• usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Israel buys loads of weapons American companies love selling weapons. The two countries have interests that run parallel

      • Clicheguevara [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        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.

    • Utter_Karate [he/him, comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      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.