This chapter explores the moral complexities of supporting resistance movements and the dangers of blind allegiance, emphasizing the need for critical analysis. It discusses historical and contemporary conflicts, particularly in the context of the Israel-Palestine situation, and critiques the motivations of affluent activists. The conversation highlights the historical dynamics of Zionist colonization, the evolution of political perspectives, and the implications of colonialism on current identities and responsibilities.
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This is a Q&A where I respond to questions and critiques about episode 12: The ABC’s of Israel/Palestine (https://youtu.be/OLr_VCqnId0) and also go off on a whole bunch of related tangents.
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13:28 Hamas’ 2020 conference on what to do after victory
14:31 Oct 7 happened because the IDF was AWOL
15:56 israeli vs palestinian propaganda
18:12 Israelis unconsciously aware that the war is just for revenge
20:26 Mowing the lawn and keeping Gazans on a diet
22:12 Why I don’t cover current events
24:54 How hard it is to figure out what’s true with Israeli/Palestine history:
27:32 Did Zionists do terror against Jews in Baghdad to convince Jews to emigrate?
28:34 Did Israel steal Yemeni Jewish babies to give to holocaust survivors?
33:50 What I’m bringing to the table
36:15 Israeli views on Arab civilian casualties, 2002 vs 2024
43:09 Hamas isn’t nationalist
43:29 Hamas vs Fatah members’ teeth
44:01 Hamas did not “win by a landslide”
46:40 the Hannibal directive
51:52 victories for activism: forcing Israel to let more aid into gaza
55:22 BEGIN Q&A
55:56 left and right / the social psychology of voting
57:20 critique: i “both sidesed” the conflict
57:53 cancer eviction story
59:35 could we make a little interpersonal violence legal?
1:01:08 why present both sides?
1:09:58 cancel culture in pro-Israel politics
1:18:12 academia’s role in neutralizing activism
1:20:33 “you don’t understand the nuances” David Graeber critiques
1:22:47 pomo as poetry, not scholarship
1:27:20 back to cancel culture
1:28:48 Gina Carano
1:32:46 Cancel culture in palestinian activism: 972+ Project Lavender article
1:35:18 cancelling Norman Finkelstein
1:37:44 back to Q and A
1:38:23 why is the US so involved in the Israel/Palestine conflict?
1:46:26 why don’t i call it genocide?
2:13:58 The culpability of the original zionist settlers vs holocaust refugees and jews from the arab world
2:19:48 Atlantic article disputing that Israeli leaders made genocidal statements
2:33:29 Do Arabs in Israel really have equal rights?
2:43:51 75 years of occupation since 1967?Whose land is it?
2:48:39 college “leftist” activists supporting hamas uncritically
3:01:57 “we must support a liberation movement, no matter how reactionary it gets”?
3:04:26 Are American settler colonialists guilty 250 years later?
3:12:07 From authoritarian child rearing to children raising their parents: why do we always do everything idiotically?
