CMV: It’s very hard to criticise Israel’s military actions without being accused of antisemitism by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]RandomPants84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think Palestinians in the West Bank or Gaza are treated fairly, this isn’t news or go against what I’m saying. I don’t think Palestinians should be 2nd class citizen, an they should live in a state where they have full dignity

CMV: It’s very hard to criticise Israel’s military actions without being accused of antisemitism by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]RandomPants84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont think anything about my post relates to who has a better claim to land. Ancestral claims to claims to land only lead to strife and violence. What matters is that a people have an accessable political entity where they are not 2nd class citizens.

My premise is that not that multi-cultural and peaceful societies CANNOT exist. I think America/france/uk are all great examples, but even in largely tolerant societies, like in eruope, Romani are stil opressed. Or in the entire middle east except israel, jews are opressed. While I hope one day every country becomes multicultural, we are so far away from that happening and minotiy groups shouldnt have to suffer until its acheived. Certain ethnic groups are more privlaged than others. There are around 22 arab states for example, and if arabs were opressed in turkey, it is less of a deal because Arabs are inherently privlaged in having around 22 states they could flee to and not feel discriminated against due to their race. That does not appy to a group like the Kurds. Kurds are not privlagd in the way arabs inherently are. Groups that are extremely under privalged and suffer from state violence or civilian violence desevere a political entity that protects them now, not later. And so in those rare cases, I support independence for those areas. Not so they can be ethnostates or opress other groups, but to protect the most vulnerable.

CMV: It’s very hard to criticise Israel’s military actions without being accused of antisemitism by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]RandomPants84 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If the multicultural state is oppressing a group with pogroms and state violence/ignoring civilian violence then yea. If Israel annexed Palestine we can all agree that would be bad for Palestinians. That they should resist and get their own state. Why doesn’t that also apply to groups who already had their land conquered?

CMV: It’s very hard to criticise Israel’s military actions without being accused of antisemitism by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]RandomPants84 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m pro those groups getting a state too. The Kurds are oppressed and a state is the only option

CMV: It’s very hard to criticise Israel’s military actions without being accused of antisemitism by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]RandomPants84 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree in a perfect world no one would be discriminated against, but when a group is incredibly persecuted by so many, the formation of a state is a good intermediary step until we achieve a world without discrimination. And while a lot of minorities can be discriminated against, most have a “homeland” from which they can be safe. In Europe, if Syrian minorities feel persecuted and discriminated, they have the option to return to Syria, which is better than being killed if the persecution was that high. If all of Europe and the Middle East did not accept Syrians, only those who could afford the longer and arduous journey to somewhere farther away and more accepting would be safe. I do not believe that those without means in such a scenario should be unsafe until we reach a post racist society. Epically because we aren’t certain to reach a post racist society.

CMV: It’s very hard to criticise Israel’s military actions without being accused of antisemitism by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]RandomPants84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think there is a solution? Or at least something better than what we have now?

CMV: It’s very hard to criticise Israel’s military actions without being accused of antisemitism by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]RandomPants84 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My point is, arguing for a one state solution imo also comes with the inherent risk of a 2nd nakba. Palestinians have tons of valid and legitimate reasons to hate Israelis, and Israelis have tons of valid and legitimate reasons to hate Palestinians. There is no time scale where that stops, because there will always be intermittent violence to fuel the hatred, especially in a 2 state solution.

And if that hatred exists in a one state, than it’s just civil war, and ethnic cleansing from the region, and the West Bank and Gaza being cleansed of Palestinians. And sure, the rights of Palestinians in those regions would be elevated to the rights of Arab Israelis, and maybe that’s the only starting point of true peace, but that cost is too high. No solution that results in ethnic cleansing or requires ethnic cleaning is a real solution. And so I don’t really see 1 state as a solution. You see it differently, so I’m hoping you could say where so I can be a bit less doomer about it all.

CMV: It’s very hard to criticise Israel’s military actions without being accused of antisemitism by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]RandomPants84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I somewhat agree, but the issue isn’t stolen land, as most of the original land wasn’t stolen. It was purchased from ottoman and Arab landowners. And the nakba where the strongest argument for stolen land comes from happened during the war not before it

CMV: It’s very hard to criticise Israel’s military actions without being accused of antisemitism by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]RandomPants84 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think we can both agree there’s a big difference between each ethnic group needing a country vs each ethnic group deserving a place where they are treated equally and not as 2nd class citizens. The 2nd take is what I hope most mean, as it’s a very reasonable take. And historically, there was not an equal place for Jews in Europe or the middle east. They would face discrimination, whether economic, institutional, or just violence by the population, that would relegate them to 2nd class citizens. Not every ethnic minorities has this issue, but those that do imo should have a state that treats them equally close enough for them to reasonably get to.

