We Should All Be Zionists Podcast
Chapter 10 - Jewish Power and Powerlessness
Dec 28, 2023
The podcast explores the relationship between power and morality in the Jewish community and the rise of anti-Zionism. It discusses the challenge of Zionism to Judaism, the influence of powerlessness on concern for social justice, the Christian aspect of Judaism, and the discomfort surrounding Jewish power and influence in the diaspora.
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- Zionism sought to empower the Jewish people to escape the corruption caused by powerlessness and become masters of their own fate.
- Some Jews mistakenly believe that power corrupts Jewish morality, longing for the moral purity of powerlessness, but fail to recognize that powerlessness also corrupts.
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The Corruption of Powerlessness
Zionism emerged to address the corruption caused by powerlessness among the Jewish people. The constant need to appease those in power had taken a toll on the Jewish soul. Zionism sought to make Jews masters of their fate and regain their power. However, some Jews express unease with the rapid normalization of Jewish power, mistakenly believing that power corrupts Jewish morality. They long for the moral purity of powerlessness, but fail to recognize that powerlessness also corrupts. The challenge for present-day Zionism is to reconcile the need for power with maintaining moral integrity.
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