r/centrist - Why do more right wingers support Israel while more left wingers support Palestine?
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One thing that surprises me is the wide range of opinions and how incredibly stupid every one of them is.

I was expecting a mixture of "both sides" and outright fascism, and both those things are there, but there's so much more to discover.

Here's one of my favorites:

I think it's because the Left still takes it cues from the glory days of the sixties. "Fight the power! Down with the military industrial complex! Up the people!" So they see powerful Israelis in uniforms (eek!) and tanks and all against the poor little guy in shirt sleeves and jeans and their knee jerk reaction is to side with the downtrodden.

I love the complete lack of any explanation as to why this isn't obviously correct

  • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    I ain't clicking that, I can do without the brain worms thanks.

    But this does remind me of a Prager U video where they said the left hates Israel because of the reasons cited in that quote (hatred of the powerful simply because they're powerful).