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Yes, classic liberal Zionist rhetoric.
He's towing the party line, and the Democratic Party is very much a Zionist organisation. He doesn't like the optics of the genocide, blames the current regime and complains about the lost support of the younger generation and that a foreign prime minister sits in the holy US-American situation room, as only US-American presidents decide which war crimes (in the name of the USA) are to be made. He what's to reduce open pro Israel spending, as he's advocating America First ideology.
He's supporting the Zionist project. Stop coping.
We could use more ‘Zionists’ that denounce genocide, apartheid, and go to Palestine to draw attention to the issue 🤷♂️ I’m not impressed by you trotting out the party position and blaming it on him personally, especially when he’s specifically calling out his own party in the article I guess you didn’t read. What has he said and done that’s Zionist?
Yes, it's a good thing he calls the things that are the things that are, after almost 3 years of relentless barbarism, I'd say that's approaching the bare minimum threshold. clap clap. I don't give a shit, what position he takes in his Zionist party in order to shape the brand of said party to soften the outrage of their voter base and position himself as the reasonable presidential candidate.
He expresses support for a political ideology based on racism, aiming for an ethno-nationalist state.
He repeatedly supports the notion of a "right to exist", which is not a real thing; it's only an argument in the context of defending the Zionist project. He's proclaiming a right to exist for a settler colonial project based on ethnic cleansing and occupation of Palestinian land.
He expresses support for an etno-nationalist idea and also conflated anti-semitism with anti-zionism, which itself is anti-semitic.
Previously, I quoted him expressing support for a two-state solution under Israeli term. A two-state solution that requires Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state enshrines its ethno-nationalist character. A "demilitarized" Palestinian state would lack genuine sovereignty while Israel retains full military capacity—making it a subordinate entity, not a state of equals. The very premise accepts the legitimacy of a Jewish state on Palestinian land.
As I already quoted several things he said that are Zionist by definition in my previous comment, I suspect you don't really have an understanding of what it even means. I'm not willing to descent into some back-and-forth with a person that's primarily looking for excuses. Either learn, or stop pretending.
On Zionism:
Interview:
Let them praise him. He doesn't have to be an antizionist. He's a symbol of antizionism here. That's whats being praised.
Like, I have my criticisms of the "two state - right to exist" Liberals. But, what did you expect progress to look like comrade? The same Liberals that spent years talking about October 7th in every sentence and "right to defend itself". Those liberals are being forced to acknowledge the crimes of Israel. This is a win. You're making those that advocate for Palestinians look unreasonable and irrational.
I understand being upset at these libs. I understand why you still call him a Zionist. But, my friend, please, we have a long way to go still; criticizing a Congressman felt a fraction of a fraction of the oppression Palestinians feel every day in the West Bank. It's not productive in this context. There are plenty of context to criticize him. The libs see this and dislike Israel. Just let that be the discussion.
Apartheid South Africa ended when the liberals of the West were finally forced by activist and leftist into performative things just like this. This is a good sign. Let it happen.
The liberals praising anything against Israel is good. We're gonna have to cringe and bite our tongue when they treat Congressman as heroic for this. They are treating action against Israel as a positive. They are treating West Bank settlers as enemies. That's amazing. Remember where we came from just three years ago; and where we are today. They'll understand your current criticism one day. But this is not the context in which to educate them.
Weird plea, sorry. This post has more than enough praise for the guy. I'm merely stating facts to rebuke naive or false narratives and to stop Zionist normalization. It's not my job to appease Liberals or refrain from stating inconvenient truths.
Some Libs might see this and break through. Let it happen.
I don't give a shit about congressmen in the imperialist core and I'm certainly not going to support controlled opposition of a system I reject outright. This system has to end. Fuck off.
My "plea" is simply that when you talk to people that are ripe for radicalization, you ask yourself first "is this helpful" rather than just caring only about "being correct".
It's the "coffee shop" test mate. If you overheard a conversation about the OP in a coffee shop would you bust in and start screaming about how much of a Zionist the Congressman is? Or would you act like a normal human being and try to meet people where they are at? You don't convince people that are just finally becoming critical of Israel of your (our) position by not first acknowledging where they are correct in their thinking. We are humans. They're gonna close their minds when you say shit like this. You're not saying something to be helpful. You're saying something to be "shocking" to them for your own self self aggrandizement.
You started this with "the zionist is getting attacked by Zionist". You said that for yourself. You only started "educating" people after you got the reaction you were looking for. So you could argue with someone that would never agree with you because you essentially screamed at them in a coffee shop.
I'm literally commenting here in response to you only because of how badly you're communicating something I agree with. I don't think I deserve a "fuck off" for that. But, I guess if you were good at communicating we wouldn't have gotten to that point in the first place.
You‘re ridiculous. Please stop wasting my time with your fantasy arguments.
You need to go outside mate. I'm not reading all that. You're proving my point of being bad at communicating with people. THATS MY CRITICISM. Which you didn't address from a quick glance of your novel. You're doing the thing I'm critizing you for. Good day.