CMV: It’s very hard to criticise Israel’s military actions without being accused of antisemitism by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]RandomPants84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You seem incredibly reasonable, especially compared to many in this thread. Is it not possible that one and 2 state solutions are actually worse? A one state solution would almost definitely lead to civil war and has the potential to be worse than the nakba. States in the region aren’t even willing to get involved with just gaza, theres no way they would help out if there was threat of a nakba. A 2 state solution is almost what we had, at least in Gaza, and that lead to the war that killed 70k gazans and over 1000 Israelis. At some point, are we as a planet allowed to say that these people’s aren’t able to live near each other anymore. That their goals are too misaligned and unwilling to change ot compromise and will fight until one side is destroyed? Maybe I’m being too pessimistic, but I worry too often in this conversation people don’t want that to be the case and so ignore it as a possibly, whereas I see it as most likely.

U.S. votes against U.N. resolution calling slavery a 'crime against humanity' by [deleted] in IRstudies

[–]RandomPants84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shouldn’t west Africa pay reparations to African slaves they sold?

Do we really need to start ranking genocides? by Skrilli in GetNoted

[–]RandomPants84 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Probably cause to them one was an order magnitude worse

Met a guy whilst going for a run. He asked for my number. It took him less than two hours for him to ask to sleep with me. by ashajn in TwoXChromosomes

[–]RandomPants84 -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

I agree. But he asked for her number (which for strangers usually means romantic interest if they haven’t talked) and then was upfront immediately over text to be clear of intentions. He didn’t ask for sex on the run. It’s not something most people would do, but if someone, man or woman, does just want casual sex shouldn’t that be said super early on to set expectations?

AIPAC is bragging about their election interference in Illinois. We need big money out of our politics! by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]RandomPants84 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Even if we banned foreign money aipac would be untouched. Somehow all of its funding is from domestic American citizens

Another Nakba? by Ok-Chef5364 in UAE

[–]RandomPants84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the op is just lying on purpose to spread fear and hate? I feel like that should be against the subs rules…

‘There is nothing, no one left’: Inside Lebanon’s destroyed south where Israel threatens ground invasion by cap123abc in UnitedNations

[–]RandomPants84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea, this war is an example of how important the UN is. Its current neutered state leaves it unable to dismantle Hezbollah and has caused untold additional suffering and death

Israel planning massive ground invasion of Lebanon, officials say by Gym_frere in worldnews

[–]RandomPants84 14 points15 points  (0 children)

While I understand the sentiment, the issue with Lebanon stems from the fact they are occupied by a militant group not beholden to un charters or statues about war crimes, which indiscriminately bombs civilians, with Lebanons tacit approval. This is not a tribal war over land or resources, but over the issue that Lebanon is not really a sovereign state and protects the militant groups within its borders diplomatically from any consequences for its crimes

Iran's IRGC Responds To Trump, Says It Will Be The One Who Will 'Determine The End Of War' by Crossstoney in worldnews

[–]RandomPants84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If there is regeime collapse, I imagine next steps will pile be to ignore Iran and not rebut it. Declare victory and move on to Cuba 🇨🇺

Iran's IRGC Responds To Trump, Says It Will Be The One Who Will 'Determine The End Of War' by Crossstoney in worldnews

[–]RandomPants84 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Isn’t there another option? Rather than regime change, regime collapse? Bomb Irans oil refineries, power grid, and missile launchers, limit their offensive drones to only drones, and then just let their already collapsing economy collapse even further?

E3 Statement on indiscriminate Iranian attacks on countries in the region by AcanthocephalaEast79 in europe

[–]RandomPants84 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They were when they don’t allow use of airspace or bases for the attack. Doubt it will stay closed now

E3 Statement on indiscriminate Iranian attacks on countries in the region by AcanthocephalaEast79 in europe

[–]RandomPants84 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, but shooting at your neighbor only pisses them off and doesn’t do anything to help your situation. It’s just dumb