they had their fun in the Raj. The French had France after they so graciously gave Indochina the blessing of the baguette. The Belgians had Belgium after they got bored of slaughtering millions of people in the Congo.

sogrincand.bsky.social•469 days ago

There isn't and never has been a Jewlandia for Israelis to "go back to", because it's not colonization, it would be like if the Quarians crash-landed back on their planet. Find a new word. Although, I will contend the settler stuff in, *fascistic moon walk* Judea and Samaria might constitute a more

sogrincand.bsky.social•469 days ago

strong argument for colonization. Idk, the standard "oppressor/oppressed" dialectic breaks down in this conflict. It's just two heavily victimized, ideologically opposed groups put it in a tiny cage by the world and asked to fight over a single cot for sleeping somewhere there isn't broken glass

sogrincand.bsky.social•469 days ago

Like, I'm sorry Israelis don't want to sleep on broken glass, but it's also pretty annoying that audience members are throwing glass bottles into the ring.

boshyboo.bsky.social•468 days ago

My country is currently funding your country's arms industry to the tune of billions of dollars I would not call that broken glass. I would like to stop giving your country bombs maybe they'd be able to get along better with everyone if they didn't keep trying to kill them!

boshyboo.bsky.social•468 days ago

Maybe if you don't enjoy sleeping on broken glass every night you could try moving somewhere else where people don't hate you for everything you do seriously I hear long island is nice (no it isn't but you might like it)

boshyboo.bsky.social•468 days ago

Im sorry you think that way, but I'm not surprised because you're on one side of it and kind of an asshole

boshyboo.bsky.social•468 days ago

I just wish there was something worthwhile to do about it

boshyboo.bsky.social•469 days ago

Maybe going somewhere without people you have to displace by force? I don't hate you for being born in the country you were in I hate you for defending an ongoing genocide and apartheid regime with my countries tax dollars on the Internet for fun it makes me very mad!

sogrincand.bsky.social•468 days ago

Sorry for making you very mad. I was having fun, but it was mostly in expressing what amounts to me as righteous fury. So, I guess we're all mad in some respect.

boshyboo.bsky.social•459 days ago

I'd be less mad if you weren't supporting what your government is doing but it's ok.

I am looking for that thing you said about "I don't think they'll let the people in Gaza starve," do you remember that?

Anyway update for you https://bsky.app/profile/lawyersheryl.com/post/3kllisnsznz2u

sogrincand.bsky.social•468 days ago

Okay, I get that Palestinians look all weak and powerless now, but it's not like they were a bunch of helpless children in 1948 or before or later or even now. The Nakba was not one-sided. It was a war. It is documented. People on both sides got displaced. Stop viewing this conflict as Manichaen

boshyboo.bsky.social•469 days ago

I know ww2 was one of the worst things that ever happened but a lot of this would have been solved if England didn't give you guys Palestine because you've turned a place millions of people used to live in peace into an open air genocide prison

boshyboo.bsky.social•469 days ago

You could have come to Utah it's basically the same but with moermons you'd love it until the water runs out

boshyboo.bsky.social•469 days ago

Settler colonialism always creates this problem and it's why it's bad and I am in favor of the previously established time travel plus guns solution!

boshyboo.bsky.social•469 days ago

Imo part of the problem is just that they didn't want to let you/your families in, which makes me really sad and would've been against. I don't know what to do about that racism sucks

boshyboo.bsky.social•468 days ago

Just because you didn't decide doesn't mean it isn't a colony. Just because you weren't there for it to happen doesn't mean it was your l the right thing to do.

ariemoyal.com•469 days ago

That’s also settler-colonialism

boshyboo.bsky.social•469 days ago

Yes but you understand in the 40s no one cared about such things also do you understand a joke

ariemoyal.com•469 days ago

It's not funny.

ariemoyal.com•469 days ago

This is a very distorted understanding of how the British shaped and continues to shape Palestine. And what are you doing about being mad about your tax dollars?

boshyboo.bsky.social•469 days ago

Fair enough, I did go to school in America. So far just this and arguing with this guy, I'm not any better.

boshyboo.bsky.social•469 days ago

This: https://bsky.app/profile/boshyboo.bsky.social/post/3kktmah4avn2z

ariemoyal.com•469 days ago

Try land back

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