How is Isreal not also a “fucked up religious/fascist terrorist organization”?
You describe Isreal as happy and modern as some kind of defense, but having overwhelming military superiorty over neighbors, taking their land, and having extremely close ties with modernized western countries would cause that.
How exactly is Isreal not religious (state religion is Judaism). How is it not terroristic (you kill one of their citizens they kill 10 of your citizens and take your land)? How is it not fascist when Gaza is literally a concentration camp for 2 million people? Two wrongs don’t make a right, and having bigger guns certainly doesn’t make them righteous.
I wonder if the fact they aren’t muslim or as brown makes them better to you?
fosforus@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
They didn’t start that way. They built that capability out of very real necessity, coming many times pretty close to annihilation.
By internationally agreed decisions, and after winning wars, I suppose?
Yes, that’s a good idea. Every country should do that.
State religion is perhaps an alien concept for Americans (which I guesstimate you are), but it’s a pretty normal thing in Europe. It doesn’t say much about religiousity, although clearly Israel has more crazy in that department than Europe, but also quite a lot less than typical muslim countries.
As for Israel, the largest religious group (33% in 2016) is “Judaism/Hiloni”, which is essentially a secularist/nonobserving version of Judaism. The actual number of secularists might be even actually higher.
Terrorism isn’t defined by numbers. It’s defined by tactics and intentions.
It’s not literally a concentration camp for 2 million people. You need to look up concentration camps.
Color has nothing do with it. Islamistic terrorism is a significant enemy of the civilized west, however. That indeed does make them better for me.
SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Out of 27 countries, only three have official religions and they’re pretty small. Don’t talk shit out of your ass maybe?