Context (for those who don’t know): Israel and Palestine

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        1 year ago

        If you just state it’s religious, you open up space for “Muslim bad”, or “Christian bad” arguments. Which lead to nonsense and prosecution to specific peoples

        If you use imperialism concepts, everything fits well together, and it leads to structural criticism of capitalism, and prosecution (to use the same word) against oppressive ideas and power structures, not against specific peoples.

        But I can agree that imperialistic forces oppress religions that are not the same as theirs, if that’s what you meant.

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        1 year ago

        I generally agree. It’s often used as yet another form of oppression.

        But right now, capitalism and its byproducts of colonialism and imperialism are a bigger problem for a bigger number of people than religion.

        The root for Palestine Israel conflict isn’t religious. Religions have cohabitatedthe region for centuries in relative peace.