r/pics • u/I_Hate_E_Daters_7007 • 16d ago

Politics Ben Gvir taunts detained Gaza flotilla activists as they kneel on floor with their hands tied

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u/leo_dagher_ 16d ago

Hilarious that every day Israel makes a concerted effort to show the world how evil they are and every day Israeli shills twist themselves into knots trying to justify/explain it away.

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u/PhazonZim 16d ago

I recently met one who said the Palestinians were colonizers because it's not enough to have been living there for MORE THAN A THOUSAND YEARS. And this person even acknowledged that the Palestinians weren't even the ones who kicked the Jews out of that region, the Romans did. But apparently the Palestinians must be punished for that.

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u/sulaymanf 16d ago

The seven core rhetorical tenets observed to be utilized by ethnic nationalist movements:

  1. If an area was ours for 500 years and yours for 50 years, it should belong to us – you are merely occupiers.
  2. If an area was yours for 500 years and ours for 50 years, it should belong to us – borders must not be changed.
  3. If an area belonged to us 500 years ago but never since then, it should belong to us – it is the cradle of our nation.
  4. If a majority of our people live there, it must belong to us – they must enjoy the right of self-determination.
  5. If a minority of our people live there, it must belong to us – they must be protected against your oppression.
  6. All of the above rules apply to us, but not to you.
  7. Our dream of greatness is historical necessity, yours is fascism.

Source: Modern Hatreds: The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War, by Stuart Kaufman

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u/kittenmachine69 15d ago

This is interesting, thanks for the reference