I mean, I take your point and agree that this metaphor is inherently dangerous but I'd just like to remind everyone that Israeli and Jewish are not the same thing. Criticism of the state of Israel does not always equal race criticism.
Nah, Israel is a very well-trained dog. It does not just what it is told, but it anticipates its master's needs. The idea of Israel as the master in this relationship is rooted in anti-semitism, but even if somehow framed to not be anti-semitic it only serves to make America and the west in general blameless. Can't blame the dog if the owner punches someone, or blame someone who just likes a particular dog if it bites someone and wasn't raised and trained by that person and will not listen to their commands. Everything Israel does is with the blessing of the west and the US in particular. Remove that blessing and they would stop doing it. There would be no choice.
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Israel buys loads of weapons American companies love selling weapons. The two countries have interests that run parallel
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Israel just buys loads of guns and explosives and America loves selling guns/explosives.
the relationship is that fucking simple. The US military industrial complex views Israel as a valued customer
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yeah US interests is the same thing as selling weapons
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yeah but that money comes from the US taxpayer and goes to private weapons companies that donate to politicians
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no I just used US state and US miltary industrial complex interchangably
Hey look anti-semitism.
uhhh i'm not sure about that metaphor chief
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:what-the-hell:
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I mean, I take your point and agree that this metaphor is inherently dangerous but I'd just like to remind everyone that Israeli and Jewish are not the same thing. Criticism of the state of Israel does not always equal race criticism.
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Good point. Agreed.
Nah, Israel is a very well-trained dog. It does not just what it is told, but it anticipates its master's needs. The idea of Israel as the master in this relationship is rooted in anti-semitism, but even if somehow framed to not be anti-semitic it only serves to make America and the west in general blameless. Can't blame the dog if the owner punches someone, or blame someone who just likes a particular dog if it bites someone and wasn't raised and trained by that person and will not listen to their commands. Everything Israel does is with the blessing of the west and the US in particular. Remove that blessing and they would stop doing it. There would be no choice.