If so, how so? I hope it doesn't because love how the song sounds.

Tbh idk what Zionism even is. I just judge from news that a lot of them, maybe up to all of them, support Israel. Feel free to educate me.

  • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 months ago

    I'm going to guess that it's referencing Zion in a Rastafari way (not a Zionist way) - she was in a relationship with one of Bob Marley's sons back in the day.

  • context [fae/faer, fae/faer]
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    2 months ago

    Lyrically, it is a tribute to Hill's oldest son Zion David Marley, to whom she gave birth in 1997, during her relationship with Rohan Marley.

    i guess the question is why they chose to name their child zion, but the zion metaphor in rastafarianism in my limited understanding is an aspirational one of seeking a homeland after a forced exile, whereas israeli zionism is a settler-colonial philosophy similar to american manifest destiny or german lebensraum.

  • Angel [any]
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    2 months ago

    Tbh idk what Zionism even is.

    Something it isn't: based

  • eldavi@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    i forgot about that song and it's the same name with the similar meaning; but very different things.

    lauryn hill sang about a dream of collecting all of her people somewhere whey they can live out their lives happily & peacefully.

    zionism, in the context of isreal, is still collecting your people somewhere but using any means necessary to do so; including genocide; bribing; war; etc.

  • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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    2 months ago

    I mean, without listening to it, I know Zion has a completely different meaning and vibe in reggae music.

  • Lemvi@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 months ago

    Zionists support the existence of a jewish state in palestine.

    From a quick look at the lyrics, I don't think the song has anything to do with that.