So after my most recent foray into the clusterfuck that is #israeliPalestinianConflict "discussion", I'm reassessing an old stance on the matter...
Technically, people who talk about #Zionism tend to be talking about specific parts of Israeli policy, but technically, it just means believing that Israel should exist... Which it already does, so it's a bit of a moot point?
Anyway, it's used a lot as a stand-in for Jews, or israelis, or some other group that really isn't getting to the heart of the matter, and I'm starting to wonder if that's happening more than I realize.
...and I'm realizing I can't think of any time that anything truly useful to the discussion has been said by someone talking about "#Zionists". It's almost always a veil for #antisemitism, or just randomly angry in general....
...and it really seems to upset a whole chunk of people who are used to dealing with constant veiled racism... so maybe it's not a good word for y'all to be using?
Just a thought.
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