I kind of agree. I don’t think Zionism is that much different from any other shitty nationalism, and I’m saying this from the point of view of the Balkans. Like the Zionist Jews are not doing anything particularly new that, say, the Croatian Ustasha, or the Serb Chetniks, or the Kemalist Turks, or the Bulgarian fascists, or our own nationalist Greeks, etc didn’t already do at some point in the last century or so. Even the settler aspect is not that unique, just look into how us Greeks colonized and cleansed Macedonia or what the Turks did to us and the Armenians and in northern Cyprus. The only difference is that they also have nukes, and a blank check from the Americans to do whatever the fuck they want.
Well, that might be true nowadays, but that’s hardly again unique to zionist jews. Random example, the Orange Parade has been held continually since 1821. I also vaguely remember anti-Tamil mobilizations during the last phase of the Tamil genocide in Toronto, where they flew a plane with a sky message against the Tamils. When the recognition of the Armenian genocide was discussed in Parliament, the Turkish community also mobilized. In the 1930s the Deutscher Bund Canada held pro-nazi rallies.
And also let’s not forget, well, Canada Day, our very own celebration of our own genocide against indigenous people.
A big difference of course is that the zionist events are larger and have more political coverage (with the exception of Canada Day). So in that sense, the title of the OP article is kind of good, in identifying them as “most-successful”. But they are not unprecedented.
Random example, the Orange Parade has been held continually since 1821.
Actually that’s a perfect example of what I’m talking about. White supremists, Orange Order, even pride parades, are all celebrating the people in the parade. Zionists “March for Israel” every year in Toronto.
Zionism is also fundamentally about committing genocide in a specific region. White supremacy would be fine with Blacks living in the USA so long as they’re subjugated.
And also let’s not forget, well, Canada Day, our very own celebration of our own genocide against indigenous people.
Zionists are also fine with Palestinians in “Greater Israel” so long as they are subjugated/second class and don’t ask for national determination, they literally passed that racist law last year or whatever. That’s how they have treated Israeli Arabs since the Nakba. In a way they prefer it like that because it legitimizes them as a benevolent majority (“the only democracy” narrative).
Not sure what exactly you’re reacting against with such ferocity. De-exceptionalizing Zionism as just one more shitty nationalism of the kind we’ve seen already in action in my neck of the woods in the Balkans is not creating excuses for it. Quite the contrary.
I kind of agree. I don’t think Zionism is that much different from any other shitty nationalism, and I’m saying this from the point of view of the Balkans. Like the Zionist Jews are not doing anything particularly new that, say, the Croatian Ustasha, or the Serb Chetniks, or the Kemalist Turks, or the Bulgarian fascists, or our own nationalist Greeks, etc didn’t already do at some point in the last century or so. Even the settler aspect is not that unique, just look into how us Greeks colonized and cleansed Macedonia or what the Turks did to us and the Armenians and in northern Cyprus. The only difference is that they also have nukes, and a blank check from the Americans to do whatever the fuck they want.
Zionists are the only ones throwing parades in Toronto to support genocide on the other side of the globe.
Well, that might be true nowadays, but that’s hardly again unique to zionist jews. Random example, the Orange Parade has been held continually since 1821. I also vaguely remember anti-Tamil mobilizations during the last phase of the Tamil genocide in Toronto, where they flew a plane with a sky message against the Tamils. When the recognition of the Armenian genocide was discussed in Parliament, the Turkish community also mobilized. In the 1930s the Deutscher Bund Canada held pro-nazi rallies.
And also let’s not forget, well, Canada Day, our very own celebration of our own genocide against indigenous people.
A big difference of course is that the zionist events are larger and have more political coverage (with the exception of Canada Day). So in that sense, the title of the OP article is kind of good, in identifying them as “most-successful”. But they are not unprecedented.
Actually that’s a perfect example of what I’m talking about. White supremists, Orange Order, even pride parades, are all celebrating the people in the parade. Zionists “March for Israel” every year in Toronto.
Zionism is also fundamentally about committing genocide in a specific region. White supremacy would be fine with Blacks living in the USA so long as they’re subjugated.
Yea that’s a shit take
Zionists are also fine with Palestinians in “Greater Israel” so long as they are subjugated/second class and don’t ask for national determination, they literally passed that racist law last year or whatever. That’s how they have treated Israeli Arabs since the Nakba. In a way they prefer it like that because it legitimizes them as a benevolent majority (“the only democracy” narrative).
Not sure what exactly you’re reacting against with such ferocity. De-exceptionalizing Zionism as just one more shitty nationalism of the kind we’ve seen already in action in my neck of the woods in the Balkans is not creating excuses for it. Quite the contrary.