Classic.
Sleazy wheezy, I see.
I had to read your two mistaken diatribes, too. I‘m reacting directly to their substance. You‘re so full of yourself, that you‘re not even reading the answers.
Stop accusing me of shit I didnt do.
Stop being dishonest.
Stop harrassing me.
Harassing? Now you've dropped into a victim complex. You're spiralling mate. It's embarrassing. Ironically you're acting like a Zionist. A small amount of constructive criticism for the way you communicate. You've completely lost the plot that youve deluded yourself.
It's straight wrong stuff you proclaim. Either read the comment or stfu.
It's an opinion on the way you communicate mate. There is nothing to refute. That's why none of your list of bullet points addressed it. You essentially said "nuh uh" and then rambled about irrelevant justifications for why you communicate like a dickhead.
When someone tells you you're being a dickhead about the way you communicate and then you give a list of bullet points to justify why you're acting like a dickhead, well, you're just kind of proving the point. I read it. There is nothing you addressed on my criticism. You just justified to yourself why you decide to communicate like a dickhead. And if people don't learn from you then apparently that's there problem.
It's not there problem. It's our problem. It is our job as leftist to radicalize people. If you're not actually trying to do that, and every conversation ends with you feeling superior for "being educated" while doing nothing to convince people then that is your failure NOT others.
I started this conversation with empathy for your frustrations. But you are so lost in your own individualization and personal identity that you made it all about yourself and started playing victim. Your acting like a "special snowflake liberal" and making it all about yourself. Listing out justifications for your own lack of communication skills because you refuse to address the actual criticism.
Which is why you can't understand that the criticism and advice I was giving is about how to actually convince people, educate people, and how to actually radicalize people. The average person isn't going to be convinced by "facts and logic" while you say something to piss them off . That's what you did. Doing that closes them off. It makes them turn into this same defensive stance that you yourself are stuck in RIGHT NOW. Ironically enough.
That's why I started my comment with agreeing with your definitions and criticisms of liberal zionist. I had hoped that would help you understand that the criticism I have comes from a place of understanding. But, some people are hopeless in trying to help I guess.
I'm not reading all that 🖕
I've read and understood your criticism in the first comment. I disagreed and rejected it, gave my reasoning and think you yourself
are neither helpful,
are not a good communicator,
have started off of a false premise (a fact you now ignore),
are actually screaming (caps more than once),
are slanderous in almost every sentence,
are hiding your own dickheadery under a veil of "helpfulness",
are actually self aggrandizing through your demeaning style to reprimand my writing style based on your opinion alone,
allege stuff that's just not true,
psychologize me to put me down,
are clearly unable to see your own failed communication.
But sure, in a few very helpful comments you analyzed, that I'm a "dickhead", that
is "making those advocating for the Palestinians look unreasonable and irrational",
that's not "letting it be",
that's "not saying something to be helpful",
only "cares about being correct",
only "wants to shock" (lol),
"screams",
only "starts to educate people after getting the reaction I supposedly were looking for" (which is factually incorrect),
only wants to argue "with someone that would never agree with me",
that needs to go outside,
writes answers which are not worth the read,
drops into a victim complex,
is spiralling,
is definitely not your mate,
is embarrassing,
has completely lost the plot,
has deluded himself,
is rambling about irrelevant justifications,
doesn't listen to "someone telling me I'm being a dickhead about the way I communicate",
is not doing "the job" right,
ends every conversation "with me feeling superior for being educated",
while doing nothing to convince people,
is "lost in my own individualization and personal identity",
"makes it all about myself",
"plays victim",
"acts like a special snowflake liberal",
"refuses to address the actual criticism",
is "stuck in the same defensive stance RIGHT NOW",
"can't understand" what your well formulated, benevolent criticism is about,
"closes people off, by pissing them off" (happens, true, get over it),
does not understand, that your criticism "comes from a place of understanding" and
is one of the people being "hopeless in trying to be helped".
Thank you so much, that you started "this conversation" with "empathy for my frustrations", with "agreeing with my definitions and criticisms". Also, thank you for wasting both of our time, when we could have used it "for the cause".
As I said, the fuck off is warranted. And if somebody is a dickhead here, that's you. You just got triggered, hard. Btw, I'm not making it about myself, you keep making it about me. removed
You keep responding with "no, you" and I'm the one projecting? Yikes. Come up with an original thought. It's pathetic.
Alright, yes, yes, of course, yes, true, so wise, Amen, so many good communication, let me add "no original thought" and "pathetic" to the long list of wheezy's wisdoms. Thank you for your help, really, much appreciated.
You can be a dick but don't act like you're surprised when you get dicky behavior in return.
This is why people don't leave their abusers. They keep listening to what they say, instead of watching what they do.
Ro Khanna literally went to the West Bank to experience things first hand where he was effectively kidnapped by Israeli terrorists and the IDF. Is that not doing?
Theatre.