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One of the many imperialist-colonialist and nationalist-exclusivist projects born of 19th century European politics. Everyone's supposed to get their own nation-state for just their own "people," speaking their own supposedly single and recently revived ancient language, worshipping their own one true god who loves and favors them above all others, educating their own children in the one true culture, singing their own war song, flying a big fat flag.
Everyone, that is, as long as they're considered sufficiently white (erm, "civilized") on a sliding scale. Especially then, when European "science" was inventing new "races" by the year.
It's generally important to adopt an origin story, some legend of a supposedly 100% true, ancient (no, *really ancient* if you can claim it) history of how the "people" originated, got a right to the territory they claim, were dispossessed by the inferior bad-enemy peoples; and how they're still the same people with a right to take that land back and make it great again, by any means, etc. The story might be anything -- Classical Athens (sole creator of Western Civilization), or how Volodomyr got baptized, or how Arminius beat the Romans, or how the Romans kicked ass and built aqueducts, or how the real Romans were actually the ones in America, etc. etc. Or, how there's this long scroll what says god chose a people, etc.
Most of these projects flopped, and then flopped some more, but a whole bunch turned into most of today's nation-states. Also, they were very infectious!
Violence comes included, genocides more or less pre-programmed.
Norman Finkelstein & Eli Lake Debate - Israel Hamas Debate@ProcyonLotor69
2 days ago
Norman was calm and polite the entire time, Eli behaved like a petulant child.
@jamalezhar4018
2 days ago
Great talk and hats of to Norman Finkelstein, a brilliant speaker who conveys his arguments calm, factual and with a great deal of reflection. His ability to feel, understand and acknowledge the oppression of the Palestinians shows a high ethical and moral compass
@rickyrojas6147
1 day ago (edited)
Eli made a complete mockery of himself. This podcast does nothing but prove the importance of education and articulating your thoughts with care. Norman once again showed out and did so with grace and empathy for his co-hosts who were clearly nowhere near his level intellectually. He's a real man of virtue and a positive force in this world. Protect Dr. Finkelstein at all costs!
BREAKING:
Jihadi militias have murdered more than 800 black Africans from the Massalit tribe in Darfur, Sudan over the past few days.
In this video, the Hamas-allied Jihadis film themselves capturing black Africans.
Any protest march planned in London?
@RnaudBertrand
I don't think I've ever seen an image that best sums up how confused the West's value system is right now.
It's like trying to sum up everything liberalism champions and arriving at the most perfect illustration of the utter absurdity of it all.
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Abdelrahman Badawy
@Abdul_Badawy
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"In the name of love" while standing on the rubble of a civilian massacre.
...Wow.
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